While I respect her choices, man did you nail this situation on the head. Why would someone pay to work, pay to commute?! I took the alternative approach and got very selective this go around for employment, made sure I was a very close commute and that I liked my job a lot before I settled. Not everyone has that…

This, this right here. Unless the business connections you are gaining from working in said office appear to be valuable contacts or generate noticeable referrals, this is dumb.

For serious...

No offense, but this seems pretty preposterous. You’re paying $6k each year in after tax dollars just for the office rental.

“How I wrote two books no one has ever heard of or cares about then used Gizmodo in an attempt to promote them.”

America is the greatest country in the world...at sucking.

Here’s the thing. You shouldn’t be paying a couple extra hundred dollars for good service. It’s like paying $30 for a hot dog because the guy cooking it smiled.

I’ve done my share of domestic and international flights—both economy and business—on mostly American and Asian airlines. Domestic airlines in the U.S. have absolutely the worst customer service across the board. Continental and Delta are probably the best among the four (plus United and American), but that’s not…

Wow, this guy just can’t stop killing people.