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Originally Posted by Obadno
Its no different than commuting in? We were young and wanted to live in fun urban neighborhoods while our offices put us in suburban parks that you had to drive too.
We would willingly drive to work and back so our nights and weekends could be in the neighborhood we liked.
Even now I live north of downtown in a moderately urban neighborhood and drive 25 mins to a secondary business node in a suburb. Would I prefer no commute? sure but im more picky about the area I want to live/own property and ill deal with the drive if I need too.
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You kind of bring up a point that some people are willing to commute far if they like where they live.
When I was young, I worked in Hollywood, and I had a coworker who commuted to Hollywood from fricking Laguna Beach, but he felt it was worth the drive, because "I like coming home to Laguna Beach." Another coworker lived in Malibu and was willing to make the commute because he loved living in Malibu.
Myself, I like being in the office, but maybe it's because my job is only 8 miles away... 20 minute drive in the morning, 30 minute drive going home in the afternoon---1 hour both ways by bus, which involves 1 transfer; it used to be a one seat ride/one bus before the pandemic screwed up bus schedules/canceled some bus lines. For me, the idea of working from home doesn't sound appealing at all; work is work and home is home. I like that I can leave my work at work and not have to worry about it at home. I don't even THINK about work when I'm at home. Fuck having to work at home.
As an aside from the topic, do some of you think WFH opens up employer abuse? My partner already knows 3 people at his job who were working from home and sick with COVID, but were still required to clock in and work from home. FUCK that! I think that's disgusting of his company to make those people still work. That's what PSL is for, I would think that violates California labor law.
My partner, who is still WFH (though a month ago, his employer now makes him go to the office one day a week), has been called by a few of his co-workers while on his breaks, but didn't answer the phone. And then later on he gets a call "Why didn't you answer your phone??" It's like well bitch I was on my break. Again, your breaks are supposed to be uninterrupted. FUCK answering the phone!!