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Company tightened up in-office requirements, and I feel like I�m going to have to move
Posted on April 2, 2026 at 07:35:02 AM by flanker

For my three in-office days, I used to get into the office early before traffic hit, run home at lunch, and work from home all afternoon. My dog and I were both happy with this arrangement, but then the GC/DGCs started tracking our in office time. I didn�t show up on the naughtiest report that gets you fired, but I showed up on a �warning� report that reminds us we should be in office for 8 hours. So now I work in office from roughly 6-2, get home before traffic gets too bad, and then work from home until I�m done. If I commuted during normal hours, my total commute time would more than double from about 1 hour to more than 2 hours, and we don�t have good public transit options.

So now I�m thinking about moving so I have a short commute, probably something about a mile or two from the office that I could walk or e-bike most days.

Option 1: Downsize to a small enough condo to pay cash after selling my house and not have a mortgage. Use extra monthly money to save for mountain land for retirement. I am not a doomsday prepper, but I�ve been thinking that owning a small plot of land with enough savings to pay the taxes would largely shield me from the worst scenarios in coming AI economies.

Option 2: Buy a 1,500 � 2,000ish sq ft townhouse, condo, or single-family house that will require a mortgage. Even with higher rates, I could probably get a pretty cool place, but being on the lower end of my affordability range would allow me to roll over equity and stay on a 10-15 year mortgage. I�m in my mid forties, and I have less than 11 years left on my current mortgage.

Option 3: get a job as a business law professor/lecturer, sell my house, and buy near the university. This option is mostly out of my control, I only have one year of experience teaching at an EMU level institution, and I only have one pending possibility at a public university that has budget issues.

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do you want to live in the mountain house full time or split time even in retirement? - By plug April 2, 2026 at 09:34:16 AM
It's important that you develop face-to-face rapport with your colleagues, so be in the office for your allotted time. And make sure you're spending at least 25% of your time figuring out how to incorporate AI into your daily responsibilities! -- Corporate Execs* - By Cap April 2, 2026 at 09:15:29 AM
Why not do option b with a 30 year? - By Harbaughdyssey April 2, 2026 at 08:11:05 AM
- If I think more practically about finances, I wonder if I should rent out my current house with the 2.99% mortgage, rent an apartment/condo close to work, and use my current savings for retirement land in NC or southwest VA mountains. - By flanker April 2, 2026 at 08:23:55 AM
  - I plan on renting my place when I leave - By Harbaughdyssey April 2, 2026 at 08:30:02 AM
Are you in the DC area still?* - By crumbs April 2, 2026 at 07:55:23 AM
- Charlotte, I only did one summer in DC with the SEC. DC is probably on the table under a Dem President after 2028 *** - By flanker April 2, 2026 at 08:00:10 AM
  - Ah, that�s right. * - By crumbs April 2, 2026 at 08:07:06 AM
You're young. Is getting a new job and staying where you are an option?* - By Rich April 2, 2026 at 07:44:40 AM
- Feels like remote work is drying up, and expensive non-revenue generating resources are not high-priority. Only prospective employer that would be a good commute from my current house is primarily a broker-dealer, which is not a great fit for me. I keep an eye on their postings nonetheless. - By flanker April 2, 2026 at 07:51:16 AM
  - OK, so moving gives you a chance to look for other jobs as well* - By Rich April 2, 2026 at 07:52:44 AM
    - Yeah, opens up more feasible possibilities but I'm fairly content in my role - By flanker April 2, 2026 at 07:58:32 AM
- That was my first thought also* - By Lods April 2, 2026 at 07:45:50 AM
  - I was thinking that if flanker was 60, it would make sense to downsize or run out the clock on this job. Even then, I am not sure.... - By Rich April 2, 2026 at 07:48:36 AM
Do you get your own office, or are you in a cubicle/open office environment? nm - By mgaelster April 2, 2026 at 07:42:02 AM
- Open office for everyone except managing counsel or above. I have nicknamed one of the dumbasses that sits near me, "DJ Speakerphone," because she's often too fucking stupid to figure out her headset*** - By flanker April 2, 2026 at 07:46:30 AM
  - Absolutely disgusting. Should be a law; if work can be handled remotely, you have to either offer full time remote work or give everyone his or her own private office - By mgaelster April 2, 2026 at 09:01:26 AM
It is amazing how they view workers like children. * - By Cincywolve April 2, 2026 at 07:38:58 AM
- this precisely. we have people knocking down 200k who literally check badge swipes against timesheets. what in the actual fuck?* - By gratefultread April 2, 2026 at 08:57:04 AM
- I would pay a small amount of $ to sit in on your team meetings.* - By Lods April 2, 2026 at 07:44:48 AM

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