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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I’ll bite because I already was someone who only has to go into the office 1-2 days per week prior to COVID. Back in 2012 we moved outside the beltway to western Fairfax because we could get a bigger house. Bang for your buck right?! And I “only” needed to go in once or twice a week so the commute “wouldn’t be so bad.”

I was only 12 miles from the office (commuting within Fairfax County), but as more land got developed and people bought homes further out, the traffic got worse and worse. My 35 min. commute creeped up so that 7 years later it was taking me 50 min. in the morning and 1 hour 15 min. (or longer if inclement weather or an accident). I once spent over 2 hours trying to get home during a light snow storm one. Plus daycare pick up or drop off (DH and I alternated). I was spending 2-2.5 hours round trip in the car crawling on traffic and the weeks I had to go in twice we’re miserable. I had flex hours, but it didn’t matter because so do a lot of people in the area. Maybe I just have a low commute tolerance, but it felt like this dark cloud hanging over me knowing I had to keep making that unpredictable sluggish drive week after week. I came to absolutely dread going into the office. Then occasionally an in-person training or meeting, or a tech issue came up and I’d have go in on a telework day, which would make the week feel so long. Oh and forget wanting to move up and apply for any other jobs that may require more days in the office. I was now completely bound to a telework position. 
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Is the commute from Fairfax really that bad? Wow, I thought it was supposed more doable. I have a handful of colleagues from there and they seemed to make it work. I have colleagues from other outer areas like Howard, Loudon, etc. Some of them probably live there only because they can't afford a more inner-burb, but I have others who can definitely afford an inner-burb home who do it and even they seem okay. It seems like the more road expansions that get built, the worse the traffic and commutes get. [/quote]

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