How long does it take you to get to work each day?
By ESKARENA1
@ESKARENA1 (18261)
10 responses
@mrsturner (518)
• Canada
10 Apr 07
I don't think that that would be very practical for the employer. If they made that a law, then they would also have to allow a boss to require you to live within a certain distance from the jobsite so there wouldn't be so much lost productivity.
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@ESKARENA1 (18261)
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10 Apr 07
very good point. I still think if your time belongs to an employer they should be paying for it
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@tess1960 (2385)
• United States
10 Apr 07
Oh how I agree wqith that. And some jobs do require a person to live within in a certain distance, such as city and county jobs. My hubby and I are in city and county jobs. We are required to live within a certain distance of the city or county. It used to be within the county limits for him but they changed it and it goes out into some lying small towns. I think we should get paid if we are rew=quired to be in at our desks early. That is how it is at my office. Some factories are like that too. My dson-in-law is required to be there 15 min. early for shift. He gets a mark if he is not. He got 1 and now goes in 30 min. early to be sure to be on time. But he does not get paid extra, cheapskates.
@ESKARENA1 (18261)
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11 Apr 07
ive just got home from a 12 hour shift i left my home and therefore entered obligated time at 6.30 Am, it is now 6.45 pm and im just home. For this marathon stint i will get paid for 6 hours. Something somewhere is wrong
@MakDomMom (1474)
• United States
10 Apr 07
I now work from home so I don't have any travel time. But prior to this oppertunity - I drove 30 minutes each way to and from work. I felt like I should have been paid for that time too - but then I choose to accept the job and knew I would have to drive.
@Bizziebod (3497)
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11 Apr 07
Hi, I'm quite lucky as I work for myself so can avoid rush hours like the plague. I've got my office about 6 miles away and it take about 15 minutes to get to work. Bizzarrely enough I used to have employment within about 300 yards of my office and had to start work at 9 in the morning. With the traffic it used to take anything from half an hour and at the extreme it has taken me an hour and a half. I don't think we should get paid for travel as it is really your choice as where you want to work. Brightest Blessings!
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@ESKARENA1 (18261)
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11 Apr 07
if it is left to them they certainly wont do it until they cant get people to do the job any other way
@lightningMD (5931)
• United States
10 Apr 07
about 2 seconds..i walk from my bedroom to the living room...i do child care in my home...my husband drives about an hour each way..i'd be happy if they just paid mileage...
@keithstieneke (823)
• Lincoln, Nebraska
11 Apr 07
It takes me about twenty minutes.
There is a way to count mileage for going to work and deduct it from your taxes if you register a certain tax status so that all your income is considered sub-contracting.
@suspendedindusk03 (319)
• United States
10 Apr 07
It only takes me five minutes each way. I love that I live so close to where I work because, although I enjoy driving for the most part, I don't like wasting a big part of my weekday commuting to and from work.
