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Old 09-12-2023, 08:29 AM
 
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He also got the job after getting the house...some people just don't want to move. In this market I can see why.
Luckily for me commuting to Cambridge every day is a non issue since I WFH. However, I'd love to move for different reasons (mentioned above). That is probably going to get old for him after awhile.....that's what almost anyone would call a soul crushing commute! Not to mention health impacts from the stress of commuting and sitting in traffic all the time on route 3 everyday.
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Old 09-12-2023, 08:37 AM
 
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Luckily for me commuting to Cambridge every day is a non issue since I WFH. However, I'd love to move for different reasons (mentioned above). That is probably going to get old for him after awhile.....that's what almost anyone would call a soul crushing commute! Not to mention health impacts from the stress of commuting and sitting in traffic all the time on route 3 everyday.
what are the health impacts of sitting in the car for that long? Some handle it better than others I'm sure.

I mean is there any job that doesn't have health impacts these days? Some people sit for 8 hours at a desk which is now seen as unhealthy. Some people have jobs where they have to lift heavy things (nurses, construction workers and other laborers, etc). If you're a cop or an uber driver you might be driving around in a car all day. Some people have jobs where they have to be outside in the heat or cold. Some people have jobs where they work nights. Commuting on the T every day is also stressful.

Im not arguing with you that it's not a bad commute but people are getting more and more lazy and particular about working conditions it seems. People get crap for WFH and people also get crap if they have a long commute. What are people to do? lol.
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Old 09-12-2023, 08:42 AM
 
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what are the health impacts of sitting in the car for that long? Some handle it better than others I'm sure.

I mean is there any job that doesn't have health impacts these days? Some people sit for 8 hours at a desk which is now seen as unhealthy. Some people have jobs where they have to lift heavy things (nurses, construction workers and other laborers, etc). If you're a cop or an uber driver you might be driving around in a car all day. Some people have jobs where they have to be outside in the heat or cold. Some people have jobs where they work nights. Commuting on the T every day is also stressful.

Im not arguing with you that it's not a bad commute but people are getting more and more lazy and particular about working conditions it seems. People get crap for WFH and people also get crap if they have a long commute. What are people to do? lol.
Well at least with WFH you can 'sneak' in some treadmill time, or taking the dog for a walk, or some gardening, lawn mowing time to get your health and heart in check. Commuting in to the city doesn't give you that option so that's why I'd say it's worse. Of course there are some professions that are limiting on what you can do, police, uber they should all be able to be pretty active outside of a vehicle at certain points during the day and be able to take a walk or whatever.
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Old 09-12-2023, 08:45 AM
 
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Well at least with WFH you can 'sneak' in some treadmill time, or taking the dog for a walk, or some gardening, lawn mowing time to get your health and heart in check. Commuting in to the city doesn't give you that option so that's why I'd say it's worse. Of course there are some professions that are limiting on what you can do, police, uber they should all be able to be pretty active outside of a vehicle at certain points during the day and be able to take a walk or whatever.
I am very much pro WFH and I'm dismayed that people have been forced back to an office. Some jobs you simply can't WFH of course.

I dont know that there are many or any perfect setting jobs where there is no stress or health impacts. Someone who has no job is still experiencing negative health impacts of life as well.
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Old 09-12-2023, 08:52 AM
 
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I am very much pro WFH and I'm dismayed that people have been forced back to an office. Some jobs you simply can't WFH of course.

I dont know that there are many or any perfect setting jobs where there is no stress or health impacts. Someone who has no job is still experiencing negative health impacts of life as well.
Yes, I've never worked in an office even pre - Covid. If I was ever forced with having to report into an office on the regular I'd probably be fired or have to find a new profession that didn't require that. Commuting in to an office and back each day is totally not for me!!
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Old 09-12-2023, 10:04 AM
 
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That's terrible. Did he live in Kingston cause he thought he could WFH forever?
He moved to Kingston long before work from home was a thing. His wife grew up in a nearby town and that is where they could afford to buy a house. So the pandemic was a bit of a gift for him commute wise. He got a few years off from driving.
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Old 09-12-2023, 10:06 AM
 
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yes, he told me their mortgage is ridiculously low, they love where they live so he deals.
Yes, same with my son. They got their house when houses were less expensive and rates were lower. So not moving. Just dealing with the commute as best he can.
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Old 09-12-2023, 12:53 PM
 
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Old 09-12-2023, 01:46 PM
 
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I am very much pro WFH and I'm dismayed that people have been forced back to an office. Some jobs you simply can't WFH of course.
We never really forced people back into the office. Our particular industry has high-level positions that can't WFH. You can't move the lab into your garage.

But i think having that high-level talent in office all the time sort of convinced others working at home to come back. I got the sense they felt like they were on the outside looking in when their team was meeting face-to-face and having discussions that didn't always include them because it's easy to get up and walk 20 feet to talk to someone, vs setup a call.

I can only speculate, but we had some layoffs back in April and the last WFH holdouts started coming back on their own. No company mandate. They just came back

My one WFH employee is back as well. I never asked her to come back. She volunteered after the april layoffs.
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Old 09-12-2023, 01:51 PM
 
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My one WFH employee is back as well. I never asked her to come back. She volunteered after the april layoffs.
See that's the kind of behavior I kind of expected. Be pretty easy to target WFHers in layoffs.
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