Do people live further away than previously?
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bobtail4x4 said:
moved to where I now live 3 miles from the office, then they moved the office to 12 miles away, then 34 miles away,
sod it I will work from home.
my morning commute is now walking downstairs.
I did the opposite... Office moved from being nearly an hour away to 10mins up the road, I moved 32mile in the opposite direction... sod it I will work from home.
my morning commute is now walking downstairs.
I intentionally lived about 20 miles or so away from my place of work before I became self employed.
Three reasons:
I had a fully expensed company car in the days before speed cameras and the tax man doing his thing, and loved driving cross country to work. It seemed rude not too.
I enjoyed a wind down time after what was often a stressful day so I didn't take work home with me and beat my kids up.
In the event of a serious issue I would be the last but one SM to be called out , they started with the nearest and worked outwards. I might post a lot of rubbish but I am not daft.
Oh and the nearest town to where I worked was a s**thole and I refused to live in a s**thole.
Three reasons:
I had a fully expensed company car in the days before speed cameras and the tax man doing his thing, and loved driving cross country to work. It seemed rude not too.
I enjoyed a wind down time after what was often a stressful day so I didn't take work home with me and beat my kids up.
In the event of a serious issue I would be the last but one SM to be called out , they started with the nearest and worked outwards. I might post a lot of rubbish but I am not daft.
Oh and the nearest town to where I worked was a s**thole and I refused to live in a s**thole.
But I'd rather be young again & doing itCooperD said:
I do a daily commute of around 110 miles depending on which route I take. Have been doing this journey for just under 14 years now. Got 3 years until I retire or possibly get another job closer to home. Takes me about an hour and 10 minutes each way depending on the traffic and roadworks.
That is impressive.Other than when I was a student and working in a bar I have never lived and worked in the same city.
Initially when young and stupid I liked to keep a distance for if I threw a sickie and would have reduced chances of being seen out and about
Now I work all over the country but Yorkshire is the closest in a long time ... Normally it's like a 4-5hr each way commute but currently 2:20 each way ... I do like separation as it offers mental preparation and disaggregation of the day/week etc...
I would hate to live in a stone's throw to my workplace.
Initially when young and stupid I liked to keep a distance for if I threw a sickie and would have reduced chances of being seen out and about
Now I work all over the country but Yorkshire is the closest in a long time ... Normally it's like a 4-5hr each way commute but currently 2:20 each way ... I do like separation as it offers mental preparation and disaggregation of the day/week etc...
I would hate to live in a stone's throw to my workplace.
Just accepted a job 200 ish miles away, North of the wall. I agreed to attend a few consecutive days per month if they put me up in a hotel and pay mileage.
So > 95% or there-abouts, work from home. The company were a bit against remote working - until the new team manager was assigned and lives in Florida. One colleague is going to move to Spain, and another maybe to Dubai. I really need to think about leaving Yorkshire
So > 95% or there-abouts, work from home. The company were a bit against remote working - until the new team manager was assigned and lives in Florida. One colleague is going to move to Spain, and another maybe to Dubai. I really need to think about leaving Yorkshire
loafer123 said:
CooperD said:
I do a daily commute of around 110 miles depending on which route I take. Have been doing this journey for just under 14 years now. Got 3 years until I retire or possibly get another job closer to home. Takes me about an hour and 10 minutes each way depending on the traffic and roadworks.
That is impressive.I think time rather than distance for me is important .. also where you are commuting to.
Looking at my commute history.
Currently 30-45 minutes to travel 5 miles to a job with no homeworking
Previously 60 miles arround the M25 - but could work from home a few days a week
My personal favourite was working somewhere in West London ... commuted from Reading area Midweek , then either Thursday or Friday fly LHR-NCE and a quick drive to the apartment in Cannes la bocca ( plus a bit of work from home .. overlooking the bay in Cannes was always good on video calls :-) )
Looking at my commute history.
Currently 30-45 minutes to travel 5 miles to a job with no homeworking
Previously 60 miles arround the M25 - but could work from home a few days a week
My personal favourite was working somewhere in West London ... commuted from Reading area Midweek , then either Thursday or Friday fly LHR-NCE and a quick drive to the apartment in Cannes la bocca ( plus a bit of work from home .. overlooking the bay in Cannes was always good on video calls :-) )
My favorite was 15.5 miles from Bayston Hill to Ironbridge power station.
Blast down the back roads, empty of traffic. Sunshine to deepest winter, morning, evening and night shifts.
Knew every bump and ripple of that tarmac and never got caught (good job my dad worked a different shift pattern, that could have lead to disaster)
Even after a long night shift, never, ever felt sleepy on that drive home.
Blast down the back roads, empty of traffic. Sunshine to deepest winter, morning, evening and night shifts.
Knew every bump and ripple of that tarmac and never got caught (good job my dad worked a different shift pattern, that could have lead to disaster)
Even after a long night shift, never, ever felt sleepy on that drive home.
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