Scenes from federal life: I have to drive to a client site an hour away today and every day next week, and I feel like it's destroying my work life balance.

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Just these two weeks? That's what a lot of people do everyday...

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I commute an hour and a half every damn day. Get over it.

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Everyday I commute on metro an hour each way to client. It can be worse

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Hi, I'm on your team.

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Yeah an hours not bad man, especially in DC (which I assume is where you are?)

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When I was in DC, there were folks commuting to my client site in Kingstowne Alexandria from Columbia, Maryland...every day for a year.

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Ha just felt like whining -- I've just been spoilt but super easy commutes the last 2 years. Very aware I have it easier than most

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