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CMV: Every job that can be done remotely should have enforced commuting hourly billed by law

Past 2 years have proven that WFH is very efficient for vast amount of jobs where management wants to force people back to the office. Even if companies are profit-driven, they try to force people back to their offices for reasons likely related to power trip or management "feeling more secure" because of "their" people being "there".

Our time spent working is compensated, but commute is technically work. It would simply not exist were it not for that employment. We put in our time towards our workplace so that work would be able get done, in a way less efficient form.

No one should need to have more than half of their normal waking day taken by a single job under normal circumstances, and 2h commute (both ways), assuming 8h work at the workplace is required, should be compensated as 10h working day, incl. the overtime benefits.

Does it work better for the companies? No, but they'd also love if overtime wasn't paid at all either. But, it works better towards the well being of the entire nation, and we'd be ripping the benefits of this in years and decades to come.

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EDIT: You should be able to relinquish this benefit, but only if that's what you \_want\_. Asking people to do it as a condition to getting the job should be illegal with same legal weight as asking for sexual orientation, religion, etc.

e.g. You want to take a job that's 2h away and it'd be great for your career, but you don't want to relocate. Employer would probably turn you down for the 4h overtime pay. You'd be able to let them know about that in advance, and that's it.
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Then employers could simply impose restrictions and only agree to interview those who stay close to the office, which would directly mean less opportunities for everyone.

Commute time is technically a choice. If you don’t want the long commute, then either stay close to your workplace or work someplace close to where you stay.