The Rise of the Outrageously Long Commute
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The Rise of the Outrageously Long Commute
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#2"…taking the 10-hour redeye on Sunday nights and returning on Thursdays. This way, he says, he doesn’t have to uproot his family of 10 kids."
No wonder he spends most of the week away!
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#3Is this the next "I work 27 hour days and never leave the office" thing people will brag about? I understand keeping a family together is good parenting but is choosing to spend 3-4 days a week elsewhere good parenting? I would question that versus relocating them if needed.
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#4This is crazy. I'd rather take a low paying job somewhere close if I can't move for some reason than spending half my life commuting. Currently I feel that my 20 minute bike commute is pretty long, but I couldn't find a nice apartment closer to work.
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#5Wait till cars become automatic. 4 hour per day commutes could become quite normal.
It could really change the structure of living in cities.
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#6What an odd sentence in the article: "But a more child-centered approach to parenting also seems to be a factor, as these executives make other major sacrifices in order to balance their professional and home lives."
I would argue that not having a parent at home in the evening (because they are commuting) is the opposite of child-centric. Yes, they get a nice suburban home and parks, but what about parental bonding?
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#7Those very long commutes are actually the perfect way to be away from the family while looking as someone who sacrifices everything for it.
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#8And here I thought my hour commute was kind of long. I dread the thought of even increasing it to 90 minutes.
I wonder if flying this much is ever a wise decision in light of the health risks: http://www.fastcompany.com/3050543/hit-the-ground-running/wh...
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#9Is this the next "I work 27 hour days and never leave the office" thing people will brag about? I understand keeping a family together is good parenting but is choosing to spend 3-4 days a week elsewhere good parenting? I would question that versus relocating them if needed.
But if someone works relatively long hours they may not see their kids much regardless. For example if someone works on Wall St - they may have to leave the house at 6am and be home at 8pm. That doesn't leave a lot of time to see young kids.
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#10Wait till cars become automatic. 4 hour per day commutes could become quite normal. It could really change the structure of living in cities.
A four hour commute with a self-driving car will be just as painful as four hour communute with a train, except that the cost with the car will be much higher. I honestly don't see self-driving cars changing a lot here.