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I came to comment about that too. I use to drive 2 hours total a day. Absolutely terrible. I hope you can fix that in the near future!

Welcome to the Bay Area. I've made the conscious decision that I'm not willing to pack my family into a 1000 sq.ft. shoebox, which is all that's affordable anywhere near employers, so commute it will be.

Try to make your commute part of your workday? Even if you left at 7am, worked on the train, worked in the office till 4 then home at 6, it would make a big difference to your life.

Source: had a 1.5hr commute in London (bus, tube, train, bus). 1.5 was best case scenario. I will never forget the sheer happiness I gained from changing jobs to a more reasonable commute.

I did the same and it's really, really stressful being in traffic for that long. Not to mention turning a 9 hour day into a 13. Working remote has really improved my quality of life now.

I got a non-STEM degree like that: 5 years with 4h of daily commute. I wouldn't wish it to my worst enemy if I had one.

3 hours of daily commute for college.

Can confirm. Not fun.