Work Life Balance

My current round-trip commute is 3 hours which has me thinking about which firms and cities offer the best work life balance. I think it would be helpful if people could post their location, commute time, working hours, flexibility etc.  


location: nyc

commute: 2.45-3 hours daily 

hours: 50. Could go a little higher if busy but never really putting in less than that 

Flexibility: no work from home or other programs to ease the m-f mundane. 

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Look at regional banks, credit unions, large banks and work in their credit or lending department. Life Cos, working for the city, also good WLB.

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Not sure people posting their firms and cities are going to give you the answer you're looking for here, which I assume you already know: you need to live a hell of a lot closer to where you work. 

Having to round trip commute 3 hours a day would make life suck in any city or any firm. 

Commercial Real Estate Developer
 

I just want to rub my nose in it but1.5 each way isn’t totally uncommon in NYC

 

I just want to rub my nose in it but1.5 each way isn’t totally uncommon in NYC

That is painfully awful. 

Commercial Real Estate Developer
 

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