Best Of

I had sort of a love-hate relationship with that generation of Lumina sedan. On one hand, I loved it because it was a bit bigger than the Celebrity it was supposed to replace. But I hated that some of the details seemed a bit awkward, and I swear the interior packaging wasn't as good. For instance, I always found these to be tight on legroom up front. And I think they managed to lose a bit of trunk volume, compared to the Celebrity.

I also loved the generous use of glass. But I think they went a bit too far, making the side windows look almost TOO tall in relation to the rest of the car. And I liked the 3 taillights, but there's just something about the way the outboard taillight curves around that makes it look awkward to me. My old '80 Malibu had the outboard taillight curve around to the side as well, but I think it worked better, because it was more squared off.

Also, on my Malibu, all three taillights were the same width, or at least appeared to be at a quick glance. On the Lumina, when you view it from the rear, the outer lights almost look more like a side marker light than a true taillight.

I think it looks okay when you view it from the back, as well as the side, but at an angle, it just looks awkward to me.

But, like many things, my attitude has softened in my older years, and I think I like that car more now, than I did when it was newer. I used to hate the interior, but now looking at it, I don't mind it. It still looks cramped for legroom though, and with the way the front wheel wells intrude, there's not much foot space. It's also interesting that, for a FWD car, that center hump seems pretty big.

To me, the boss angle is a non-issue. Mine still checks in daily and knows what is going on and if I need something I reach out. Exactly like it would be if we were in the same office together, just via video instead.

The benefit is being much more efficient and less stressful. When I got this job I had another offer (actually a state job) but it would have required going into the office (downtown Albany). And the drive is pretty nasty with congestion, so would have been mentally draining. Plus the $ would add up with wear and tear, gas and parking, on top of the 1+ hour per day commute. The mental aspect being the worst. Not sure I would even still be there after doing that for a while. And my car would have way more than 8,000 miles on it is 22 months!

My sister works for JMonroe's favorite agency and has been FT WFH for quite a while (nasty commute to an office for her). Until next week where she is supposed to be going back in (assuming they found a desk space to assign her to). No functional reason since I don't think she even works with many people in that building, and it is pretty big so people take calls from their desk anyway.

the negative to her employer is a major reduction in work hours. Because like the vast majority of fed employees she works extra time and odd hours to support different groups. That will no longer be happening since time formerly spent working (and having a home office all set up) will now be spent commuting, and the job will be clock in, clock out, work stays in the office.