HSBC CEO Says Bankers Generating 20% of London Revenue May Move

Re:HSBC CEO Says Bankers Generating 20% of London Revenue Ma... by simonbarker87 on Wednesday January 18, 2017 @10:53AM (#13427198)

Yep, my father in law used to work at the Bank of England and commute 2 hours each way on the train tp be at his desk for 7:30 am and home for 8:30 pm - horrible but doable

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Re:HSBC CEO Says Bankers Generating 20% of London Revenue Ma... by mastermachetier on Wednesday January 18, 2017 @10:58AM (#13427240)

My commute is between 1 to 2 hours depending on the day and time and I am only traveling 40 miles. I'd rather take a train for two hours seems certainly doable.

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Re:HSBC CEO Says Bankers Generating 20% of London Revenue Ma... by m_t on Thursday January 19, 2017 @05:17AM (#13434585)

You have to get 45 minutes earlier at the station for passport and luggage control. And you also have to factor the time to go from home to St Pancras, and then from Gare du Nord to your office.

Practically, it's a way longer commute.

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Re:HSBC CEO Says Bankers Generating 20% of London Revenue Ma... by billybofh on Wednesday January 18, 2017 @11:38AM (#13427668)

My commute is ~1hr and I'm only going around three miles. I could go on at length about the joys of the bus system... ;-)

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Re:HSBC CEO Says Bankers Generating 20% of London Revenue Ma... by Symbiote on Wednesday January 18, 2017 @12:02PM (#13427927)

3 miles? You could easily walk that in an hour, I'd probably walk it in 45 minutes.

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Re:HSBC CEO Says Bankers Generating 20% of London Revenue Ma... by charlesdm on Wednesday January 18, 2017 @11:50AM (#13427791)

It's the timezone difference that makes it tiring.

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