Anything over 60 minutes on average and I would stay away for a few nights per week. Under two hours and you can still come home one or two nights, or if there's something on.
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What's the Longest Daily Commute You'd Be Prepared to Drive?
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Originally posted by WTFH View PostAnything over 60 minutes on average and I would stay away for a few nights per week. Under two hours and you can still come home one or two nights, or if there's something on.'CUK forum personality of 2011 - Winner - Yes really!!!!Comment
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Originally posted by SimonMac View PostAnd setting off 5 mins early invariably gets you into the office at 7:30, long before any other feckerDown with racism. Long live miscegenation!Comment
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Originally posted by NotAllThere View PostAlso, if you get in early and leave early, other people get the impression your skiving off early. I used to arrive at 7:30 and leave at 16:00 - and get the usual comments about "half day" etc. I switched to 10:00 to 18:00 and was commended for always being the last to leave! (Do the maths).'CUK forum personality of 2011 - Winner - Yes really!!!!Comment
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Originally posted by NotAllThere View PostAlso, if you get in early and leave early, other people get the impression your skiving off early. I used to arrive at 7:30 and leave at 16:00 - and get the usual comments about "half day" etc. I switched to 10:00 to 18:00 and was commended for always being the last to leave! (Do the maths).
One client everyone was in around 8.30am at the latest so they could leave by 5pm or have longer lunch breaks. So they had no issue with me being in an hour earlier."You’re just a bad memory who doesn’t know when to go away" JRComment
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Driving - 90 minutes in rush hour max. I'll stretch to 2 hours if it's short term and an easy, predictable drive. I'd honestly much rather stay over much past that, because what's the point in getting home just in time to have tea and go to bed, to be up early the next day.
I'll stretch a bit more for rail commutes because they tend to be less stressful.
Originally posted by northernladuk View PostI'd kill for a 55 minute commute. Many permies do this and look what they earn. If it gets too much stay over a night or two.Last edited by vwdan; 3 January 2017, 17:39.Comment
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Commuting round Manchester has been pot luck and getting worse. Anything involving the M6 multiplies the issues. I've commuted up to Skipton, which was easy because I'm heading away from traffic but it's 48 miles so always an hour. City centre commutes aren't a problem because of the rat runs you learn about with time, especially on the Rochdale Road/Oldham Road side. Downside is that you all have to converge again depending upon which side of Heaton Park you are going. The A56 is patchy up to J17 from Manchester - some parts of it are far quieter than others but Prestwich village is a nightmare to get through (the last mile before the motorway).
Commuting out of hours is definitely preferred - currently doing 4 long days and one v short day instead of 5 regular ones.The greatest trick the devil ever pulled was convincing the world that he didn't existComment
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Originally posted by LondonManc View PostCommuting round Manchester has been pot luck and getting worse. Anything involving the M6 multiplies the issues. I've commuted up to Skipton, which was easy because I'm heading away from traffic but it's 48 miles so always an hour. City centre commutes aren't a problem because of the rat runs you learn about with time, especially on the Rochdale Road/Oldham Road side. Downside is that you all have to converge again depending upon which side of Heaton Park you are going. The A56 is patchy up to J17 from Manchester - some parts of it are far quieter than others but Prestwich village is a nightmare to get through (the last mile before the motorway).
Commuting out of hours is definitely preferred - currently doing 4 long days and one v short day instead of 5 regular ones.
Last year I did 9 months travelling from Rochdale to Knutsford and it was a nightmare. The M60 is hopeless, not helped when half of it is being upgraded to a 'smart' motorway. I'd leave for work early and it would take about an hour to get in, but it always seemed to take 90mins to get home. People in the south moan about commuting but it's just as bad up north.Rule Number 1 - Assuming that you have a valid contract in place always try to get your poo onto your timesheet, provided that the timesheet is valid for your current contract and covers the period of time that you are billing for.
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Originally posted by BoredBloke View PostWHS!
Last year I did 9 months travelling from Rochdale to Knutsford and it was a nightmare. The M60 is hopeless, not helped when half of it is being upgraded to a 'smart' motorway. I'd leave for work early and it would take about an hour to get in, but it always seemed to take 90mins to get home. People in the south moan about commuting but it's just as bad up north.The greatest trick the devil ever pulled was convincing the world that he didn't existComment
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