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The back-to-office backfire: Companies ending WFH perks lose out on top talent, who view flexible work as equivalent to an 8% raise (www.businessinsider.com)
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[–] 221 points 3 years ago (2 children)

At least. If you work an 8 hour day, a 0.5 hour commute each way adds an extra 12.5% to work time commitment each day, and it’s considered unpaid time.

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  • [–] 124 points 3 years ago (4 children)

    And your gas and car wear and tear

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  • [–] 46 points 3 years ago (1 child)

    Yep, the IRS estimates that it is $0.655/mi in wear and tear on one’s car via the 2023 Mileage Rate.

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  • [–] 1 point 3 years ago (1 child)

    That depends a LOT on the car.

    A small suzuki would be a hell of a lot cheaper than a BMW 7 series.. (not in the price tag, but.. running costs)

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  • [–] 31 points 3 years ago
    • You might need to buy additional food
    • Wear and tear of work attire
    • Might need to pay extra for someone to watch pet/child

    Also there are additional costs of time

    • Extra time shaving or similar (if you know you are staying home some things can be delayed a bit)
    • Possibly extra time to prepare food
    • Traffic/weather delays
    • Extra effort for small things easily manage while at home e.g accepting deliveries, watching pets or opening for maintenance workers

    That's of the top of my head, so 1 hour lost per day is a low estimate.

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  • [–] 70 points 3 years ago (5 children)

    I couldn't believe how much more time it felt like I had in the day just cutting out the short work commute. You don't really realize the extent of how much time you waste going into work until it's gone. Even a short commute adds up quick when you include all the time to get ready in the morning and decompress at night. Plus all the extra maintenance on a daily driver and gas... Companies making people go into the office when it's not even necessary are just power hungry morons. That's all there is to it.

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  • [–] 17 points 3 years ago (3 children)

    And for many, half an hour primping in order to be seen in public. I guess if you're still in vid convos that somewhat still applies, but for others, now you can lay around in your underwear and stink and still get work done.

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  • [–] 13 points 3 years ago (1 child)

    My wife was talking about this recently. She used to wake up at 5:30AM everyday, take a shower, blowdry her hair and style it, put on makeup, and prep her lunch by 7AM. Then she'd set out on her 1.5 hour commute to the office.

    Once we started working from home, all of that extra time went to sleeping well and relaxing.

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  • [–] 5 points 3 years ago

    If you have complicated health problems that can increase the amount of time done "primping" as well. I generally have to be awake three to four hours before I have to be anywhere and it's a fucking nightmare.

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  • [–] 8 points 3 years ago (1 child)

    The traveling time I'm saving by working from home, is directly reinvested into having a walk with the lady and the dogs, including sitting on a bench in the sunshine including a coffee, and if the mood is right, we're staying for my first meeting at 10:00, ...

    Money can't buy this, ...

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  • [–] 7 points 3 years ago

    I went from commuting 1-3 hours a day to zero commute. It is unbelievable how much of a quality of life improvement it is.

    I am grateful I worked in a couple offices before switching to fully remote for my next few jobs, because it showed me how much better remote working is for me.

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  • [–] 2 points 3 years ago

    It's not just the commute even, my "morning routine" is maybe 10 minutes if I'm not going into the office, 30+ if I am. Need to make myself "presentable", pack some food, make a to go coffee. When I'm able to just snack and make coffee during downtime waiting for replies etc at the office it's so much easier, I get another hour of sleep if I need it...

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