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| mia |
on Sat 12 Feb 11, 10:18 AM to mia's blog.
I just wanted a general feel for how long people commute to work. Thing is, my commute is anywhere between 40mins and an hour and a half. A new role has come up that i could go for, which would mean commuting time of about 30mins to 45minutes. I just wondered if that was still a long journey? Or about the norm?
I so love it when i get to work from home 
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| 12 Feb 11, 10:27 AM Skyhook 7 yrs |
About an hour drive in the mornings, bit quicker in the evenings especially if I work overtime. Can we please have petrol-price riots now? I could take the train, but that takes two hours 45 mins, with a 20 minute walk to the office after. So I arrive 45 mins late at my desk. "Me? I'm all about the hugs. |
| 12 Feb 11, 10:30 AM Caracal UK(SS), 5 yrs      |
I consider anything less than an hour to be a short commute
and if working in London, then it is 90 mins minimum. I change contracts often so relocating isn't an option. I can't remember the last time I worked within 30 minutes of home, must be a couple of decades. It's just what I've got used to although it does impact on my social life quite a lot but the cost of living nearer to London vs the low local wages means that one is traded against another - a tiny studio flat in a grotty part of London or a large two nestlings flat ten minutes from the beach! The nice lady with the whip.
The next adventure? |
| 12 Feb 11, 10:32 AM popi UK(M), 7 yrs |
15 minutes, 10 if i speed, there is something to be said for shift work, lack of traffic is one of the very few perks. Although I'll have to move house for a decent school soon so it will increase to about 40 minutes i think. popi xxx |
| 12 Feb 11, 10:33 AM epona74 UK(SL), 7 yrs |
When I was commuting, I started off with a 35 minute commute, which then increased to a 1 1/2 hour commute (but away from the boss from hell). Some mornings it took 2 1/2 hours, and once it took me 4 hours to get home...it was a 17 mile journey!
Now, my commute is all of 5 feet, as I work from home For every minute you are angry you lose sixty seconds of happiness. (Ralph Waldo Emerson) |
| 12 Feb 11, 10:35 AM Scorchio 7 yrs |
I'm lucky - ten minute drive |
| 12 Feb 11, 10:40 AM Curious_II 3 yrs |
Mine is about 30 to 45 min but I will be working from home soon so should take me no more than say......... Zero minutes to get to work. |
| 12 Feb 11, 10:59 AM TheFalconer UK(S), 6 yrs |
Having lived in big cities all my life, 30 mins seems a pretty reasonable journey to work. That was what I always aimed for, with 45 mins as the longest I would accept. Of course at various points I've seemed to end up in jobs where I have a short commute most days but a longer journey to do once a week or so. "Morality, like art, means drawing a line someplace." - Oscar Wilde |
| 12 Feb 11, 11:25 AM Miss_Dee UK(L), 5 yrs   |
I don't have to be in work till 9-15 and from my home it takes about 45mins by train with one change. From his by car it can take from 20mins to 45mins, depending on what time we leave makes a difference to the traffic.
Miss D |
| 12 Feb 11, 11:58 AM Taintedinnocence UK(S), 6 yrs |
About an hour. At worst, an hour and a half. At best, 45 mins. Also a 10 minute walk. This may or not be included in the hour, depending on the traffic.
Used to be 15 mins to 30 mins |
| 12 Feb 11, 11:59 AM Shineecouple UK, 9 yrs |
I start at 05:15 so in my 8 minute commute I see more rabbits than cars.
My return at lunchtime means I'm on the road with all of the pensioners with nowhere to go - and all day to get there. It can take 40 minutes for the same journey. . Edited 12 Feb 11, 12:00 PM by Shineecouple |
Still, the job is good so it's worth it!