Mr. John Potter

"I'm a full-time consultant and a part-time weather man," says John Potter, a consultant in business-process improvement for Bank of Montreal based in Toronto.He is working for nine months in Chicago at Harris Bank, a wholly owned BMO subsidiary.

But whatever the inconveniences, Mr. Potter, who is 27 and single, says they're worth the opportunity to develop his skills and increase his marketability.

"This will be a highlight on my résumé.Back in Toronto, I'm hoping it will lead to promotion, and I've made a new set of contacts in the U.S., where the job market is phenomenal," he says.

In fact, long-distance commuting seems more a part of the U.S. way of business life.It's common on Friday mornings in Chicago's downtown financial district to see a dozen people in suits pulling their carry-on bags behind them, he says.

I'm a full-time consultant and a part-time weather man , says John Potter , a consultant in business-process improvement for Bank of Montreal based in Toronto.He is working for nine months in Chicago at Harris Bank , a wholly owned BMO subsidiary.

But whatever the inconveniences , Mr. Potter , who is 27 and single , says they're worth the opportunity to develop his skills and increase his marketability.

This will be a highlight on my résumé.Back in Toronto , I'm hoping it will lead to promotion , and I've made a new set of contacts in the U.S. , where the job market is phenomenal , he says.

In fact , long-distance commuting seems more a part of the U.S. way of business life.It's common on Friday mornings in Chicago's downtown financial district to see a dozen people in suits pulling their carry-on bags behind them , he says.

In the U.S. , they think nothing of flying across the country every week for the sake of the job , Mr. Nelson says.Here , they say , Go to Scarborough.Go to Etobicoke.No way.' .

But there are also some pluses to long-distance commuting.

I'm a full-time consultant and a part-time weather man , says John Potter , a consultant in business-process improvement for Bank of Montreal based in Toronto.He is working for nine months in Chicago at Harris Bank , a wholly owned BMO subsidiary.

But whatever the inconveniences , Mr. Potter , who is 27 and single , says they're worth the opportunity to develop his skills and increase his marketability.

This will be a highlight on my résumé.Back in Toronto , I'm hoping it will lead to promotion , and I've made a new set of contacts in the U.S. , where the job market is phenomenal , he says.

In fact , long-distance commuting seems more a part of the U.S. way of business life.It's common on Friday mornings in Chicago's downtown financial district to see a dozen people in suits pulling their carry-on bags behind them , he says.

"I'm a full-time consultant and a part-time weather man," says John Potter, a consultant in business-process improvement for Bank of Montreal based in Toronto.He is working for nine months in Chicago at Harris Bank, a wholly owned BMO subsidiary.

But whatever the inconveniences, Mr. Potter, who is 27 and single, says they're worth the opportunity to develop his skills and increase his marketability.

"This will be a highlight on my résumé.Back in Toronto, I'm hoping it will lead to promotion, and I've made a new set of contacts in the U.S., where the job market is phenomenal," he says.

In fact, long-distance commuting seems more a part of the U.S. way of business life.It's common on Friday mornings in Chicago's downtown financial district to see a dozen people in suits pulling their carry-on bags behind them, he says.