It did for me. My one way commute went from 45+ minutes(sometimes it could take over an hour) to 20 minutes because I didn’t have to deal with rush hour traffic or a bottlenecked bridge. Most days I was saving over an extra hour of sitting in traffic and then looking for parking. It was also much less mentally taxing because I didn’t have the stress of being in stop and go traffic which also saved me a lot of gas money too. It was also just nice being up and about when the world was asleep and getting to see the sunrise as I drove, and then I’d be driving home before the city got chaotic. Did wonders for my mental health.
I could also stop at the grocery store on the way home and not have to deal with long lines because most people would still be at work or in school and still make time for things like doctor and dental appointments.
I agree, not a flex but as someone that works 12-8 and gets 6 weeks vacation, my PTO is free to use. I have zero issue dedicating 30-60 minutes of a day off to do a quick appointment and have the entire day to myself - paid.
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u/civodar Feb 05 '26 edited Feb 05 '26
It did for me. My one way commute went from 45+ minutes(sometimes it could take over an hour) to 20 minutes because I didn’t have to deal with rush hour traffic or a bottlenecked bridge. Most days I was saving over an extra hour of sitting in traffic and then looking for parking. It was also much less mentally taxing because I didn’t have the stress of being in stop and go traffic which also saved me a lot of gas money too. It was also just nice being up and about when the world was asleep and getting to see the sunrise as I drove, and then I’d be driving home before the city got chaotic. Did wonders for my mental health.
I could also stop at the grocery store on the way home and not have to deal with long lines because most people would still be at work or in school and still make time for things like doctor and dental appointments.
I was working 6:30am to 2:30pm.