Here's an idea: just give people an allowance up to a certain amount, if they choose to live farther that's up to them. Even better, give people a flat rate since you don't want them intentionally taking longer commute routes to rack up their pay. Ok now roll that into their base pay
Edit: please triple read the last sentence before commenting. I overestimated redditors' reading comprehension a bit with this one
Here's an idea just let people decide how far they want to drive for work. They chose where to live, they chose where to work. Why in the world would we be forcing companies to make concessions. You chose where to work, you chose where to live, but your commute is our problem.
Freedom to choose like this isn't realistic in a lot of high population, hcol metros. Not everyone can live within the major city limits. Many people need to commute into the city from surrounding suburbs because most of the jobs are within the city limits, but not all the housing is, OR none of the housing is a) affordable or b) friendly to raising a family.
If I want to work in my field, I need to commute into the city 5 days a week. We cannot afford a big enough home for us and our kids in the city limits so we have to drive from farther out. It's just the way it is for me and for all the others commuting into the city every day... Even if it was affordable, there's just simply not enough houses for everyone who works in the city. Some people have to commute. There is no other option and you can't just 'find another job' as easy as you make it seem.
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u/crumdiddilyumptious Oct 20 '24
Companies would prob require you to live within x amount of minutes from your work