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Originally Posted by PepsiFree
Employers should also pay for transit passes.
And commute time should be compensated the same as in-office time.
If being in an office is that important to your employer, they should pay for it. Pretty simple.
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You can chop it up however you want, but what you're talking about is all just part of total compensation. If I'm choosing between two jobs, that are in all other aspects equal, I'll take the free transit pass. If you force employers to pay for transit passes and parking, they'll just cut compensation elsewhere. I think most employees would prefer to just have the extra salary and make their own decisions about where to allocated commuting expenses.
The way employers work, they often pool a benefit like transit/parking. So you could end up in a situation where those that don't need that service are supplementing that service for others via a reduced total salary.