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[-] Misconduct@startrek.website 68 points 1 year ago

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.

[-] scytale@lemm.ee 49 points 1 year ago

Yup. I have meetings at 8AM. If I had to do them in the office, I'll have to be up at 6AM to get ready and leave to be able to get to the office in time. If I do it at home, I wake up at 7:50, which gives me almost 2 hours of extra sleep.

If I leave the office at 5PM, I'll get home around 6PM. At home, I can log off as soon as the clock strikes 5, and now I have an extra hour of time to do whatever.

That adds up to around 3 hours a day that I save from not commuting to an office.

[-] ikidd@lemmy.world 17 points 1 year ago

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.

[-] DAVENP0RT@lemmy.world 11 points 1 year ago

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.

[-] digitalgadget@kbin.social 4 points 1 year ago

3 hours a day of unpaid time just to get ready for work.... we were far overdue for a shift in the system.

[-] Misconduct@startrek.website 5 points 1 year ago

Working from home made me decide that I will never wear uncomfortable clothes again. I've seen the other side I will never go back

[-] dingus@lemmy.ml 5 points 1 year 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.

[-] KzadBhat@feddit.de 8 points 1 year ago

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, ...

[-] CmdrShepard@lemmy.one 1 points 1 year ago

Sorry to hear about your troubles :-(

[-] ipkpjersi@lemmy.ml 7 points 1 year 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.

[-] Astroturfed@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year 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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