return2ozma@lemmy.world to Work Reform@lemmy.world · 1 year agoBosses and workers still can’t agree on whether the commute is part of the work day, and it’s creating a $578 billion productivity problemfortune.comexternal-linkmessage-square329fedilinkarrow-up11.02Karrow-down120
arrow-up11Karrow-down1external-linkBosses and workers still can’t agree on whether the commute is part of the work day, and it’s creating a $578 billion productivity problemfortune.comreturn2ozma@lemmy.world to Work Reform@lemmy.world · 1 year agomessage-square329fedilink
minus-squarepatchwork@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkarrow-up19arrow-down1·1 year agookay but when do chores happen? i can barely keep up on dishes and laundry with a 45 minute commute each way. sleep, too…
minus-squareseverien@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up19arrow-down3·edit-21 year agoCurrently you work 8 hours + 1.5 hours commute. With this you’d work 6.5 hours + 1.5 hour commute, so you’d have 1.5 extra hour for chores or whatever. If you use train/bus for commuting, you can even sleep there :-)
minus-squarepatchwork@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkarrow-up10·1 year agoi didn’t realize the commute was implicitly a part of the 8 hours in your scenario. that makes a little more sense.
okay but when do chores happen? i can barely keep up on dishes and laundry with a 45 minute commute each way. sleep, too…
Currently you work 8 hours + 1.5 hours commute. With this you’d work 6.5 hours + 1.5 hour commute, so you’d have 1.5 extra hour for chores or whatever.
If you use train/bus for commuting, you can even sleep there :-)
i didn’t realize the commute was implicitly a part of the 8 hours in your scenario. that makes a little more sense.