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The challenge of commuting to the office via metro, local train, or any other medium during peak hours is infamous and evident through traffic snarls and packed coaches. Highlighting the plight of commuting to the office, a woman recently put her thoughts forward on a social media platform. The woman advocated that working from home should be widely accepted in major cities like Bengaluru and Mumbai.

A woman named Akanksha argued that many employees waste their ‘time, energy and money’ commuting to work only to reach the office exhausted. She said this commute is often for work that doesn't require Physical presence. 

She also emphasised that “heavy traffic and poor infrastructure" only add to the daily stress.

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“Companies should allow WFH in cities like Bangalore and Mumbai. If physical presence isn’t needed, there’s no point wasting time, energy, and money battling traffic and poor infrastructure. Half your energy is wasted just reaching the office,” Akanksha wrote on X. 

Many social media users flocked to the comment section to express their views on the subject, with the majority of them agreeing with her about working from home. While others pointed out the administrative insensitivity towards employees. 

A user wrote, “Yes. Physical presence, if required, should be 1 week a month or something. It should not be 1/2/3 days a week, and I don’t understand that daily office culture. You are exhausting the person, and sooner or later, they will leave, considering most companies have lenient policies as of today. Money alone isn’t everything today. Peace of mind is equally important."

Another user highlighted decreasing work-from-home jobs, saying, “Don’t know why, but it looks like there’s an unofficial policy for mandatory WFO. Remote jobs have dried up, and companies are not encouraging WFH like earlier."

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Another mentioned that top administration does not under work-life balance, “These buddhe uncles who have no life sitting at the top don’t understand the word flexibility or work life balance."