Google's push to bring employees back to offices, some say they'll rather quit

Re:Google's push to bring employees back to offices, some sa... by adkadskhj on Friday April 30, 2021 @11:47AM (#26994992)

Getting ~11 hours of my life back from commutes a week alone is worth it. That's almost a full day! (assuming 16h wake cycles)

Would i prefer in-office if i didn't have to commute? Maybe. The downsides are just not worth the upsides, though. To me.

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Re:Google's push to bring employees back to offices, some sa... by s0rce on Friday April 30, 2021 @11:52AM (#26995064)

I have a nice ~20min (4-5mi) bike ride to/from work in the SF East Bay, usually good weather. Found a route with bike lines and moderate traffic so its pretty nice. I'm looking forward to going back to the office more.

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Re:Google's push to bring employees back to offices, some sa... by CodeGlitch on Friday April 30, 2021 @12:52PM (#26995955)

I mean you could go for an even nicer bike ride every day if you were WFH and can choose to cycle anywhere you fancy.

...just a thought :)

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Re:Google's push to bring employees back to offices, some sa... by s0rce on Saturday May 01, 2021 @02:36PM (#27008623)

I tried that. I'm not motivated enough. Totally my problem but the structure of communting was really helpful in getting me to do it everyday.

Also, I live 300ft up in the Oakland hills so going out and back in the morning to WFH means I have to climb back up or jut ride in the hills which involves more climbing. Going to work is downhill!

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