Commuting to work has its pros and cons.
If you take public transit or drive your car commutting can take a big chunk of time out of you life. Below is a little chart indicating how much time your commutes translates into over time.
Commutting Times
| To Work - Minutes | Back Home - Minutes | Daily Total - Minutes | Hours a Day | Hours Spent in a 5 Day Work Week | In 1 Year - Hours | In 1 Year - Days |
| 30 | 30 | 60 | 1 | 5 | 250 | 10 |
| 45 | 45 | 90 | 1.5 | 7.5 | 375 | 16 |
| 60 | 60 | 120 | 2 | 10 | 500 | 21 |
| 75 | 75 | 150 | 2.5 | 12.5 | 625 | 26 |
| 90 | 90 | 180 | 3 | 15 | 750 | 31 |
| 105 | 105 | 210 | 3.5 | 17.5 | 875 | 36 |
| 120 | 120 | 230 | 4 | 20 | 1000 | 42 |
*(assuming you get 2 weeks vacation)
Some ideas to reduce your commutte
- Move closer to your work
- Does your work have a closer office you can get transferred to?
- See if you can telecommute for some if not all of your shifts
- Car Pool
