SF Bay Area here. Work until 5-6PM I also paid for more data on my mobile, so I can use Spotify and Netflix. Oh, well be able to visit Griffith Park, no problem well, we visited it, but it took a lot longer than expected. Nobody really understands LA traffic patterns until youve been living here for awhile. You have no control over traffic. But I know not everyone has that luxury. Seriously. Are you living with your boyfriend? My commute is 7 minutes from door to door. General Workforce Inc. General Workforce Provides Highly Skilled Workers For Warehousing, Distribution Centers, Construction, Technical, Retail, Restaurants and More! is so funny (someone in the film thinks building freeways will make traffic jams a thing of the past). I am wondering who you know and what experiences they had that you felt the need to express this. (Houston area btw). I would 100% not be able to do that. We would move if it were over an hour. In the evening, it was generally 45 minutes to an hour and fifteen. stop and go. Its AWFUL. My former job was less than 12 mi. Total game changer to get that much time of your life back even though my rent cost was about $400/month more. Hes sharing what people in the area generally consider a normal commute. Im sure youve gotten all the advice you need by now, but just one more for you: Ive lived in So Cal my whole life and would never entertain a commute that long. Im going to be the odd person out and tell you all that last fall, I took a job in Washington, DC and that my commutes are roughly 1.5-2 hours each way. However 30 out of those 60 minutes were going the 7 miles from my suburban home to the highway. We live close to several freeways so that helps his commute a lot. Im a young woman who commuted from OC to LA for years via the metro in my early 20s. I checked and the ride on the Blue Line from Long Beach to Downtown L.A. takes over an hour. I live/work in northern VA (just south of DC), and traffic is notoriously bad here, as well, though not as bad as in LA. I think that explain it all. By accepting all cookies, you agree to our use of cookies to deliver and maintain our services and site, improve the quality of Reddit, personalize Reddit content and advertising, and measure the effectiveness of advertising. My car is okay, not that great. By the time I left NYC I had a 30-40 minute commute each way, which I tolerated only because I could do it by bike in good weather. If Id had to drive for 2.5 hours each way, Id be a very sad puppy. All it says in the brief mention of his is that hes insisted that its normal for the area. For a while, my work commute was about 3 minutes, which was nice, but that was when I was living in Ogden, and commuting to Salt Lake for school, and I hit rush hour going to school, so it was a lot worse. I lived in LA for almost 30 years, grew up there, learned to drive there. Ive done a 2 hour each way commute, but I hated it. Thats the rule). In LA its particularly important to live in a neighborhood thats not awful for getting to your job and other things you do on a regular basis. I got you beat. I still miss Shaw, but I figure once I graduate (! But if you live outside the downtown core, youre looking at a minimum of an hour. Its worth it for the commute for me. My husband and I both have different Costcos we prefer, which both take about the same amount of travel time. I have a 25 mile commute, which is actually a reverse commute, and it takes me about 40 minutes to 1:15 hours depending on traffic. It sucks. I walk to work now (20 min! I am his assistant and I understand bringing up flex hours for my role will 99% not work. When I lived in Houston, my commute was just under an hour, but I was only going 4 miles door to door so At one point it was ~2 hours, but then I was living a whole 15 miles away. Its very specific to you. I barely saw him. I live in the Houston area (suburb & commute to the loop) and my job is 20 miles from me which is anywhere from 45 minutes- 1hr 15 minutes an an average day. ), and though the traffic there isnt as bad as LA, its certainly giving it competition. Yikes, two hours one-way is too much for me. I have 9am start 4 out of 5 days a week so I'm basically waking up at 6 and getting the bus at half 7 to compensate for traffic. I started shooting out my resume last week and immediately hooked a few fish, so Im a lot less worried now. One parent leaves for work earlier so he or she can leave work early enough to pick up the kid. My commute one way is 1-2 hours depending on traffic conditions and weather from the heart of downtown to the Woodlands. Yes, exactly! I used to commute for 2 hours each way each day, 5 days a week. The freeway systems are less well planned than LA/OC/SD and