I’ve been a super commuter for a year—and I love it

A former museum director based in southwest Michigan shares why a job that requires a five-hour commute to Ohio nearly every week has improved her work-life balance.

As more employers have embraced the return to office, workers across the country have rearranged their lives to accommodate policies that require them to be in the office every week. Some employees who moved to other states during the pandemic have been reluctant to uproot their lives, opting instead to become super commuters—driving across multiple states or even flying hundreds of miles to reach their office.