About commuting... At my work we have cook who work in the cafeteria. They provide meals for breakfast, lunch and dinner. I have heard one of the cooks saying he was going home. He would be back later for his evening shift. If you need to commute twice on one working day, you double your commute. Not good for the employee.
Im surprised by how many who see the commute to and from work as a drain on time and/or money. For me its top quality time. I bike (20 mins - 1h30 depending on route), run (35 mins - 1h30 depending on route and pace) or walk (1h-ish). It gives me a lot of excercise for free, no need to go to a gym or similar, I get to be outside and its a nice way to explore the local area. Last year I discovered a really nice hiking path in a small forest very close to where I live I didn't even know of. When biking I can modify the route to be anything up to almost 50km if I feel like it and its mostly car-free roads and can do parts of the trip in the forest. While I'm still working its one of my favourite activities during the week. If the weather is really bad there is also a hint of badassity in there and I get to experience the changing seasons and weather up-close. If I walk or run I generally listen to a podcast or some music, but when biking I prefer maximum attention to surrounding traffic.
Its a lot what one makes of it. Sitting in a car or on public transport would be horrible.