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   Not A Number (nan@mastodon.green)'s status on Thursday, 13-Apr-2023 23:22:03 JST Not A Number

   • Thomas 🔭🕹️

   @thomasfuchs But, then you're incentivised to move a long way away from work.

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     Mike McCaffrey (mikemccaffrey@mastodon.social)'s status on Friday, 14-Apr-2023 01:06:31 JST Mike McCaffrey

     • Thomas 🔭🕹️

     @thomasfuchs seems unnecessarily complicated, but it would be nice if companies have to pay a flat extra fee if they expect you to come into an office.

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     geobeck ?️‍? (geobeck@home.social)'s status on Friday, 14-Apr-2023 02:39:26 JST geobeck ?️‍?

     • Thomas 🔭🕹️

     @thomasfuchs
     However, a commuting subsidy should take the local situation into account. If public transit is practical, base the subsidy on a monthly pass. Provide other financial incentives for employees to move closer to work or to telecommute if their role makes that practical.

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     Eli the Bearded (elithebearded@fed.qaz.red)'s status on Friday, 14-Apr-2023 02:40:49 JST Eli the Bearded

     • Thomas 🔭🕹️

     @thomasfuchs My last long term position in an office (several years pre-covid), I could get a company paid parking spot or a monthly "commuter check" which was only redeemable at certain local transit for fare cards.

     Driving to work took me about half an hour. Bike plus BART maybe 45 minutes. Pure public transit (three agencies) an hour. Oh, and driving home was consistently slower, with a toll, than driving in.

     Not sure of my point other than pay-by-time is complicated

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     Mike McCaffrey (mikemccaffrey@mastodon.social)'s status on Friday, 14-Apr-2023 04:09:45 JST Mike McCaffrey

     • Thomas 🔭🕹️

     @thomasfuchs I feel like that would incentivize higher earners to spread even further out into the suburbs, while giving employers another reason not to hire lower earning employees who have been forced to live far away from jobs.