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Endaar_F t1_jec6wa9 wrote

Reply to comment by Manders4444 in I make 42k and I work from home 4 out of 5 days a week. I signed a 60k offer onsite 23 miles there and back 45 min, 45 min back. Does this make any sense? by RemarkableCell1859

I did a 75 minute drive for a few years. Mornings didn't bother me but the evening was tough. I wouldn't call it mental anguish though.

I've done a 35-45 minute drive for the past 20 years. Maybe it bothers me once a month, probably less. Most of the time it's perfect.

I like driving. I have a nice car. I blast music. It's almost cathartic.

45 minutes is probably the cutoff for a lot of people as to what is and isn't reasonable. But it is certainly not enough to pass on a significant raise at a young age.

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ShopEmpress t1_jecai1b wrote

Mines 75 right now and I just listen to audiobooks to pass the time. Its great!

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Seattle0718 t1_jedllhl wrote

You commute 12 hours a week? That’s genuinely crazy

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ShopEmpress t1_jee91xc wrote

I do. It's not ideal and I'm looking for a place closer to work but this is how the dice fell and I'm making it work.

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Boshly t1_jecgsv1 wrote

The other issue is that a lot of people think a long commute has to involve heavy traffic and stop and go.

I love listening to music and books and find I’m much more relaxed when I get home.

When I have a bad day when I work from home and walk from my home office to my living room later there is no buffer. Those issue fade after a commute to decompress.

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DinkleButtstein23 t1_jed207o wrote

Not possible in an hour plus of stop and go traffic. It requires constant focus and attention.

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Boshly t1_jeekupu wrote

Did you read my first paragraph 😜

Not all commutes involve stop and go.

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WelcomeToOzz t1_jec96fd wrote

Yeah, I did a 90 min each way for 4 years and it wasn’t that bad. My office is 45 min away now but I rarely go.

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adamstempaccount t1_jedzjku wrote

What kind of car? I’m always curious what my fellow long-haul drivers find themselves behind the wheel of.

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