IT Support. I commute M-F and there is definitely way less traffic on Fridays. I got to work 15 minutes early today and I left late lmao

IT work, I go in the office one day a week and get every other Friday off. I also take surface streets from home (Wilkins/Churchill area) to work (West Mifflin) so there’s that too.

As much as I think I want a WFH job I think I’d hate it. I love the social interaction with people.

i work in squirell hill and commute from the south hills. traffic was super light this morning on my way in

That's strange because I've noticed more traffic going home on Fridays lately, not a lot but definitely the heaviest of the week

I was surprised to be honest

WFH, but I get together in person at the office with my team twice a month

I go in Monday - Thursday and WFH Friday. My SO usually goes in Tuesday & Wednesday and WFH the rest.

There you go. I need a WFH job. Seems they always pay double what I make haha.

WFH until I get told I’m getting fired unless I come back in the office to be a cubicle drone.

Job: cubicle drone.

They put it in my hands as a “hybrid” of sorts then I’m going in once a month. I’m flexing this bitch for as many miles per gallon as I can.

Ayyyyy

I'm definitely not bringing in big bucks haha, but I can afford my rent without a roommate and my car payment, so I guess I'm doing better than a lot of people. I save over $1,000 a year by not having to deal with commuting much too.

Yeah I know you’re making more than me lol. Like where are the jobs that make 60k+ starting out

It costs so much money to go to work it’s nuts.

And personally I find I spend way more money when I’m at work. (Coffee runs, lunch, lottery tickets etc).

Like yeah I get that it’s my job as someone who isn’t rich to stimulate the local economy rather than say, redistributing the wealth of the top 1% or something crazy like that, but not going in to work for a while made me realize how much working actually cost me!

I commute M-F, Fridays definitely are MUCH lighter, but I also notice Monday to be a little lighter as well. Tuesdays are typically a nightmare.

I work code enforcement for a suburban municipality.

I don't make over 60k+ lol, so if anyone has leads I'm down to hear them 😂

I also agree Mondays are lighter

One day we will get there

I've noticed it too. Maybe some of the larger downtown employers are WFH on Fridays.

True. I would grab a coffee early in the afternoon like twice a week when I was in person everyday and go to CVS at least once a week. Not anymore for both of those now hah

I work a hybrid job! Monday through Wednesday, and then Wednesday and Friday, alternating. I work in litigation support. I rarely drive anyways though - my work pays for my busing. Luckily, the bus picks up down the street and drops me off right near my office.

I work in IT/Finance from home 100%.

Before the pandemic, my job was full-time in office (I had a desktop PC workstation). I got sent home in March 2020 with a laptop and never came back haha.

Fortunately for me, my company realized early on they were saving a ton of money by having people use their own toilet paper and hand soap. Granted, I believe they own a lot of their buildings, so they didn’t need to justify leases.

I hope so 🤞

Banking Client Support, mandated to be in the office two days a week. There have been rumblings about that jumping to 4-5 because upper management had a walk through and was pissed off at all the empty desks.

Lawyer. Commute virtually everyday. boss is a hardo who thinks we need to be in the office for some reason. WFH a couple times a month.

I commute from the south hills, through the city, into the north hills. I usually leave early enough in the mornings that I don’t deal with much traffic on my commute to work but coming home is a different story. I actually think the traffic is worse on Fridays.

Healthcare IT Business Analyst. 7:30am to 3:3pm during the week and it was WFH before the pandemic.

I'm glad because being on the other side of the Squirrel Hill Tunnel to make it to the North Side was the worst.

I'm a dispatcher/router for a courrier company I have to go to the office every day.

Accountant work in cranberry 1-2 days a week in the office. Usually Tuesday and/or Thursdays.

Potter. Every day is different. Teaching, firing kilns, selling work, fixing equipment.

I haven't really noticed that a lot mostly because I go past the McKees Rocks bridge to get home and I swear it's always backed up. Once I'm past there, smooth sailing though.

I commute 4 days a week and typically Monday is the day I WFH. Traffic is light heading to work on Friday - but usually pretty bad on my way home. Not sure how to make sense of that.

Higher education. MWF on campus and T Th from home, which suits me just fine because Tuesdays seem to have the worst traffic.

I feel like traffic on my commute home is the worst on Fridays. Completely agree with you.

9 to 5 - typically walk to the office (40 mins 1-way) - DBA /Sysadmin work

This is my experience too! REALLY heavy traffic on the way home on Fridays, at least comparative to the rest of the week.

My theory is it’s the only day you have the junction of work commuters (although lighter than normal), mixing with people going out socially (happy hours, dates), and tourists getting started on their weekend getaway.

WFH since 2011. I’m out of the commuting loop.

That makes a lot of sense.

Legal admin. In the office 5 days a week!

Even before the pandy, traffic was lighter on Fridays.

I'm still mostly remote because of the pandy, however we're supposed to find out in the next week what the post-pandy work situation will be. I'll quit before I have to go back in 5 days a week. I could grumpily handle going in one day a week but moving farther from the city because of the pandy would cost me a lot of time, money, and stress to have to commute.

I work in IT/Information Security.

I bartend on the side for the social interaction I miss from being WFH for my full time job.

I’m fairly introverted and honestly get a ton more work done from home due to fewer distractions. I do sometimes miss the social interaction but going in once a week is usually enough for me.

Data Manager in downtown office M and W. Most days are 8-5.

I've also noticed the traffic is much more subdued recently. I'm a M-F commuter, microbiologist.

I work hybrid, usually wfh two days a week. I think lighter traffic on Fridays has always been normal, even before the pandemic

Remote real-time captioner (stenographer). I usually caption a few TV shows or webinars from 11am-3pm, total averages 2 hours. Then I hang out with my daughter when she gets home from school and start dinner, go back to work at 5pm for a couple half-hour shows and then in the evening caption an NBA or NFL game for 3-4 hours straight, depending on the network and sport. In all I work average 6 hours a day 6 days a week, but it’s all spaced out. And I work more than necessary. Company only requires five days a week with a minimum of 22 hours.

How much does this truly pay though? I remember seeing one where you paid by the key stroke or word and it was like 10 cents a word

I've been WFH since 2012 but have recently been looking for a career change because of that lack of social interaction during the work week. I suspect a lot of these people who fought so hard to keep their WFH status will start feeling the same in a few years. A hybrid setup seems to be ideal.

I'm thinking about going back to a PT service job just to get out of the house and socialize. I have a love/hate relationship with my WFH 9-5, not the not itself, just being at home all the time.

Director/lead of design systems (native / embedded) for a forbes top 25 corporation.

Fully remote. Do have to fly to headquarters or other office location once every 6-8 weeks.

Have to be physically at my desk from 10am - 3pm.

I get paid $55 per hour of writing, and $13/hour for prep time and standby.

Could this be a part time deal? I’d do it if the hours are right.

You would a degree or certificate in court reporting because you have to use a stenography machine, not a regular keyboard, because you have to type upwards of 250 wpm. And then if you wanted to work the minimum 22 hours a week, you could probably get away with minimum 25 hours a week bare minimum once you know what you're doing!

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