Its actually horrifying that other people have this same intrusive thought.(being pushed)

Even for an internship interview? The assumption at my program is hopefully being hired after, but it still feels "green."

I feel like , besides interview, this is something you can just look up company policy on.( like look up WFH policy). Is that correct? Or would you need to ask?

Ah. I guess this is specific workplace culture specific , too. My dad basically gave the same answer ( he works tech and his office is super into everyone coming in, even for those with 1.5 hr commutes).

But he said overall it was 50/50 pre COVID.

By "not too far back" do you mean before COVID, or during? Because someone on here said since COVID some places are actually going TOO FAR in the opposite direction with wfh policy

NYC and Boston are the worst. And I'd imagine WFH is a tad more common in Ny for this reason as well. ( or what was described up here, fully hybrid not really a thing pre COVID, but one WFH day or whatever.)

Mine is over an hr. More like 80 mins.

Also in a lot of parts of the US ( non urban, I never said Boston is the worst as a city, it's just worse than the overall average) an hr is considered long. Like, I'm not just comparing cities. The USA as a whole, including jobs in suburban areas.

Well, yeah, now in a post COVID world white collars workers working from home is super common. I was more curious about pre.

That's why I was surprised by the people in the Bioinformatics sub that said work was almost always on site pre COVID. Because it's sort of in line with tech work, the kind of work that can be done from home.

But like we've established, it may not be as common where commutes aren't as bad.

I get that the commuter is basically " you" time, since you're not driving, and it's way better than driving. And you can do what you want. But I feel like reading on the train hurts my eyes? I'm trying to get into podcasts.

Wait is the red line worse than green or orange? Im asking bc my commute to school ( I live w my parents and only have to be on campus 1-2 times a week) involves the commuter and orange line. I don't mind it.

If a internship/ Job is in Cambridge, I'd need to take the commuter to North station, take green/orange, and then red. Is there something wrong w red?

Right. That's why I anticipate no more than 1WFH day for the 6mo-1 yr of my career at the least. I know it limits new employees.

I get that you're joking, but if commutes weren't so awful, I actually like the social aspect of the office. I just hate commuting.

I guess Im surprised at how it was less common than I thought? I was actually asking. It's just hard to wrap my head around it. Sorry if it seems weird. I think without in person tone of voice/body language it's difficult to decipher tone from text.

sorry. I think over text it comes across as weirder. I think when I'm on reddit I feel like I need to reply to comments on post, just as you would reply to a person speaking to your IRL.

Omg. I misread my bad.

The last paragraph 😂

what industry?

Does it seem like I'm arguing? Im just commenting on how insane it is.

Like " Wow thats crazy :o" kind of way. Not doubting that it was real.

What industry?

Idk, one of my friends workes regulatory affairs for a company based in suburban MA (far from Boston), and she works from home twice a week with no issues. It actually does save her for her commute ( she lives in NH).

That's sounds more like it makes sense to me. When I was an undergrad pre COVID, my professors did make it seem like Bioinfo was remote work friendly. I think the idea was if you worked Bioinfo in Boston and had a long commute, 1-2 WFH days was much more manageable, as opposed to entry level biotech jobs, where you need to be on site due to the nature of the work.

Well, fully remote is still a big ask, even in the post COVID world. I'm more thinking of being allowed 1-2 WFH days a week. Of course fully remote is another thing.

Right, 4 out of 5 days a week is understandable, but why make you folks come in 5 days a week, if you didn't interact with other team members?

edit: I misread. My bad.

I can understand 4 days a week, but 5 days a week?! That's nuts.

edit: I misread. My bad