Hawrylyshyn said:
We're definitely off topic now, BUT I'm a big fan of WFH. It enables a significantly better work-life balance. I'll be moving to a new building this weekend, not sure if there's office space though I'm optimistic and hopeful there is.
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I think WFH is great if your commute is more than 15 minutes or 20 minutes. But less than that it makes less sense.

I think a big reason North Americans love it is because of our built environment. Europeans work from home at a far lower rate post-covid peak.

I think it has a lot to do with our commute times and the fact that our business districts are far more segregated from other activities.

I like working in the office. I get more done, get to leave my house (I hate being home all the time), but my commute is only about 5 or 10 minutes walking or cycling. Most of my coworkers that come in voluntarily have sub-20minute commutes.

We have a blast though lol
 
Chris R. said:
I think WFH is great if your commute is more than 15 minutes or 20 minutes. But less than that it makes less sense.

I think a big reason North Americans love it is because of our built environment. Europeans work from home at a far lower rate post-covid peak.

I think it has a lot to do with our commute times and the fact that our business districts are far more segregated from other activities.

I like working in the office. I get more done, get to leave my house (I hate being home all the time), but my commute is only about 5 or 10 minutes walking or cycling. Most of my coworkers that come in voluntarily have sub-20minute commutes.

We have a blast though lol
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I live in the east end bordering Stoney Creek and did the bus to Hunter and GO Train to Toronto commute for 22 years. Over 2.5 hours commuting each day. WFH for over 9 years now. I ain't switching back. Just can't do it anymore.
 
Surely that's more than 2.5 hours per day no? The train from Hunter to Toronto is 1h 15m, bus from Stoney Creek to Hunter must be at least 30 mins? Sounds like over 3 hours total?

My 45 min commute each way makes me cringe! But it's doable a few days a week.
 
TheHonestMaple said:
Surely that's more than 2.5 hours per day no? The train from Hunter to Toronto is 1h 15m, bus from Stoney Creek to Hunter must be at least 30 mins? Sounds like over 3 hours total?

My 45 min commute each way makes me cringe! But it's doable a few days a week.
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It's been a while, but I remember the train ride being about 1h 5m - but maybe I'm misremembering... the bus took about 15 minutes. But, yeah - it could be 3 hours per day if you figure in for delays anyways. In any case, when you're younger - you sometimes have to sacrifice your personal time/life to get a job in the field you want and then continue to sacrifice to work your way up to get the pay you want. I used a lot of that time reading books, watching movies/shows while on the train. Gotta make the best of it.

After a certain age hopefully you've earned the ability to WFH while making decent pay. That's where I am at this point. 22 years commuting earned me 9 years (so far) of working from home. Eyeing early retirement - but that's a hard decision to make when it's hard to prepare for the uncertainty and concerning future economy.
 
berklon said:
It's been a while, but I remember the train ride being about 1h 5m - but maybe I'm misremembering... the bus took about 15 minutes. But, yeah - it could be 3 hours per day if you figure in for delays anyways. In any case, when you're younger - you sometimes have to sacrifice your personal time/life to get a job in the field you want and then continue to sacrifice to work your way up to get the pay you want. I used a lot of that time reading books, watching movies/shows while on the train. Gotta make the best of it.

After a certain age hopefully you've earned the ability to WFH while making decent pay. That's where I am at this point. 22 years commuting earned me 9 years (so far) of working from home. Eyeing early retirement - but that's a hard decision to make when it's hard to prepare for the uncertainty and concerning future economy.
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I used to live in stoney creek and have to get to burlington and back to work - 2 hours bus ride each way including transcab - thus I don't miss the days of commuting to work - and I can more or less set my own hours at work at home - I can work till 4 in the morning if I wish as long as the work gets done.
 
Today.

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Chris R. said:
June 1 was occupancy I believe so yes. As mentioned though it will likely take a few years to fill. Once @Stec moves in, perhaps they can provide some Intel on how full it actually is inside!
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I believe I'm the 8th person to rent a unit in the building and they are currently only filling Tower A which borders King William Street. The Hughson/King St tower which is Tower B will get rented out once tower A is close to full. All residents though regardless of the tower they live in get access to all the amenities which are spread across 3 floors in both towers. Looking forward to our August move in date!
 
BCTed said:
Eight units rented sounds scary low
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That was a few weeks ago when we started the rental process it seemed like they were getting far more viewings and interest in recent visits since so I'm sure many more units are now rented. BUT this isn't a cheap building either so it's probably keeping a lot of people priced out. Hell it was at the top of our budget but we just said the hell with it because everything was so awesome here. My partner works at the LCBO though and is now on strike and this couldn't be worse timing for us ughh... things can get a bit dicey for us if this strike drags on and our rent being 1100 more a month than our current apartment we're leaving not gonna lie I'm a bit panicked right now. :eek:
 
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