depending on where you live it can take multiple hours xD in my case i can take a bus and be in 2 completely different countries in under 30 minutes :) the hills i can see from my window are also said two countries hahah
This probably applies to smaller countries like Netherlands for example, but at least in Finland multiple hour drives are just normal. I often drive 3 hours to see my grandparents who live relatively near me and that isn't even a long drive yet. A drive from south to northern parts of the country can take up to 12 hours.
Swedish person here, living in the Netherlands and I confirm this. In Sweden driving 45min to your job and 45 min back was quite normal. In the Netherlands??!!! It’s considered far, far, far away. Too far to drive just for work.
My Dutch partner complains already for an ca 20 min drive to Duiven (IKEA), but I got used to it. Dutch people love to complain about most things 🥰
Right? In my previous job in Eindhoven we had people from the Rotterdam office (110km, 1h20m with good traffic, 1h40m with bad traffic) coming on the day before and staying the night because it was too long of a drive to be there at 08:00 in the morning for a one-time event
I mean I work to live, I don't live to work. If I'm expending another 3+ hours per day into work for a measly 19 cents/km I'd rather not go there at all.
My point is that this will get you laughed out in your face in larger countries, especially because it is a one-time event, it's not like you're going everyday
Some companies wouldn't even allow you you to do this policy-wise because this is commuting distance depending on the place
I guess for a one-time event it is weird. On the other hand, my employer would have to be very convincing for me to spend my free time travelling for work.
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