Originally Posted by
1242Vintage
I'm that guy who my coworkers see duck walking in bike shoes and wearing spandex through the lobby every day and I am treated very well. Have a secure bike locker right outside my office building and we have a full locker room with showers in the basement for commuters.
Other benefit is my coworkers and company executives know I commute daily so not uncommon for me to be in a late afternoon meeting and Director will make sure to take care of any business with me first so I can get out and on my way home before it gets too dark.
This is a huge thing for me. Typical office hours are 8:30-5:30 for my work, but I have a lot of work from the UK, so I get in at 7:30 and leave at 5:00. Sometimes, people will wait until 4:45 to send me something that needs to be edited and sent out that day, leaving my commute starting between 5:00 and 5:30, one of the most congested times to leave the city. I have to cross a very congested bridge (both for cyclists and cars) leaving Boston, and I personally think it's extremely dangerous to bike even in the day light, let alone at night, when people are frustrated in their cars on their own commutes home.