Will I be paid if it snows and I cant go to work?

Castiel said:
I walked approx 15 miles last year, it took a few hours. Not too difficult if you really want to get to work. It depends on your motivation and dedication to your job of course.
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It takes me about 50 minutes to walk just over 3 miles in good weather

to walk 15 miles in snow would take me about 5 hrs, probably more

that's at least 10hrs walking and 8+hrs at work leaving <6hrs to shower, eat, prepare for the next day & sleep/recouperate

not exactly something the average person would be capable of tbh no matter how motivated or dedicated
 
AcidHell2 said:
Walking at 3miles per hour which would be good going in heavy snow and you are looking at far more than a few hours and how about if it's more 30,60, 100 miles?
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Like I said it was 15 miles, if I recall I reached my office around 10.30, so it took me about 2 and 3/4 hours, I'm not as fit as I was which is why it took so long.

Like I said it's all down to your motivation and dedication. If you commute then it's simply tough luck, you don't get paid.
 
Thats clearly bs, do the maths. that is a resonable running time for someone who has trained.average walking speed is 4mph and that is on good gfound and unlikely for a normall person to keep that up.
 
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15 miles walk in snow, 2 & 3/4 hours

that's about 5.5 mph which is nearly double the average walking speed

something doesn't add up as people tend to walk slower in adverse conditions not double speed ;)
 
AcidHell2 said:
Thats clearly bs, do the maths. that is a resonable running time for someone who has trained.average walking speed is 4mph and that is on good gfound and unlikely for a normall person to keep that up.
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Clearly its not, as I did it. I used to be able to do a 9 mile march with full battle kit in under 90 minutes in any weather. I'm a bit older now, so the 2 3/4 hours for 15 miles with no kit wasn't that bad.

Marching speed is around 6-7mph. You might be a slow walker, not all of us are.

Anyway believe or not, it's no big deal. The point remains, if you are motivated enough you can do get to work eventually.
 
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Castiel said:
Clearly its not, as I did it. I used to be able to do a 9 mile march with full battle kit in under 90 minutes in any weather. I'm a bit older now, so the 3 hours for 15 miles with no kit wasn't that bad.

Marching speed is around 6-7mph. You might be a slow walker, not all of us are.
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yeah but if the snow is too bad to drive in you're not exactly going to be able to gallop through it
 
Castiel said:
Like I said it's all down to your motivation and dedication. If you commute then it's simply tough luck, you don't get paid.
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That doesn't make sense. It's perfectly possible to be motivated and dedicated, but to live 50 miles from work and have no way of getting there.

Are you just trolling?
 
JBuk said:
yeah but if the snow is too bad to drive in you're not exactly going to be able to gallop through it
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Not necessarily, much depends on technique, training and what you are used to. The reason why I walked was because my car stuck on a hill on my way to work. Frankly I should have stayed at home as I get paid regardless, but I didn't and I was closer to work than home.
 
Blue160 said:
That doesn't make sense. It's perfectly possible to be motivated and dedicated, but to live 50 miles from work and have no way of getting there.

Are you just trolling?
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I think that's what I said. There is a point when it's unfeasable, unfortunately most employers won't care.
 
I work on the railway.When all the snow hit a few years ago,no trains ran for 2 days yet I still had to make my way into work or I wouldn't have been paid.I had to walk in..was only 6 miles but still took me the best part of 3 hours :o
 
Castiel said:
I think that's what I said. There is a point when it's unfeasable, unfortunately most employers won't care.
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That's not how I read it though. Your statement was that if I don't make it to work I'm not motivated or dedicated. The place I work on a Monday is 50 miles from my home. If I cannot get my car out of the driveway then I can't get there no matter how motivated I am. Wether I get paid or not is a different matter.
 
Castiel said:
Clearly its not, as I did it. I used to be able to do a 9 mile march with full battle kit in under 90 minutes in any weather. I'm a bit older now, so the 2 3/4 hours for 15 miles with no kit wasn't that bad.

Marching speed is around 6-7mph. You might be a slow walker, not all of us are.

Anyway believe or not, it's no big deal. The point remains, if you are motivated enough you can do get to work eventually.
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That clearly shows you are not a normall person and have fone lots of training. A normal pson can not do such speeds.
 
ExRayTed said:
I work on the railway.When all the snow hit a few years ago,no trains ran for 2 days yet I still had to make my way into work or I wouldn't have been paid.I had to walk in..was only 6 miles but still took me the best part of 3 hours :o
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contractor?
We got paid an even more shifts turned up and got sent home. Oalthough when i was on naintance i think contract said you haf to report to your nearest train station.
 
AcidHell2 said:
That clearly shows you are not a normall person and have fone lots of training. A normal pson can not do such speeds.
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I'm normal, but yes lots of Arctic Warfare training when I was younger.

I wouldn't do it again either, like I said I'm too old and unfit for that on a regular basis.I'm not motivated enough...;)
 
Blue160 said:
That's not how I read it though. Your statement was that if I don't make it to work I'm not motivated or dedicated. The place I work on a Monday is 50 miles from my home. If I cannot get my car out of the driveway then I can't get there no matter how motivated I am. Wether I get paid or not is a different matter.
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I don't recall saying anything about you personally.:confused:
 
Castiel said:
I don't recall saying anything about you personally.:confused:
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You didn't say anything personal, and I haven't taken anything personally :)
Just pointing how your statement related to my personal circumstances in last years snow. Im sure there are plenty more on here who are dedicated to their work, but have found occasions when it is impossible to get there.
 
AcidHell2 said:
What? Care to explain as your clearly wrong. How do you walk 20+ miles in a reasonable time?
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You don't have to walk. Ring work and see if somebody has a Land-Rover or something similar to come pick you up? That's what I do when I'm snowed in. Of course it depends on your situation, but there is usually a way to get there.
 
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