Bengaluru techie reaches home 4 hours after leaving work amid rain, traffic: 'When will this end?'

Although most companies have enforced a work from home policy due to the adverse conditions, this software engineer has to work from the office five days a week. (Image credit: @SudeepNbr/X)

As rain continues to batter Bengaluru, techies in the city continue to grapple with extreme traffic woes worsened by poor roads and waterlogging. On social media, both IT company employers and employees have been sharing stories of their struggles along with visuals of having to ply through flooded roads for hours to reach home after work.

Amid this, a software engineer has voiced what a majority of Bengalurians must be thinking right now: "When will this end?"

Sudeep P Nambiar said it has been taking him more than three hours to reach home almost everyday this week. "So yesterday, I left my office in Whitefield at around 5.30 pm and reached home in Yelahanka by around 9.30 pm. That's approximately four hours on the road for 30 km in rain and traffic!" he wrote on X. "The day before yesterday, it was 3.5 hours. Last week it was 3 hours 15 minutes. Six months back, it was 1 hour 45 minutes. Records getting broken every day! When will this end?"

#Bengaluru x Rain x TrafficSo yesterday, I left my office in Whitefield at around 5.30 pm and reached home in Yelahanka by around 9.30 pm. That's approximately 4 hrs on the road for 30 km in rain and traffic!The day before yesterday, it was 3.5 hrs. Last week it was 3 pic.twitter.com/E2WXY6t7q7
Sudeep P Nambiar (@SudeepNbr) October 23, 2024

Although most companies have enforced a work-from-home policy due to adverse conditions, Sudeep has to work from the office five days a week. "For those asking me to WFH - It's a luxury, which is not available to everyone easily. Some people have to go to the office all 5 days," he said. Sudeep also said that since he lives in his own building in Whitefield, moving homes or taking a place on rent is not a financially sound decision for him and taking up a job closer to home — as suggested by multiple X users — is easier said than done.

"I stay in Yelahanka because I have my own house there. It's not easy for everyone to keep changing their house, especially when it's your own house!" he said, adding that he has been taking the route for two years and usually uses a carpool.

Yelahanka is one of the worst affected regions in the city with most areas being waist deep in water. The National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) personnel have been deployed there to rescue residents from flooded buildings in inflated boats.