I will soon be graduating from school and have accepted a job offer that I know will involve some commuting - probably driving.
My rationale is that I'll only do it for a few years, and it's worth it to have the company in question on my resumé. I think the fact that we all aren't working from home 2-3 days a week is frankly ridiculous, but the sea change is already in progress and can't be stopped. Eventually working remotely 50-80% of the time will be the norm.
Any particular reason you only plan to work for that company for a few years? "to have the company in question on my resumé" seems like a poor reason; if you actually want to work there, why not work there for a substantial fraction of your career?
Also, have you considered the possibility of finding an apartment close to work? Unless you already own a home, moving to shorten your commute will save you huge amounts of money and time.
Many companies see working at the same company for more than 2-3 years as a negative. Even if you love the company, you will be seen as stagnant and lazy.
That is a scary line of thinking IMO. If you work for 40 years and lived by that philosophy you'd have worked for nearly 20 companies. While if you're a freelancer that might seem normal, but as a normal salaried employee, that seems like quite a bit. I realize that "getting the gold watch" and hanging around a company for 40 years isn't the norm these days, but to be counted as a negative just because you stay at one company for merely 2 or 3 years seems harsh. Have you had experience with this sentiment? I haven't encountered it yet.
My rationale is that I'll only do it for a few years, and it's worth it to have the company in question on my resumé. I think the fact that we all aren't working from home 2-3 days a week is frankly ridiculous, but the sea change is already in progress and can't be stopped. Eventually working remotely 50-80% of the time will be the norm.