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WFH. Unless I also get paid for commute time. Then, still WFH. Fuck traffic. This way, I'm neither dealing with it nor contributing to it.
I can go to the store or get some cleaning done on my lunch break, and I don’t have to spend time driving to do it. Fuck traffic.
Same for me. Time spend getting to work is basically also work time, which is usually not paid.
For a "fun" experiment just calculate how many hours you are on the way to work every year:
daily_travel_minutes * days_on_site / 60
Divide this by 8 to see how many holidays you get by switching to a fully/mostly remote job.
Don’t just count the actual journey time either - you have to factor in any extra time needed to get ready, parking, getting to or from the train and bus station, and any delays or traffic. If google maps tells you your commute takes 30 mins, it’s taking you 45 at least.
Yes, I described that unprecisely. You basically have to calc the difference between a full remote day and an on site day.
4 days in the office = 5 days remote considering getting ready + commute + not being able to do life admin in your breaks + cost of fuel and food...
The 4 day work week should be standard anyway, remote or not.
I'm pretty good on commute time. It was a 5-10 minute drive or a 25-30 minute walk. I've stuck there for years because working for any of their competitors are in the area and I'd have to go straight to an hour each way minimum.
I wouldn't mind going back in part time, if the hybrid office environment itself wasn't so hostile to actually working, with sterile hot desks and everyone having loud overlapping conversations in their respective virtual meetings.