Before You Take Your Next Job — Consider The Commute
The ongoing pandemic may have influenced your memory when it comes to the daily commute. Don’t let it.
The Rat Race
“The trouble with being in the rat race is that even if you win, you’re still a rat.”
- Lily Tomlin
Commuting is something, particularly if you work in an office, that you might previously have taken for granted. Now, after a year of primarily remote working, you may have forgotten what a drain on your own time and resources it really is.
Pre-pandemic, it was a trade-off between the desirability of a job versus the amount of unpaid overtime you’re going to do travelling to and from the workplace to do it. You really just got on with it for the most part.
Here’s an example.
Think of it like this — one hour to work, one hour back from work, two hours a day, ten hours a week, that’s more than one extra working day.
One extra unpaid working day taken out of your own time. That you pay for.
Don’t just think about the time it takes for your bus or train’s journey, figure in the waiting around time. And with driving, remember to factor in traffic delays too. Your mileage may vary, literally.
