essaitchthrowaway3 t1_j8drjm6 wrote on February 13, 2023 at 3:47 PM

We get posts like this all the time, but I just don't understand how so few of them mention where they will be working. If you work in Stamford that is totally different than if you work in Hartford which is totally different than if you work in New haven.

KaladinsDad t1_j8hypde wrote on February 14, 2023 at 1:22 PM

On the other hand commutes in Florida are farther. Used to take a full 35 minutes to get to high school in FL on I-95. Driving like 75 mph.

CT is only 2 hours wide. Drive from JAX to Miami and thats like 10 hours.

What Floridians don't get is that the Merritt aint like 8-lane I-95. CT driving IS different. Heck CT I-95 isn't like FL I-95. Half the lanes and twice the traffic.

caimseeker OP t1_j9p8xtc wrote on February 23, 2023 at 4:31 PM

That’s a helpful metaphor. I drive on I75, as opposed to I95, but I get the comparison. You have to drive for hours just to be in the same dang state, so when I look at CT I wonder if there is something deceptive about the drives, because to me it’s like only a couple of Florida counties big.

caimseeker OP t1_j8dyfqa wrote on February 13, 2023 at 4:34 PM

I don’t know where I’ll be working. Maybe remotely, maybe not. I am more concerned about good schools and then finding work that fits into that.

essaitchthrowaway3 t1_j8e6mmm wrote on February 13, 2023 at 5:32 PM

That doesn't make sense. We aren't that big of a state, but we don't have industries and specific companies everywhere. For instance if someone is in finance, then south west is the place. Insurance is Hartford area.

SignorCampy t1_j8ejcwg wrote on February 13, 2023 at 6:56 PM

Have you heard of the automobile?

essaitchthrowaway3 t1_j8epnly wrote on February 13, 2023 at 7:37 PM

Are you for real? How big of a fool does one need to be to live in West Hartford, for example, but maybe work in Stamford?!

SignorCampy t1_j8eweta wrote on February 13, 2023 at 8:21 PM

5% of Americans have a similar or longer commute.