SilverRoseBlade

SilverRoseBlade t1_jdnl2mv wrote

Reply to comment by Mei_Flower1996 in How common was remote/hybrid work ,before COVID, in Boston? by Mei_Flower1996

I mean the entire MBTA system is broken but I live near Quincy so taking the red line to Park St took well over an hour when I did it every day. Now on the rare occasions I go into the city and don’t drive in, its def almost an hr and a half now or longer. The subreddit has a ton of mbta stories going on right now.

You’re fairly close to the city so you shouldn’t have too many issues since you can take either Braintree or Ashmont without worrying about it.

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SilverRoseBlade t1_jdnjaod wrote

Reply to How common was remote/hybrid work ,before COVID, in Boston? by Mei_Flower1996

Solutions Engineer/Sales Engineer.

Had to be in office on all days except our team got an “exception” for twice a quarter (every three months) to wfh if it was really needed. The excuse was the Account folks need us to be there to come by and ask questions and we can’t wfh due to that “collaboration” (total bs bc it bordered on annoying with them doing drive-bys). And it accounted dr appt days so we didnt need to use a full sick day.

It sucked and once covid happened it proved we didn’t need to be in-office. I left that job for a new one and it’s fully remote. Wish I could meet my team in person since we’re spread across the US but I do not miss the awful red line commute.

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SilverRoseBlade t1_j0b0cqv wrote

Reply to Is it more efficient for me to heat my home with my ductless mini split or my old boiler? by CatoFriedman

If you have National Grid, they doubled their Basic Service charge to ~0.33 cents when it was ~0.18 before. Trust me I got a giant sticker shock when Nov’s bill came in.

And Eversource is raising their rates too soon I think someone in r/Boston mentioned a while back. It sucks but oil could be cheaper if you do the math. Sadly I’m stuck with electrical in my building.

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