• UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world
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    you are more productive when you are comfortable

    I might argue the real productivity gain is coming from the elimination of the commute. Its less strictly comfort of the home office and more the elimination of the need to travel long distances in a car before and after work. You can “show up” early and “stay late” when its a matter of walking in and out of a room in your house, rather than traveling 20 miles on a packed freeway.

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      Most commutes are under half an hour. Comfort over an 8 hour day will have a far greater impact on productivity than not sitting in a car for 25 minutes before you get to work.

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        Use to commute 2 hours each way. 1/6 of my day travelling to and from a soulless corporate hellhole, just to be a fucken cog.

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          I know a guy that still does that.

          The average commute in the US is just under 27 minutes or so. So while those commutes do exist, they aren’t typical.

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          I used to commute that for school and at least I got a lot of reading done. I feel your pain. But I can only do so much reading before losing my mind. Lol