I cant believe work.....

mrfun1981 said:
The snow is really bad around here, plus windy

1: So cycling is a big no no!
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Maybe cycling would be a bit difficult, but cycling in the snow isn't actually that bad... just today I've seen several people cycling through the snow, and one of them noted it was slower than usual, but otherwise fine.
 
The other day on the radio a guy called up and said he ended up taking a walk in the snow to get home. After a few hours he was kind of stranded and then ended up waking up in hospital the next day and was so close to dying from hyperthermia. If you do walk, take a torch, water, and keep warm and don't take layers off if you feel warm.
 
At the end of the day, you are paid to be there doing the work. It's not your manager's problem if you can't make it in. It's down to you to get there, even if it is difficult or expensive. It would be nice if your manager cut you some slack, but they're not really obliged to so far as I'm aware.
 
If they insist, then surely they'd be willing to pay the extra over and above what it'd cost on a bus. I am sure your boss, as keen as he/she is that you attend, will pay for it out of his or her own pocket.
 
ACAS

If you genuinely can't make it into work because of the weather you should contact your employer as early as possible to let them know. Your employer cannot force you to attempt the journey and in fact many good employers are sympathetic to conditions outside of your control. Unfortunately if you cannot get into work your employer is under no obligation to pay you.
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vonhelmet said:
At the end of the day, you are paid to be there doing the work. It's not your manager's problem if you can't make it in. It's down to you to get there, even if it is difficult or expensive. It would be nice if your manager cut you some slack, but they're not really obliged to so far as I'm aware.
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It is not reasonable to expect someone to travel in conditions which they are unable such as walking 8 miles (even worse in the snow and night) each way.

I also don't believe it is reasonable to expect someone to pay a much greater amount than usual expected costs to get into work, work should cover his additional costs if he had to get a taxi. Of course this would depend to some degree on what the individual in question earnt (like people mentioned Doctors and the like) as to what is reasonable to spend to get into work.

But on the flip side I equally do not think employers should (or do as far as I am aware) have any obligation to pay employees that miss days because of snow (or illness for that matter). But I do think if it is genuine and irregular occurences of an employee you trust, then for moral and morale purposes then some flexibility should be shown here depending on the employers ability to do so (a happy worker is a good worker and all that).
 
Lopéz said:
Same here. I got to work, when someone rang in unable to make it because of the snow, I offered to go and collect them, when my manager offered this solution over the phone the person responded that this would be illegal and I had no right to come and pick anyone up.

People just like to skive.
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Had similar last year, me and my boss drove from bristol to Cardiff to the office, we got through all the snow at both ends. On getting into Cardiff one of the Cardiff staff rang my boss and said they couldn't get in because of the snow.
My boss said 'we'll be passing the end of your road in 5 mins' he said that he couldn't make it to the end of the road.
Some people just like to skive even when clearly caught out.
 
To be honest walking somewhere in snow and sub zero conditions ais fine, the boss expecting you to walk 8 miles there and back is a bit mad however.

nex20 said:
The other day on the radio a guy called up and said he ended up taking a walk in the snow to get home. After a few hours he was kind of stranded and then ended up waking up in hospital the next day and was so close to dying from hyperthermia. If you do walk, take a torch, water, and keep warm and don't take layers off if you feel warm.
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Hey, I just thought I'd pipe in, in sub zero conditions if you're active (walking or whatever) it's essential to take layers off to keep cool, sweating makes your clothing damp which then freezes which isn't good :) can't argue with the rest of the advice though, keeping hydrated is essential as the cold freezing air has almost no moisture in it and you lose so much just breathing :)
 
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GreatAuk said:
Maybe cycling would be a bit difficult, but cycling in the snow isn't actually that bad... just today I've seen several people cycling through the snow, and one of them noted it was slower than usual, but otherwise fine.
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Did you stop that cyclist just to ask them how much longer it's taking?!
 
Jesus christ. A bit of snow and loads of people think they shouldn't have to go to work. Put some wellies, a decent coat, gloves, hat and scarf on and get to work you workshy pansies.
 
Dj_Jestar said:
Jesus christ. A bit of snow and loads of people think they shouldn't have to go to work. Put some wellies, a decent coat, gloves, hat and scarf on and get to work you workshy pansies.
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Please tell me when was the last time you walked 16 miles in the dark though snow and ice in temps reaching double digits into the minus as well as doing a 9 hour shift.
 
Never have. Have walked 10 miles though. But those in Russia, Canada, Iceland, Norway, Denmark, Sweden, hell even Scotland have done so for centuries.
 
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