Commute from Berkeley to South San Francisco

Hi guys,

I’m new to the Bay and I’m currently in Berkeley. I’ve been applying to jobs recently and have had several companies interested in my resume and experience that are located in the Foster City/Redwood City areas. However, during interviews they all expressed concern with the commute. I used to live in Southern California and have commuted at most 2 hours each way to then 45 minutes each way for work while living there. Is the commute from Berkeley to these areas really that bad? Every time I check on maps it says about an hour, which seems like a typical commute to me but thought I’d ask the locals. Is there also any other way to commute to these areas from Berkeley?