How far do you commute to work?

InsideInsurance

Conker25 wrote: »

I am very lucky, although I did move to be close to work. I have a 2 minute walk.

I never realised how draining commuting actually is until I moved

See, I think you can be TOO close to work too.

Problem (1) is that if you're that close and they need someone to "nip in" for something you're always going to be the first person asked and (2) you simply dont get time to unwind and shut off from work mode and depending on what you do for a living it may not be the greatest way to deal with the family

CharlieRabbit01

I have a 10 minute walk to work get up at 8:30 leave at 8:45 to arrive just before 9 or 9 on the dot if it takes me a while to get across the road.

I love my commute to work but I'm now looking to get a new job which will mean a bigger commute and earlier start, I'll have to be up at 7:20 leave at 7:40 to get the train at 8am arrive in the next town at 8:30 and then walk to work arriving at 8:40 for a 9am start.

The thought of this is quite daunting because I'm been used to my 10 minute commute for 2 years and before that it was only 5 minutes as I lived even closer.

I know i can do it though as i used to drive for an hour to work for an 8:30 start will just be hard to adjust!

Comstock

InsideInsurance wrote: »

See, I think you can be TOO close to work too.

Problem (1) is that if you're that close and they need someone to "nip in" for something you're always going to be the first person asked and (2) you simply dont get time to unwind and shut off from work mode and depending on what you do for a living it may not be the greatest way to deal with the family

They are certainly problems, but they are problems a lot of people would like to have!

I'm not convinced a car commute through heavy rush hour evening traffic is the best way to unwind either!

Ashles

Hour and 40 minutes each way.

I have written a 190,000 word novel entirely on the train (and watched several DVD box sets). I actually really enjoy my commute.

Andy_L

An hour door to door, walking & 1 train ride.

What do you want? Redundancy pay-out? Extra travel costs paid? Flexible working hours? Extra travel time paid?

CharlieRabbit01

Ashles wrote: »

Hour and 40 minutes each way.

I have written a 190,000 word novel entirely on the train (and watched several DVD box sets). I actually really enjoy my commute.

I am very jealous, i dont get travel sick, but i cant, read, write or watch anything whilst travelling as i will get travel sick, if i remember my headphones i can listen to music.

CharlieRabbit01

Andy_L wrote: »

An hour door to door, walking & 1 train ride.

What do you want? Redundancy pay-out? Extra travel costs paid? Flexible working hours? Extra travel time paid?

my old employer moved locations, they went from Hove to out in the sticks, which meant most of us couldn't get to work because we commuted by train, during the consultation period they offered us voluntary redundancy or if we decided to stay they provided a mini bus to take staff from central Brighton to the new place of business but that meant you couldn't take advantage of flexi time as there was only one bus.

This was at their own expenses though and most people took the option of getting the bus to work, this was obviously them being courteous and respecting the fact most of their staff couldn't get to work.

Smudger78

45 miles each way so 90 miles a day. Dependant on traffic and adding on the walk from my car to/from the office it takes on average 1.5 hours each way so 3 hours a day. Been doing this for over two years and recently decided enough is enough as have a young family and often don't get home in time for kids bath time etc.. Also hate the commute in the winter months as i travel a very busy motorway route and there are often accidents which add further time to my commute.

So....having set myself a target to not do another winter I recently got a new job in my home town with a commute of 30 mins! So pleased I'll be closer to home and have more time to spend with the family, will never commute that far again......

katie_saver

Like I said, am grateful to have a job, just wish they had told me they were planning to move in 5 months time...when I joined.
An hour each way is not too bad but I'll be looking for something else anyway as I don't enjoy my job enough to sacrifice all my free time commuting!

molerat

Used to travel 1 mile each way then boss moved me 40 miles away. Did it for a couple of weeks (knew what it was like as I worked there before) then told him to stuff his job up his !!!!. Best decision I ever made.