Parents who are home by 5-6pm from work - what do you do?

[Anonymous]

NonProfit VP. Leave at 7, home by 5 (30 minute commute).

DW is software Dir., WFH. works 9-6.

Kids are MS/HS. I drive to/from lots of afterschool activities/sports and am always online -- taking calls/responding to emails in the car/parking lots and usually catching up an hour or so in the evenings after dinner.

HHI +/- $400k

[Anonymous]

I’m a federal government attorney in a position that is all WFH. Not covid-related. It’s just all remote.

[Anonymous]

Gov contractor who worked 8:30 - 4:30 when I went in to the office and was usually home between 5:00 and 5:30. Now that I mostly work from home, I work 8:00 - 4:00.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I wake up at 5 to get to work by 6 and leave at 3. I typically get home by 3:50. It’s a grind, that’s for sure!!

Are you a man or woman? I can’t imagine getting ready for work that quickly.

Believe it or not, some of us women actually shower the night before, get up, brush our teeth, comb our hair, put on a blouse, slacks and shoes and maybe a dab of blush or a quick swipe of mascara if we feel.like it and we're good to go. The whole Women Take Forever To Get Ready bit is wholly unnecessary.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I’m a federal government attorney in a position that is all WFH. Not covid-related. It’s just all remote.

where do you work

[Anonymous]

both of us can walk to work in 15-20 min or bike in 5 min (couch to office time). this also means we don't need cars.
(think georgetown to K street)

I'm shocked at how long some people commute and how much money they spend on transport, when they don't even seem to have time to enjoy their suburban spreads.

we calculated that walking to work allowed us to buy 300-400K 'more house'. so we spent that money to buy a place not far from work.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:both of us can walk to work in 15-20 min or bike in 5 min (couch to office time). this also means we don't need cars.
(think georgetown to K street)

I'm shocked at how long some people commute and how much money they spend on transport, when they don't even seem to have time to enjoy their suburban spreads.

we calculated that walking to work allowed us to buy 300-400K 'more house'. so we spent that money to buy a place not far from work.

That’s ludicrous. Unless you are paid a huge salary in overtime, $400k is not realistic as your “commute” cost.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:both of us can walk to work in 15-20 min or bike in 5 min (couch to office time). this also means we don't need cars.
(think georgetown to K street)

I'm shocked at how long some people commute and how much money they spend on transport, when they don't even seem to have time to enjoy their suburban spreads.

we calculated that walking to work allowed us to buy 300-400K 'more house'. so we spent that money to buy a place not far from work.

There is no house that’s walkable to my office. Even if I want to pay 800k more.

[Anonymous]

We live in Fairfax. Husband commutes to DC, I teach 15 minutes from home. We both leave the house at 7am, I get home at 3:30, he’s home by 5/5:30.

[Anonymous]

I WFH (in IT) 9-5 with additional odd hours after the kids are in bed/weekends.

[Anonymous]

I work 10-5, hour long commute. 200k

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I work 10-5, hour long commute. 200k

Adding: DH works 6:30-3, 5 minute commute. No before or after care needed between us. He only makes 60k though.

[Anonymous]

Local government, field work, many meetings and can make my own schedule. Seven hour work day.

[Anonymous]

Teacher. Home around 5 most days.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:both of us can walk to work in 15-20 min or bike in 5 min (couch to office time). this also means we don't need cars.
(think georgetown to K street)

I'm shocked at how long some people commute and how much money they spend on transport, when they don't even seem to have time to enjoy their suburban spreads.

we calculated that walking to work allowed us to buy 300-400K 'more house'. so we spent that money to buy a place not far from work.

Hopefully neither of your jobs involve math because no one’s commute cost that doesn’t involve regular flying would come anywhere near $300-$400k.