Why Do We Still Commute?

Re:Why Do We Still Commute? by socalnate1 on Friday November 03, 2017 @01:32PM (#15620851)

But this is wrong. It's not an externality for the company. Companies often often go out of their way to reduce this cost. Things like:

- Covering the cost of a FastPass

- Deciding where to locate a new office based on where employees live

- Offering a company shuttle from a train station

- "Google Bus" and other similar initiatives

- Offering a potential employee a higher salary because of their long commute time

These things happen all the time, and all bring a portion of the commute cost into the company.

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Re:Why Do We Still Commute? by rwmj on Friday November 03, 2017 @01:37PM (#15620881)

Don't know about the US, but in the UK all those are taxable benefits, so they would reduce employees' take-home pay.

BTW I've never heard of a company moving for its employees' benefit, unless by "employees" you mean "senior management & board members".

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Re:Why Do We Still Commute? by kthejoker2 on Wednesday November 08, 2017 @11:17PM (#15659811)

Here in Houston most of the major petchems have satellite offices in the suburbs (often multiple) to support their workers.

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