Commute concernsWorking in New York City I find over the years most of my co-workers have around a 1.5 hour commute or even more. Some even have 2 hour commute and have been doing so for 25 years. When recruiting employees, If hiring companies were concerned about these long commutes then these such companies would have missed out on hiring very loyal and productive employees. In New York, long empoyee commutes do not seem to deter hiring truly qualified candidates. Furthermore, the very good companies give some leeway allowing occasional telecomuting during instances of storms, important appointments, etc. As I believe has been said on the many threads on this topic, the amount of time that is considered a long commute varies by location. Obviously in NYC, this is not an unusual commute time. It is pretty common in San Francisco as well. In Des Moines, it would be considered totally unacceptable.
Tess I have a friend who works in mid-town New York, near the Waldorf, and has about a 2 hour commute. During my last visit we were talking about it and he asked me how far I commute to the office. When I told him it was about 5 minutes, he made a very nasty comment which I cannot repeat and about which he was kidding - I think... Commuting, like beauty, is in the eye of the beholder. Even here in the heartland, thousands of people thing nothing of an hour-long commute in each direction. Paul W. Barada The Negotiation Expert My experience, both as a Realtor who has located many families to this area who work in Maryland, and as the wife of a fellow whose field has made it necessary to commute in order to find good work, I have found that up to an hour commute is typically considered "acceptable" by both the employee and the employer. Beyond that, unless there is good public transportation, the concerns of both parties increase substantially. Yes, in some areas of the country, more than an hour is "typical," such as folks in Jersey or Connecticut commuting to NYC, but, again, many commuters use the train. In areas like mine here in PA, there is are very few commuter trains outside of the Philadelphia area, and employers do get concerned about hiring people who have to commute 1 1/2 hours one way.... And, even though many people think, "Oh, I can do this," you can--for some period of time. But, eventually it catches up to you, or at least to most people, especially if you drive it all the time and if you do not have the luxury of, or do not want to, stay in a hotel a few nights a month to break up the tiring routine. | |
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