Top workers more likely to want to quit when companies have strict RTO mandates

Re:Top workers more likely to want to quit when companies ha... by Gigachad on Monday February 05, 2024 @05:22AM (#39259463)

This is why public transport is so important. I can spend my 30 minute trip in reading the news or learning something rather than driving a car.

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Re:Top workers more likely to want to quit when companies ha... by bitcharmer on Monday February 05, 2024 @05:54AM (#39259715)

I reckon you haven't had the pleasure of commuting on the tube in London. You can forget about reading anything on a train packed beyond capacity.

And that's every day.

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Re:Top workers more likely to want to quit when companies ha... by vladvasiliu on Monday February 05, 2024 @09:41AM (#39261679)

While I agree that public transport is very important and am happy my local transit authority is improving the situation, sibling commenter bitcharmer is on point. That's exactly my experience here in Paris, too.

And even if it weren't the case, you'd still have to do those 30 minutes at that specific time, you can't move them around. Don't want to read a book today, but practice something? Tough luck. Also, where I live, most people having a 30-minute commute will need to change trains / buses. Can't exactly read while walking between platforms or for 5 minutes under the pouring rain while waiting for a bus. Podcasts and audiobooks could work, though.

Oh, and that 30 minutes trip may double or triple without prior notice. Hope no-one was depending on you that day. Happens fairly often here, too.

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