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nodumbunny t1_ixtdvfp wrote

Reply to comment by IheartFredArmisen in Moving to PVD from Boston fall 2023, how early is too early? by IheartFredArmisen

If you haven't already, search out and read some of the threads about commuting to Boston. Three days a week would deter me from moving to Providence. (I commuted to Cambridge five days a week for five years from PVD and it was horrible.)

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IheartFredArmisen OP t1_ixthra7 wrote

I would not be commuting during peak hours. I can create my schedule and would change it to the best of my ability to work around AM and PM rush hours.

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FunLife64 t1_ixukkrn wrote

I’d just point out everyone’s situation is different and 3 days a week is much different than 5 days.

If you can have a much higher quality of life for the majority of a week, that’s much different than a higher quality of life 2 days a week.

Also, I have a job that I have west coast colleagues that I can schedule calls with on my drive at 5pm. I have to do those calls regardless, so I start my day later and end later. So being in the car for an hour wouldn’t be a waste of any time. That’s much different than if I was on a train doing crossword puzzles for 2 hours a day.

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nodumbunny t1_ixuu44x wrote

Crossword puzzles? I used to get the earliest train out of South Attleboro (back when it was open) so I could sit at a table and work using the wifi. If I was lucky I could work on the way home, too. (It was a demanding job and if I'm being 100% honest, that's part of why the commute sucked. There was no downtime. So that will differ for other kinds of jobs.)

It's also lucky to be able to take calls from the car and not have to a.) look at a screen or b.) take notes. That would not be true for a lot of people.

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FunLife64 t1_ixv98ud wrote

Yeah I get it…which is why I say it really depends on each person’s situation!

And yes I’ve seen plenty of people doing mindless things on the train…many people do have true 9-5 jobs.

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