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movdqa t1_j46gizw wrote

I have to go to Logan on Monday morning. We're going to leave around 3:30 AM.

I was in Boston this past Monday and the prior Tuesday to drop off and pick up at South Station.

I normally drive in once or twice a week to maintain my mother's house. It is actually pretty easy if you can pick and choose the time of travel. After 7 PM going into Boston is usually fine. Arriving before 5 AM is usually fine too. There are some times of the day where you are usually okay.

It used to be that the rush hour was just an hour but now it's like three hours.

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noodle-face t1_j48tw93 wrote

Yeah rush hour starts around 3pm and ends around 7pm

Worked there for.a year and never again

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mari815 t1_j49r2ct wrote

My rush hour commute used to be 50 mins precovid now it’s minimum 1 hr, 15 mins

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movdqa t1_j4ayzzr wrote

That's 12 1/2 hours out of your life each week or about 625 hours (or 26 days) a year. That's a decent chunk of time that you could be using for other things that you may enjoy more.

We all have to do what we have to do but sometimes it feels like it's time to leave the rat race.

My longest commute was an hour but I was a contractor back then and I knew that it would only be for a couple of months. My job from the mid-1980s to 2020 had a commute of 20 minutes or less. That still adds up to a lot of time but it was a relaxing drive as there was no traffic to deal with.

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mari815 t1_j4bbusn wrote

Luckily I can work remote so I mainly do that - because you’re right, 2.5-3 hours in traffic a day is not a good way to spend time 5x per week. So I go into the office once or twice a week

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movdqa t1_j4bdeqe wrote

My son has the same issue. He goes in once every 2-3 months. I think that their normal requirement is once a month but the pandemic changed that. He had to work in the office daily when he started out but could work remotely after two years.

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iamspartacus5339 t1_j4br6wd wrote

I go to Logan every Monday, I live 30 miles away, and I leave by 5:30 and I’ve never hit traffic

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