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Re:Apple asks staff to return to office 3 days a week starti... by gspr on Thursday June 03, 2021 @04:38AM (#27378581)
And you live in a country with a really nicely developed public transport infrastructure, so you don't go through the nightmarish car commutes that most USians probably have in mind. When I lived in CH, I did not mind the days I had to commute – it was mostly a relaxed trainride where I could get work done 75% of the time.

I really think a lot of this debate is colored by Americans thinking of the American commute.

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Re:Apple asks staff to return to office 3 days a week starti... by elzbardico on Thursday June 03, 2021 @11:21AM (#27382663)
On the other side, Europeans tend to think that there is only the US and Europe in the world. American-style long commutes are the reality in most of Asia, Latin America and the larger African cities. If anything, Europe is the exception.
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Re:Apple asks staff to return to office 3 days a week starti... by sepin4 on Thursday June 03, 2021 @10:07AM (#27381584)
Most of Europe has relatively nice public transport. I used to read books while on my way to work. That was 1.5-2 hours per day for my library. My previous office was 30 minutes walking distance from my home. Great way to wake up as opposed to coffee. While I was in the US, they had scarcely any sidewalks. Only in big cities it seemed appropriate to walk to somewhere.
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Re:Apple asks staff to return to office 3 days a week starti... by marcyb5st on Thursday June 03, 2021 @07:36AM (#27379707)
Indeed. My commute was/is between 15 and 20 minutes door to door so I really don't mind the buffers between home/office!
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