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What is your daily commute to work like? Is it 30 minutes round trip? I think this will influence whether or not you like working in an office all the time or not.

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I spent a decade of at least 1 hour in and 1.5 hours back every day. That is a lot of time I wish I could get back in my life. When you work 8 hours + 2.5 hours commute it all adds up. Plus 8 hours wasn't really the amount it was more. Go in earlier to avoid traffic. Get stuck in a late meeting and work time increases plus more time in traffic.

I now work remotely and do enjoy some aspects of it. However, there is much to be said for the co-location of coworkers. If everyone on your team is in an office and you are somewhere else you lose part of the dynamic. You have to work harder to stay in the loop on things instead of just organically being in the know.

When I commuted I was lucky to keep it within about 30-40 minutes, even after I bought a house, for most of my time. I did have a year where I commuted 1.5+ hours each way 3-4 days a week.

I could take the train some days but still a huge chunk out of my day. I couldn't have dealt with that long term.

I sacrificed a couple of other priorities to get a flat within 10 minutes walk from the office. So yeah, no long commutes for me either way. I think around 30 minutes door-to-door is where I would draw the line, personally.

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