Comment on Bosses and workers still can’t agree on whether the commute is part of the work day, and it’s creating a $578 billion productivity problem

• JamesFire@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  And this is a problem because…?

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  • Earthwormjim91@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    Because that just limits people’s ability to find employment.

    I’ve had jobs where I lived 10 minutes away, and took a different job with a further commute because it paid significantly more.

    Should an employee have to up and move their house every time they change employers, or should employees be able to decide if a long commute is worth it to them based on the offer?

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    • JamesFire@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

      Because that just limits people’s ability to find employment.

      Not really? In cities with actual functional public transit, you can go way further than you can with a car. In cities with reasonable density, the stuff you need, including job opportunities, aren’t 2 hours away to begin with. The problem isn’t incentivizing short commutes.

      Even in my city with mediocre transit, and that’s got way more sprawl than necessary for the population, I can cross the city, a distance of 20 miles/31km, using transit, in 1.5hrs. The problem isn’t incentivizing short commutes.

      I’ve had jobs where I lived 10 minutes away, and took a different job with a further commute because it paid significantly more.

      How much further? 30 mins? 2 hours? Let me guess, you used a car because transit and density is bad?

      Should an employee have to up and move their house every time they change employers, or should employees be able to decide if a long commute is worth it to them based on the offer?

      That’s a load question, a strawman, and a black or white fallacy. It isn’t an either/or, and framing it as if it is is dishonest.

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      • HappycamperNZ@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

        I would argue yours is strawman - you are arguing against a city with quality public transportation which is not always the case and wasn’t the original arguement.

        I think the biggest point the other poster is arguing is that personal choice comes into play. It’s not the employers job to tell you how to get to work, nor is it their responsibility if you want to take a job a distance from your house - its their job to find the best candidate who is willing to do the job offered.

        You also argue against the argument that people won’t move house every time they change job. It sounds extreme, but it is always an option for the employee and a part of free choice.

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• state_electrician@discuss.tchncs.de ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  But the pool of people living close enough is really small.

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