Not many low wage jobs can be done remotely. Burger flippers, stock people, etc all have to work in person. At my workplace I'm one of the few people who can do my job from home. But I do not enjoy working from home at all. It's boring as hell. I guess it might be different for people who have really nice houses with extra creature comforts.
I can kind of sympathize for workers in Silicon Valley wanting to work from home. Gasoline prices in California are the highest in the nation. Many workers out there have to drive long distances in their commutes and even get stuck with high parking costs. On top of that the number of road rage related shootings has doubled there in the past few years. It's nuts.
It takes less than 10 minutes for me to drive from my house to the office. That's one nice thing about living in a smaller city or town. I'd consider riding my trail bicycle to/from work if doing so wasn't so dangerous. There's too many distracted drivers. And then there are some motorists who take great offense at seeing an adult riding a bicycle. They figure the bicycle rider is either a liberal bunny-hugger or a hoodlum that doesn't have a driver's license. Plus another downside to riding a bike is you're exposed to the weather. It gets hot as hell here in the Summer. I can even start breaking a sweat riding a bike in the morning if it's 80 degrees. If Lawton had a real network of dedicated bike paths I would probably use by bike a lot more when the weather was nice enough for it.
I can kind of sympathize for workers in Silicon Valley wanting to work from home. Gasoline prices in California are the highest in the nation. Many workers out there have to drive long distances in their commutes and even get stuck with high parking costs. On top of that the number of road rage related shootings has doubled there in the past few years. It's nuts.
It takes less than 10 minutes for me to drive from my house to the office. That's one nice thing about living in a smaller city or town. I'd consider riding my trail bicycle to/from work if doing so wasn't so dangerous. There's too many distracted drivers. And then there are some motorists who take great offense at seeing an adult riding a bicycle. They figure the bicycle rider is either a liberal bunny-hugger or a hoodlum that doesn't have a driver's license. Plus another downside to riding a bike is you're exposed to the weather. It gets hot as hell here in the Summer. I can even start breaking a sweat riding a bike in the morning if it's 80 degrees. If Lawton had a real network of dedicated bike paths I would probably use by bike a lot more when the weather was nice enough for it.
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