To Lectures from term time address it’s quick 10-15 min walk.
To the office from home it a 30 min drive due to traffic.
I know not the worst commute but there it is.
I don’t drive yet haven’t got around to do my driving test, normally my mom drops me off or I get a Uber. But I listen music or a podcast, nothing in particular though.
My reason is I go to university in a city were is 1. Unnecessary to have a car, 2. Nowhere cheap to park a car.
I might look in to getting a motorbike though.
Have you guys tried moving in bikes? For me it's a lot of fun to do it, here in Buenos Aires is the same issue you guys mentioned, owning a car seems to be more stressful than anything else lol
Tbh not that much, but sometimes I really miss the social morning with people and coffee in the office (had a short office job before this one)- even though I'm always in communication with my team via slack, face to face interaction can be missed a little.
50 minute drive home during the just-before-rush-hour ramping up.
Once I'm home, I'm on daddy duty, since my wife works later hours to avoid rush hour and she does the early morning parenting. Feed the dogs. Give the dogs and cats some loves. Take the kids to their events.
I also do my fun programming, which for me I like to learn a new programming language every year. And answer questions on SO. And on Wed and Thu is raid night for World of Warcraft.
I don't watch TV. I got out of the habit when my first kid was a toddler, and it is very difficult to watch TV once you're out of the habit. Too passive. Unless the show or movie is really engaging, after 15 minutes I'm antsy and have to do something. As a for instance, I've just started 2nd season of Game of Thrones.
For about 4 years I worked remotely from home with maybe once a week going to a coffee shop or co-working (sometimes more, often less). I just got a gig in Paris that is really great, but I'm now walking a few kilometers, taking the train and metro, for a total of about 1hr 20 minutes each way. Luckily, I haven't run out of podcasts or books yet :D
Tech Director | Backend, Ops and Technical Communication at North Kingdom | Ex creative coder climbing up (serverless, IAC) and down (operating systems, c) the stack.
I work remote, but I do go to a coworking space which is between my 2 year old kindergarten and my 4 year old school.
My commute a 15 minute walk with them in the morning and most days same in the afternoon.
Our routine is to play whatever games we come up with. This morning we were playing catching giant letters from street signs. I would say a letter and the older one would have to find the biggest one in sight. The younger one just pointed to any letters he could see.
Tech Director | Backend, Ops and Technical Communication at North Kingdom | Ex creative coder climbing up (serverless, IAC) and down (operating systems, c) the stack.
Ruby on Rails developer - Maker of ✨ things on the Internet. O(🐌^n) kind of guy. Alumni @lewagonparis (batch 145). Builds wooden furniture on his balcony.
Ruby on Rails developer - Maker of ✨ things on the Internet. O(🐌^n) kind of guy. Alumni @lewagonparis (batch 145). Builds wooden furniture on his balcony.
I empower people to become software developers, especially those with kids/family responsibilities, full-time jobs, or who feel too old to start over. 🥰👩🏽💻
Location
Washington DC
Education
Duke University | The Firehose Project (coding bootcamp)
My standup is at 8:15 AM. I commute to Chicago everyday from Wisconsin. I wake up at 5:10 AM and make the 6:08 train to Chicago running the whole length of the line. I get to the office around 7:45. In all it's about 2 hours one way, or 4 hours a day.
However I love my job and my coworkers so I don't mind the commute. I usually listen to podcasts, code, browse Twitter of Dev to pass the time.
I get to work with some cool stuff and do full stack development. The more important part, which is a lot harder to factor in when doing a job search, is the people. The culture at my company is really great and I like everyone I work with. I only knew the commute would be worth it since I had a friend working there before I joined, and from what he told me it was a great place.
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To Lectures from term time address it’s quick 10-15 min walk.
To the office from home it a 30 min drive due to traffic.
I know not the worst commute but there it is.
Not bad, but still takes some time.
Do you have a driving routine in terms of particular radio/podcasts/music?
I don’t drive yet haven’t got around to do my driving test, normally my mom drops me off or I get a Uber. But I listen music or a podcast, nothing in particular though.
