<story><title>How to Survive an Acquisition</title><url>http://charity.wtf/2016/02/03/how-to-survive-an-acquisition/</url></story><parent_chain><item><author>mathgeek</author><text>&amp;gt; 3-4 hour daily commute&lt;p&gt;It saddens me that anyone thinks this is acceptable. I know some people don&amp;#x27;t mind it, but what a waste of your life to do this for any extended period of time.</text></item></parent_chain><comment><author>peeky</author><text>My last CEO thought I was insane because I took a pay cut to swap a 90 minute each way commute for a 15 minute commute, but that&amp;#x27;s about 600 hours of extra time per year I get to spend with my wife and kids. 25 whole days.</text></comment>
<story><title>How to Survive an Acquisition</title><url>http://charity.wtf/2016/02/03/how-to-survive-an-acquisition/</url></story><parent_chain><item><author>mathgeek</author><text>&amp;gt; 3-4 hour daily commute&lt;p&gt;It saddens me that anyone thinks this is acceptable. I know some people don&amp;#x27;t mind it, but what a waste of your life to do this for any extended period of time.</text></item></parent_chain><comment><author>knightofmars</author><text>mathgeek, your sentiment is seconded.&lt;p&gt;Seeing people saying, &amp;quot;It&amp;#x27;s me time.&amp;quot; is a bit disconcerting.  Respectfully as an opinion, spending between 2 and 4+ hours a day sitting on a bus&amp;#x2F;train is not &amp;quot;me time&amp;quot;.  Why do I think that?  Because of what I suspect the answer to this question would be: If you had 2 free hours at home would you spend it doing the exact same task that you would do for 2 hours on a bus?&lt;p&gt;I understand that a two plus hour commute is a choice and obviously there are people willing to accept it.  But I am suspicious that the &amp;quot;me time&amp;quot; argument is in reality a rationalization to make what would generally be unacceptable appear acceptable.&lt;p&gt;And as an appeal to the emotional side, you have one life.  Do you really want to spend 10% of your life on a bus every month?</text></comment>