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  • I think the problem there is that there’s a lot of workplaces looking for extra people. Losing 1/5th of your workforce, but not financially is how I assume employers look at it.

    The fact people are more efficient probably doesn’t mean more efficient than working 8 extra hours to them.

    I could really do with a 4day workweek. And I don’t mean working 40h in 4 days.





  • I guess you kind of answered your own question.

    • Is keeping things separated important?
    • do you want the additional cost saving.

    In my case I was on the paying plan of bitwarden ( 10€/ year ). I kept them separated and will probably keep paying for both. The bitwarden money really is negligible…

    That and I’m quite happy with bitwarden. You could always extract your pwd from the password manager and save them somewhere secure in an encrypted file. SHOULD something happen you still have a backup somewhere…

    Just make sure to keep your back up safe.

    Keep in mind that if 1 password decides to lock you out you still lose all your passwords.



  • Best way I can think of to promote carpooling is kind of what colruyt tried.

    Employee bus that goes down the main highway ( Belgium ). It has WiFi and you csn keep working on your way home. Every minute worked counts.

    You’ll just need a bigger carpark by the highway. 30 minutes delay? It’s not lost time. Still want to use your car? Sure. But you’ll work longer and have to drive home afterwards.

    I am not a traffic expert. The approach might be flawed. But it seems like a step in the right direction.

    At least it’s better than complaining about overcrowded busses and trains who are delayed again. And while it might not solve the issue, If you can get a 10 people per bus. It should start adding up eventually. The incentive to take public transport doesn’t disappear with the disappearance of traffic jams. Its an alternative to sitting longer in the office and being home later.

    I think colruyt did something like this for a while? https://reset.vlaanderen/2017/09/01/kantoorbus/

    Maybe its something you can book a seat on and should be scheduled on a larger scale than just 1 company.

    One can dream I suppose. Hell will freeze over when most companies will “trust” their employees enough to work on the bus though.


  • I’m in a similar boat. 45m drive by car. 2h using PT. Including a 30 minute walk for the last bit to my office. This doesn’t include waiting for busses or trains.

    Realistically it’d be 2.5h without delays. And that’s just one way. After that I’m expected to work for 8h and do it again.

    So if i leave at 7am, +5h+8h +30minute lunch break I’d be home by …8.30pm?

    And that is hoping the connections line up after work… Cycling isn’t really an option as there’s no shower in the workplace. And knowing corps I’m pretty sure they won’t appreciate people charging their electric bike battery in the office for free.

    RIP work-life balance using PT. And I already feel like it’s shit.

    Though I do try to use the train when I can. Even though it ain’t cheap either…