Re:Remote Work Is Gutting Downtowns, Will Cost Cities $453B
by genocidicbunny on Tuesday December 06, 2022 @01:06PM
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For a while, I used to commute from Santa Cruz to north San Jose for work. Since then, I absolutely factor my commute into my compensation, and anything more than an hour total commute per day is an additional premium. Factor in how terrible driving has become in the bay area, and I'm of half a mind to begin asking for hazard pay for commuting.
Re:Remote Work Is Gutting Downtowns, Will Cost Cities $453B
by scyzoryk_xyz on Tuesday December 06, 2022 @01:58PM
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Especially on that Hwy17
Re:Remote Work Is Gutting Downtowns, Will Cost Cities $453B
by cyberpunk on Tuesday December 06, 2022 @01:51PM
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I really love it how even on days where our team is in the office, if just one person can't make it (quite likely) then almost all the meetings are virtual anyway. Sitting in a room together with headphones in zoom meetings! Brilliant. :D
Re:Remote Work Is Gutting Downtowns, Will Cost Cities $453B
by dataexporter on Tuesday December 06, 2022 @07:11PM
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Some conference rooms have good video conferencing facilities, so no headphones in the same room though. But I get your point, it is a pain to commute all the way to be on zoom calls.
Pre-pandemic, my drive averaged 1hr to the office, and 1.5hrs back. So, I'm wasting 2.5 hrs of my life every day... to do the same exact job I do from home (not to mention cost of gas/car maintenance).
I also get more done at home, because I haven't reduced my hours any, but I don't waste time in the break room grabbing coffee and chatting. I don't know what the overall data is, and if I'm just a productive outlier or if that's a general trend.
If I'm ever required to commute again, I 100% view it as a pay decrease.