Am I being a bitch?
I work for a NY based bank in LA. The bank maintained two offices and I was hired at office A. For cost cutting purposes the bank closed office A and is making us go to Office B 5x a week. Now, distance wise it’s only 7 miles but as you know LA has terrible traffic. It’s literally more than 2 hours of commuting a day, up from 40 min! I mean it’s really killing my mental health to be doing this. Am I being a bitch? Or do I have a legitimate complaint. I honestly want to quit. (This is not a hint to quit from the higher ups. It’s a genuine cost cutting exercise)
Ngl 2 hour commute sounds brutal
Nothing makes you feel like an inconsequential NPC than sitting in bumper to bumper traffic for an hour in a half just to get home
Hell nah get out of there
Nah. Start looking elsewhere. That kind of commute kills the soul.
Your grandfather didn’t die in Normandy for this
You are being a bitch by accepting a 2 hour commute.
Quit and move on.
I’m seeing zero actual LA residents in this thread. It’s a bad commute, but far from unheard of for LA. People who have that commute typically get to the office earlier to beat traffic or leave later.
it’s either that or people are misreading your post. It’s one hour each way, not two.
Out of curiosity, have yall seen those post of people (usually students) commuting on PLANES every day, because it's still cheaper than renting?
I used to live in LA. The only people who did a commute like that did it because they were commuting from East to West LA and couldn't afford to live on the West side. They also weren't working IB hours.
idk what your hours are but if it's a 9-5 I think it's worth doing the commute if it saves you rent $. However, if you're grinding doing crazing IB hours then I would consider moving closer to the office.
Can you clarify what your hours look like? I know LA is bad, but if you are in the office and supporting the east coast timing, there is no chance you are coming in during a normal commute time...and if you are actually working typical banking hours, then you shouldnt have too much of an issue driving home around midnight.
You are being a little bitch.
As someone who spent ~2.5 hours commuting when I was bait and switched from a "predominantly remote role" to in office 5x a week, I have never left a job faster in my life. I think I was there something like 6 months?
Plenty of people who havent been in your position may call you soft, but regardless, when you work 12+ hour days regularly (this isnt even a bad day in banking ofc), the additional 2+ hour commute is HORRENDOUS for your mental health.
I would recommend having a candid conversation about how this wasn't what you signed on for, and at least ask to WFH 3x a week. If they don't accommodate, dust off that resume. Sorry OP, this really sucks
Its 7 miles, ride a bike and it will take you 20 minutes
Riding a bike in LA is a death sentence
You work for a bank. You probably make a ton of money. That's the trade-off. No one is forcing you to work there. If you don't like the working conditions, leave your job and work somewhere else.
But accept the possibility that you'll take a major pay cut. That's life.
If you're working IB analyst hours on most days, then an additional 2 hours of commuting every day sounds pretty tough. Wouldn't be unreasonable for you at all to not want to commute that distance regularly
Lots of people in NYC seem to commute a similar amount of time from the suburbs to put things into perspective, but most people at that point are not working 80+ hours in excel every week either
how are they cutting costs by paying for an office instead of letting you work from your home at no cost for them?
is it not possible to move to live close to the office?
I live walking distance from my office (10-minute walk, 3-minute drive). That's your solution.
If you get a remote job, your desk can be 5 seconds from your bed
I used to have a 45-60 minute commute each way when I was working in my old role. Regardless of whether you are working banking hours, or a standard 9-5, that commute alone can be soul crushing after a period of time. I wasn't in LA, but can't even begin to image how much worse it gets there. I got a new role and changed cities for my company. I moved a 5 minute walk from the office and cannot express how much of a burden was lifted just having all that time and freedom in my day back.
Some things I would recommend doing before you make any permanent decisions. Really lay out the pros and cons of the situation. Do you like the firm you work for/ see long term potential with this firm? If so, are you able to move closer to the office? Are there firms closer to you that might align equal to, if not better than, your goals? Or, like you mentioned, getting either a hybrid/wfh type of situation set up. I don't want to influence you on one way or the other, but I personally found a lot of relief in being walking distance from my office.
7 miles? You're being a bitch by not just getting a bike that's like a 30 minute ride at a moderate pace...
Good point. Especially with perfect weather all the time and e-bikes.
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