• Evkob@lemmy.caOP
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    1 year ago

    Yeah I’m all too aware of North American style city design. The title was more along the lines of “why do we as a society still center our communities around cars when better options such as bikes exist?” and not trying to assign blame to any individual car driver, just to be clear.

    I personally refuse to participate in the folly that is “the commute” but I realize that not everyone has the same flexibility, nor the same priorities. I live 10 minutes walk from my work, but I have a couple of coworkers who drive over 30 minutes to get to work. It’s remarkable how much stress their commute causes them compared to my little stroll.

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      1 year ago

      The commute is brutal. I constantly reference it as my least favorite part of the job. While they have done some accommodation by doing a 4/10 week and permissible WFH, it still is something I’m looking to change

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        1 year ago

        I really hope you figure out a solution soon! I had to do a similar commute when I worked at a tourist attraction 30 minutes outside town. It really saps your mental energy, not to mention that’s an hour of your day down the drain. I barely did anything except work and drive that summer.