People living on UK only- what is the maximum commuting time you'd do?
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I mostly work from home. If I do go in the office and drive with my husband, at the minute it can take 45 minutes due to the Tyne Bridge (Newcastle) having work done, it would normally take 30 minutes max. If I was getting the bus, around 45 minutes to an hour including the walk to and from the bus stop.
My commute to the office is 1.5 hours each way but I only have to do it once a week. I work from home for the other three days and then have a day with my toddler.
Not including childcare arrangements I would say 30 minutes. Including I would say an hour
Currently 60 minutes but its going to take a little longer coming from the nursery rather than straight from home as a different tube line. The nursery is so much better than others on the line I usually take that its worth it. I did minimum 90-120 mins each way until 7 months pregnant and couldn't work from home nd it was so horrific I had no time for any relaxation or spinning babies and my feet were so swollen! I got a lot of judgment from women who were pregnant not in summer or didn't commute pregnant and they thought I gained too much weight or something I barely gained 10kg it was just no time with my feet up
Mine is currently 20 minutes, I don’t think I would go for anything over 30 minutes unless it was like a dream job. I work with a guy who has a 1.5 hour commute and he works full time 5 days a week and it doesn’t bother him, but he’s a single guy, no kids, I think that makes a difference.
My current commute is 60-90 mins with my toddler. That includes a train and a walk on either side. If the trains are off, it’s a walk, the tube and then a bus. Some days I would do nursery pick up at 5.30 and not walk through the door till 8pm due to crappy London transport.
This question is probably on the wrong app as I imagine most people here have to juggle childcare as well. Think it depends on pay, commute and if you can work from home. My brother commutes from Portsmouth to London once or twice a week however he drives at 5 in the morning and leaves at 2 to avoid traffic.