I'm 30 and still haven't got around to my driving test 😄
I just got my learner's permit this year, so I'm on my way. No shame in putting it off, but I would recommend it earlier than what I did.
My reason is I go to university in a city were is 1. Unnecessary to have a car, 2. Nowhere cheap to park a car.
I might look in to getting a motorbike though.
Yeah, very similar situation to me. I always lived in walkable/bus cities and also just couldn't ever afford or justify the expense.
Have you guys tried moving in bikes? For me it's a lot of fun to do it, here in Buenos Aires is the same issue you guys mentioned, owning a car seems to be more stressful than anything else lol
About 2 seconds, from my bed to the desk.. Working fully remote right now.
Same 😄
The commute is definitely the big benefit of remote. Anything you miss about office life?
Tbh not that much, but sometimes I really miss the social morning with people and coffee in the office (had a short office job before this one)- even though I'm always in communication with my team via slack, face to face interaction can be missed a little.
36 highway miles to the office, one way.
To reduce the commute time by avoiding rush hour traffic, leave home around 5am. Leave work at 3pm.
What's your day like after you leave at 3pm?
50 minute drive home during the just-before-rush-hour ramping up.
Once I'm home, I'm on daddy duty, since my wife works later hours to avoid rush hour and she does the early morning parenting. Feed the dogs. Give the dogs and cats some loves. Take the kids to their events.
I also do my fun programming, which for me I like to learn a new programming language every year. And answer questions on SO. And on Wed and Thu is raid night for World of Warcraft.
I don't watch TV. I got out of the habit when my first kid was a toddler, and it is very difficult to watch TV once you're out of the habit. Too passive. Unless the show or movie is really engaging, after 15 minutes I'm antsy and have to do something. As a for instance, I've just started 2nd season of Game of Thrones.
What I don't do is bring my work home with me.
I head downstairs to make a cup of coffee, then I head back upstairs to the "office".
For about 4 years I worked remotely from home with maybe once a week going to a coffee shop or co-working (sometimes more, often less). I just got a gig in Paris that is really great, but I'm now walking a few kilometers, taking the train and metro, for a total of about 1hr 20 minutes each way. Luckily, I haven't run out of podcasts or books yet :D
I work remote, but I do go to a coworking space which is between my 2 year old kindergarten and my 4 year old school.
My commute a 15 minute walk with them in the morning and most days same in the afternoon.
Our routine is to play whatever games we come up with. This morning we were playing catching giant letters from street signs. I would say a letter and the older one would have to find the biggest one in sight. The younger one just pointed to any letters he could see.
I love my commute.
That's the most stress free commute i have ever read, amazing!
Hah not when we're late :P
Hahaha, I can relate!
A 15-minute bike ride, door-to-door, along Paris' canals. 🚴♂️🌳
Way better than the 50-minute tube ride I used to do before. 😅
To the work from home, it takes me 30-40 min average for 4.5miles (7.3km) thanks to traffic because on Sundays that's 14min average.
Sometimes I listen to an English podcast with my SO and we practice pronunciation and grammar making up silly phrases.
I drive 45-60 mins one way to work each day. I love the job so I chalk my commute down to a necessary evil.
My standup is at 8:15 AM. I commute to Chicago everyday from Wisconsin. I wake up at 5:10 AM and make the 6:08 train to Chicago running the whole length of the line. I get to the office around 7:45. In all it's about 2 hours one way, or 4 hours a day.
However I love my job and my coworkers so I don't mind the commute. I usually listen to podcasts, code, browse Twitter of Dev to pass the time.
Wow. that's a long commute.
What would be the part of the job that drives you to handle such a long commute?
(_because I'd love to factor that in, when looking for a job 😀)
I get to work with some cool stuff and do full stack development. The more important part, which is a lot harder to factor in when doing a job search, is the people. The culture at my company is really great and I like everyone I work with. I only knew the commute would be worth it since I had a friend working there before I joined, and from what he told me it was a great place.
Thank you, Vincent.😀
Much appreciated the reply 🤜