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Parking is 40 a day and commuter rail is 26 between fare and parking. My office is near DTX in Boston so that’s a good 3 hrs as well round trip. It is a ton of money but we also live in a cheaper house so the savings are massive when you factor in housing costs.

AAA cardmember is supposed to be present, but many of the drivers don't check. They do check the plate number to see if it matches the workorder. AAA driver doesn't care why the car needs to be towed, only that AAA has given them a PO to get paid. These are true of independent AAA contactors, not sure how strict an actual AAA driver is.

I'm in higher ed, so if your friends were in k12, their experience may have been a lot more difficult than mine. I LOVED being at home for myself, but my position was pretty much 100% student facing, and my students really struggled with that modality. The job itself was a lot harder, but remained incredibly challenging even when we came back in person, as our students seem to be facing a lot more barriers after losing so much during remote learning.

I considered leaving higher ed altogether, but recently moved into a new position (QCC to WSU) and I think that change was enough to keep me happy and in the field. My new role is not 100% student facing, which took some of the emotional labor out of the job and that helped a lot! The challenges students face are the same, but I am in a different role and have different responsibilities to try to problem solve. I was at QCC for almost 11 years, so I think I just needed a change overall, too. There's a lot more nuance to it with my specific roles, but I won't get into all of that.

Wow, good for you. 4k buys a really nice vacation or a lot of smaller fun adventures. Cheers and Blue Skies!

>i know that these fees are generally uncontestable but fuck the dpw and the cops for their irregular enforcement. a lot of these people probably don't realize they will be towed because this is the literal first time this dysfunctional city has towed on this street all fucking season

This is exactly why it's irregular. If they do it regularly, they won't make as money in tickets. It's the lazy way to get more tickets written to meet their quotas.

Hi, I have friends who are educators who have left the profession for various reasons. Mostly it was over policy issues. They have all found employment doing other things but all agonized over the decision and are dealing with heartbreak. The consensus with them was they hated working from home during the pandemic. Care to add?

That's too bad. They ought to have play dates for docile doggies.

Thank you but dog parks are no bueno. A lot of un trained dogs and distracted owners. Also I have a pit so he’ll be blamed for anything even though he doesn’t have an aggressive bone in his body

I’m so sorry 😢 I hope he’s living his best angel life

Yes! I lost my dog in September and I’m so thankful I was home for 18 months with him during COVID. Best years of his life for sure

I’m in education so that’s not in the cards for me lol

Yep. Add making my own coffee and eating lunch at home, I've probably saved thousands. If you figure $20 a day for breakfast + lunch out, *200 or so days in the office, that's $4k a year. Minus a few days off, add in a few happy hours, roughly that much I'd assume.

I think there needs to be some ground rules laid here. Extra work should mean extra compensation. Working from home is fairly new and I think it could go off the rails if there isn't some contractual elements added.

Well, it's savings on your health. I never realized how sleep deprived I was until I retired. It's so important and ranks up there with nourishment and exercise. It isn't just sleep but the absence of stress related to hurried morning routines. Check those boxes, eventually inflation will abate.

Have any employers taken advantage of this by demanding more of your time now that if you work from home you are always at work?

Good for you. Tethered to guaranteed income but working and equipped like a freelancer. The savings is the icing on the cake. I'm retired but commuting got so I had to have a second car, a work car, smaller more economical. I bought my "last" car in 2020, so far I've put only 15 thousand miles on it. So far responses to this post have been positive, Cheers!

Hasn't really saved me much money considering inflation in the last 2 years.

However, it HAS given me more sleep and more time to do things like laundry, grocery runs, etc. So I am more refreshed and have more me time on the weekends.

That's too bad, I think that as work from home becomes more common, employers should be compensating this. It's like they're leasing part of your living space. I just wonder how one goes about framing that conversation with one's employer.

Up front, no. Because I needed to buy a bunch of stuff to set up office at home. Work issued laptop on the kitchen table isn't good long term. Needed a desk, second monitor, monitor stands, chair, etc.

But now? Absolutely. I used to commute to Providence daily. Now it's a 1x per month trip. I filled up every 4 days, and now I fill up monthly.

Dogs are a gift for sure and I'm sure yours appreciates your increased presence. Lot's of folks to shoot the shit with at dog parks. You should take some of that savings and spoil yourself and doggo on an adventure.

Being locked out of your car is a reason to tow. You're right about the ID and being present....can't wait to see what happens! Exciting stuff!

I read happiness in your reply is that accurate? If so cheers!! Do you eat better now that you're working from home?