GAS!
Gas prices are crazy! Not as crazy where I live as other places, but there isn't a great public transportation infrastructure where I live either, so it kind of balances out.
For example, I spent some time trying to work out how to get from my home to my office via the local public transportaton. It is 17 miles (+/- 1 mile or so depending on route) from my house to my office.
If I go purely on the bus part of the system, then it is a 2.5 hour trip one way. Yes, 2.5 hrs, including 2 transfers. It's because some of the suburbs around here tightly restrict what roads the buses can use and that greatly reduces the amount of routes available.
If I drive 2-3 miles to the closes light rail station, then it's about 45 mins by train then about an hour by bus. I have to take a train southwest so I can get on a train to go north. After going north for a bit, I get ona bus and go west (while going north and south on the way), but at least there are no bus transfers.
So, why not telecommute? Very good question. I have broadband at home, my office provides VPN access, and I have done it occasionally when meeting repairmen, or doing some overtime. I get way more done because I've reduced the drive-by office interruptions. But it won't ever be a M-F, 9-5 kind of thing. Won't be allowed. The owner of our company got his MBA in the 60's and has that old-school attitude of "If you're not at your desk, you're not at work". Ok. Whatevs.
Oh, and the real kicker here? My vehicle gets about 15-16 MPG city driving on my standard commute route. So it takes a gallon to get to work and a gallon to get home. ~8.00 a day to commute.
I need a new job.
For example, I spent some time trying to work out how to get from my home to my office via the local public transportaton. It is 17 miles (+/- 1 mile or so depending on route) from my house to my office.
If I go purely on the bus part of the system, then it is a 2.5 hour trip one way. Yes, 2.5 hrs, including 2 transfers. It's because some of the suburbs around here tightly restrict what roads the buses can use and that greatly reduces the amount of routes available.
If I drive 2-3 miles to the closes light rail station, then it's about 45 mins by train then about an hour by bus. I have to take a train southwest so I can get on a train to go north. After going north for a bit, I get ona bus and go west (while going north and south on the way), but at least there are no bus transfers.
So, why not telecommute? Very good question. I have broadband at home, my office provides VPN access, and I have done it occasionally when meeting repairmen, or doing some overtime. I get way more done because I've reduced the drive-by office interruptions. But it won't ever be a M-F, 9-5 kind of thing. Won't be allowed. The owner of our company got his MBA in the 60's and has that old-school attitude of "If you're not at your desk, you're not at work". Ok. Whatevs.
Oh, and the real kicker here? My vehicle gets about 15-16 MPG city driving on my standard commute route. So it takes a gallon to get to work and a gallon to get home. ~8.00 a day to commute.
I need a new job.
posted by learningtowrite | 8:00 AM
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