Hi SF big law! Anyone commute from SF (Marina) to Palo Alto? Tell me how it’s going!

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That sounds like a horrifying commute. I know people who lived in SF in areas that were right off the 101/280 and even then you’re losing basically 2-2.5 hours a day commuting/sitting in traffic.

Given the demands of the job, I would never do that but to each their own I guess. Many firms down in Palo Alto actually have SF offices as well so I’d look into that option if it were a possibility.

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Could you catch the CalTrain and just work on the train?

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