I know this will vary a lot, so hypothetically let’s say you currently WFH/work remotely at least 3 days a week. Your commute to work takes an hour max (door to door) each way. If you were given the choice of a 4 day week working onsite, or a 5 day week WFH (or as many days as you’d like) for the same pay, which would you choose?

  • Ravi@feddit.de
    3·
    1 year ago

    Same for me. Time spend getting to work is basically also work time, which is usually not paid.

    For a “fun” experiment just calculate how many hours you are on the way to work every year:

    daily_travel_minutes * days_on_site / 60

    Divide this by 8 to see how many holidays you get by switching to a fully/mostly remote job.

    • SomeoneElse@lemmy.caOP
      2·
      1 year ago

      Don’t just count the actual journey time either - you have to factor in any extra time needed to get ready, parking, getting to or from the train and bus station, and any delays or traffic. If google maps tells you your commute takes 30 mins, it’s taking you 45 at least.

      • Ravi@feddit.de
        2·
        1 year ago

        Yes, I described that unprecisely. You basically have to calc the difference between a full remote day and an on site day.