require many many more lane changes. Its really not that bad and I worry perhaps your judgement is based on stereotypes about said neighborhoods. The LW is entitled to not want to have a commute like that and theres no information that the BF is pressing back against it by saying its normal. You should really consider relocating to be closer if its the job you like or finding something closer to where you live. Either way, door to door it was a little over 2 hours each way. . Some employees live in the next state because a beautiful house is cheaper there, but no jobs. Which is also within 30 miles of Bushwick. Driving that distance I honestly had instances (both in the morning and at night) where I was about to pass the hell out at the wheel and kind of had that call of the void thing where your brains tells you to just close your eyes for ooooonnne tiny second. I worked swing shift, which helped, but I also had a sports car, which I *loved* to drive! On top of that, the metro doesnt extend that far outside of DC. I had a long distance job and I was able to survive through it with carpooling. Also, I wonder, how long is your boyfriends commute? OC or LB for me! Now THAT'S a bit much. I feel lame for being so picky, but thats a LOT of time out of your life! Driving would be too stressful. When I lived in Houston, my commute for 30 miles was about 45 minute-1 hour drive in the morning and 1.5 hour drive in the evening. I live 15-20 minutes from work- a mile to the interstate, then the interstate to a 65 mph highway. i would quit immediately (if moving is not an option). Incredibly slow-moving trains? But sadly, its the norm for a lot of people in the metro areas. (And in fact, for a year, my husband and I rented a condo apartment 15 minutes away from work and while the commute was amazing, the living arrangements were just way too small.). San Diego is very nice weather and they are working on their transit system. Were going to hit horrendous traffic no matter which route we take and will likely get there the same time either way. At least youll be free to do something else during that time. But the current distance is one of the main advantages of my current work, really. You can get folding bikes for public transport or some stations have permanent bike racks you can keep your bike in. While youre driving here, its still similar to NYC in that its all about the minutes it takes, not the miles. This wont always be the case, and eventually I will outgrow my role and probably be priced out of commuting at which point I will probably have to move house, since there are no good jobs local to me. A couple of my team members fly in for half the week from LA or San Diego. Now we live in a different state where distance is measured in minutes, and all our colleagues are amazed we would agree to a 45 minute commute. If its just a paycheck.Id be looking elsewhere or to move. I took public transit in LA too (I was 21-26 while I lived there; 30 now, and also look young), so I am 100% familiar with that commute (my friends lived in LB; I lived in Little Armenia). I found a radio station with bible studies, so I listened to that. Yeah, I think this is the disconnect for me in theory, you could pack in the cars all driving 1 foot apart at 60 mph just fine and everyone would get there in the same time as if they were alone on the road, but humans will never drive like that. Hats off to those who can stand commuting long periods like that. I miss some things about city life, but I dont miss city commutes, and I will have to be living somewhere amazing to go back to that kind of lifestyle. Now. But that assumes (1) each of these people are physically capable of biking long distances (personally I look healthy but my body is terrible and I couldnt) and (2) there are actually useable bike routes along the way. our employee is taking nude photos in our office and posting them to Facebook, company says only moms can work at home, was I rude for turning down a carpool, and more, overreaching wellness meetings, rambling coworker monopolizing trainings, and more. by bike: 20 minutes My boss now lives in Whittier, his commute is AT LEAST 2 hours on a good day. The same commute by public transit would have been 1.5-2 hours (with a transfer) minimum. I would have guessed a bit higher. How does it feel living this close to the FBI? I work slightly before rush hour, and love driving as long as theres little to no traffic, so its perfect for me. I commute 1 hour each way to work (55 miles each way). I think this is exactly the problem. Our commute to Washington, DC is 2-3 hours each way, depending on the time of day. These kind of verbal agreements, or even written agreement via email etc can go wrong