Living in SF and commuting to PA/Menlo?

Is there good public transpo? Would a bank pay for an Uber that far home? How long/rough do y’all think the commute would be?

Why would you commute daily to PA when you have no time to enjoy SF anyways? I'd rather drive or walk to work for 5 mins/day then commute into the city on the weekends if/when you actually have free time 

All the alumni I know working in MP/PA live in MP/PA

Would not recommend. Not sure you want to commute / drive 30-40 minutes to and from work (so ~1hr+ round trip per day, depending on traffic) with the hours you're pulling in IB. Will cut into your sleep and frankly increase your risk of having a car accident (speeding on the highway sleep deprived at 4am is a bad move) PA and Menlo are very boring places but you can just work there during the week and go up to SF when you want to go out. 

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Not worth as an analyst. It's an option if you have a more predictable workload / life 

Don't do it. I lived/worked in the valley pre-COVID and my colleagues who commuted from the city routinely saw 70min commute times when driving, and catching CalTrain can be a real drag. Especially if you live in the Marina, Sunset, Richmond, PacHeights, Nob Hill etc. 

Maybe consider living in some of the younger areas on the peninsula? Burlingame, Redwood City, and San Carlos are all nice enough and have plenty to do at night. 

I did it, but wasn't in IB. Would do it again, but not if I was working more than I was (~55/60hrs a week). I got in early pre-market so missed traffic on both ends most days.

The commute sucks and I couldn't imagine doing it with IB hours. That said, you're right that Palo Alto is kind of boring in your early 20s.

FWIW I knew a guy at EVR Palo Alto who lives in SF and he seemed to hate his life more than a standard analyst.

Short answer: no. Long answer: driving it'll be 60 miles minimum roundtrip. Gas adds up, going south in the morning on 101 or 280 is a fucking nightmare. Caltrain is possible, but'll take an hour out of your morning. Uber would be too expensive. PA isn't as desolate as everyone says, and it won't matter if you live in SF bc you won't have time to do anything

Did the commute from SF to PA and it's basically an hour minimum down and back.  Used to almost fall asleep every morning down because of how stop and go it is.  If you don't want to die, live close by.  As someone mentioned, there are some small pockets along the peninsula where other young people do reside and have fun. 

Don’t be stupid. Live PA or redwood city area which is starting to get a young fun vibe. That commute every morning is stupid, once ur ready to settle down... start looking at Hillsborough/Atherton/Portola Valley

Your best bet is to live downtown and to take the caltrain every morning (don't think it runs late at night so good luck getting back).

I was at a Palo/Menlo bank and half my office commuted from SF.  I lived in Palo/Menlo and drove up to the city on weekends.  The extra sleep was worth it!