[vogt]

That sounds cool. I'm glad you remember it fondly - not to gripe among the privileged, but I have never worked in a cool office like that. With all of the endlessly discussed disadvantages and implications (maybe the employer is doing it so you're secretly expected to be there absurd hours, whatever, I don't know), I do always wonder what it would have been like to have spent some of my career anywhere besides my house and a building out of "Office Space".

At this phase, to your point, it's the commute for me. 15-20 sounds perfect, I can't do 1 hour anymore.

Worst commute I ever had was fresh out of school, I worked briefly as a contractor at SimpliSafe when they were 6 people in an office. I would walk a mile from my apartment in Attleboro, MA to the MBTA commuter rail station, 45 minutes into South Station, change to the green line, change to the red line at Park St, 20-30minutes to Inman Square, then walk another, I don't know. 20 minutes? So, depending on the day - which trains I caught, how congested the T was, somewhere in the neighborhood of 1h45m - 2h15m, one way? In January in Cambridge MA - yeesh!

On some level I regret not sticking around, I didn't last long and boy did they blow up. I probably would have died on that commute at some point from a heart attack at 22, though.

[nickm12]

Oof. Yeah, I've done a lot of different styles of commutes (walk, bike, public transit, drive) over the years. My favorite is something that is ~20 minutes door to door involving physical activity (walking or biking). It does help tremendously if you can be flexible about when you arrive/leave as well. Weather is also a concern—I did do a 25 minute walking commute in Boston but it could be a problem with snow and rain.