[mendeza]

I am living in Baltimore and work out of DC as an ML engineer. The commute sucks, but with because of covid, I have been WFH. DC has a lot of tech companies, but lots of connections to defense.

[whimsicalism]

The county or the city? Do you take the MARC?

I am curious why someone would do this commute, it seems like there are lots of cheaper options closer to DC with their own semi-urban area.

[throwaway6734]

You can buy a home in Baltimore near Penn station for pretty cheap. There's also a big difference between urban and semi urban

[mendeza]

The city. I considered the MARC, but I have to go out to Herndon, VA and Fairfax, VA area so its just more convenient to drive. It's a tough commute at times, but a good podcast gets me through the drive. I have been WFH for all of 2020 an 2021, so now I just stay in Baltimore. WFH shift is working out great!

[neutronicus]

A lot of times the answer is a domestic partner working at one of the Baltimore hospitals

[rattray]

Yep, that's the case for me. The plausible choices for me personally are basically remote work, commuting to DC on MARC, or starting a company with a remote cofounder.