The most challenging aspect of returning to the office is the commute. This isn’t surprising because commutes of only 30 minutes are linked to higher stress and anger, while 45 minutes or more is linked to poorer overall well-being, daily mood, and health.
When you have the stress of having to be somewhere at a specific time and place, any delay is a pain. Train/bus/boat/traffic whatever running late or with problems? It’s your fault supposedly for not ‘planning better’ in advance.
The commute also costs us.
So yeah. Spending 30 minutes one way. Hour daily, is an expense and time sink. It eats into your non-paid work time.
Commuting stinks.
I’m real lucky that I can bike 30 minutes or transit 45 minutes to work each way. Having to spend that same amount of time in a car every day would suck the life out of me and the enioyment of my job.
My comrad in crisis, I feel that 30 min is an extremely reasonable commute time. I’m happy you have alternatives, and are not at 1+ hours each way.
Thanks! The last job I held in Toronto was closer to that. Not fun.
Our results indicate that if the return-to-office transition is not handled with a high level of humanity, sensitivity, and empathy, workplace culture suffers, and the workforce’s sense of belonging plummets.
Right, because the “transition” is a mandate from god and there’s simply no other way to work, like remotely, from home, oh wait…
“First, focus on maximizing the benefits…”
No. First, get your CV up to date and start jobhunting for a guaranteed fully remote position. That’s what the smarter employers are offering. You don’t want to be stuck working for those stone-age dinosaurs who insist on in-office work.
Oh work. That other “family”.
Say your car is totaled and you don’t make enough to buy another car.
A traditional job will tell you to figure it out or find a new job.
That’s when you steal one of the exec cars and let them know you figured it out.
“See? I’m a problem solver!”