sometimes. I can vouch for there being less traffic at 5 am but Ive driven emptier highways at midday around other cities. This is so spot on. Its all vastly different depending on your desires and goals. And I even think of Castro Valley as far, but thats not too bad in the grand scheme of things. Yeah, LA you have to be pretty particular about where you live vs where you work. An alternative, if you like biking, might be to bike to work would be the same amount of time! Some people want to be able to afford a big 3-4 bedroom house, so theyre willing to come from farther away in order to live somewhere they can afford that. I have TAP cards for both LA and San Diego, and I live in Orange County. Even better, though, is riding my bike to workthen I dont have to go to the gym before or after. Totally worth it to me. I bet you ten bucks they live in the valley, work on the other side of the mountains, and have to take the 405. It took over two hours both ways. Its really not that bad (not counting bad weather/unexpected road closures/etc.). 4) Look for a job is a completely different location with less traffic, Cool story. Train delays are typical. I dont know south OC as well, but its definitely a longer commute to LA. Im a huge fan of Seanan McGuire, but I never listened to her October Daye series in audiobook / wont switch at this point for that series. Yeah, so when I worked down town, it would take 40 minutes to get in but 15-20 to get home. Its glorious. Ill never go back to the stress of traffic jam commuting. Traffic has been getting worse over the last few years, and I tell myself if the drive ever hit 1.5 hours, Id start looking for another job somewhere closer, but the truth is I probably wouldnt. I got an apartment with a roommate 3 miles away from my office after that. Recruiters seem to get annoyed when I say a 1 hour commute outside the city + potential traffic each way is too much of a hassle. No this is not how this works. If you were able to be close enough to work and be car free how much money could you afford to spend on housing to make that happen? A friend posted a listing for the house next door to her in a nice neighborhood in the DC area yesterday the same house here would be 1.5-2 x the price, and would be on a much smaller lot. A 2 hour commute is a reason to move. I moved out of state and ended up driving anywhere from 35 90 minutes one way to work, depending on traffic, what time I left, and if there was a fender bender on the one highway I could feasibly take to my job. My thought being, whats the point of living somewhere nice if youre not home enough to enjoy it? Its the east to west part that makes it a shitshow. Montreal here. The average commute in the UK is around 59 minutes per day (both ways combined). It really boils down to population density and job density. I would maybe do a practise run at the time youll normally be driving if youre unsure. Do yourself a favor. Oh yes. Hi OP! Again, most of the time for that commute was in-town, close to campus and the rest of is was 45-55+ mph on state roads. This current 10 minute commute is my reward for all those winter road commutes on the highway. The answer to that question is no. At one point, my ATL commute was 2 hours each way, and that was a bit much. My current commute is now 15 minutes and my husbands is 5 minutes (he takes his bike instead of his car sometimes, weather permitting), and it really makes a difference in our quality of life. It once took me 3 hours to drive the 15 miles from west LA to Torrance. Check out audiobooks! To be honest, its really all about you and what you can handle. Pretty manageable. Coming home is a lot worse. Not to mention the stress of driving in traffic! Traffic IS horrendous, and many, MANY people commute 2 or more hours to work. My commute to work is about 9 miles and usually takes about 40-50 minutes, but can easily be over an hour on a bad day. Where I live now? That would make OPs 2-hour car ride the equivalent of a 4+ hour bus ride. Oh, I miss that reverse traffic flow commute where it only took me 20 minutes to go 15 miles; verus the 45+ minutes now to go 12 miles. I was on the fence about a job (description of the duties seemed intentionally vague, interviewing partners seemed old-fashioned and sexist) but it was only eight miles away, so I felt like I couldnt pass it up. A commute of 40-45 minutes per day is good for this area. City driving is easier on the soul in my opinion. No way does bushwick to soho happen in 45 minutes. 30 miles is definitely going to be 2 hours in LA traffic. I definitely have one of the longer commutes in my office but there are a growing number of us who have it. 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