‘It’s just stressful’: Workers facing two and three hour commutes into Dublin
https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/dublin/2026/01/26/congestion-in-greater-dublin-its-stressful-having-to-get-up-that-early-to-get-to-work/
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JoshuaFalken@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 207d
I've done a commute of a similar length, though much more distance. Being sat in a car, moving slower than you could walk, that does sound stressful.
Going off a quick search, looks like there's a train every twenty minutes or so from Kildare to Dublin. That would be my preference.
Squizzy@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 206d
More cars on thenrad made our smt change back to wfh more often because it affected them
FarraigePlaisteach@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 206d
I’ve always been lucky to be within ~30 minutes journey to wherever I’ve worked. But I remember at certain times during festivals where traffic would be crawling. You can’t relax because you have to tap the accelerator slightly every half a minute as the traffic inches forward. It’s like working in a lean manufacturing environment: excruciating. So arriving at work after a journey like that, or even just a long one, only to face another one home sounds like utter torture.
I’m genuinely sorry for people spending their lives like that.