Do you call" out" at work on a bad snow day?

[Jen_in_NH]

Well, they generally tend to frown on the fire department calling out for snow

But all the shifts tend to be really understanding that they may have to stay late if it takes someone a while to get there.

Jen

 

[Micca]

The roads would have to be impassable for me to miss work. They are pretty good where I work about letting people go home early if the weather is getting bad.

 

[HonestAbe]

I've only called in for a snow day once. There was literally five feet of snow up and down our block and it took until the third day before I was able to get to a main thoroughfare. My wife was trapped at work literally completely alone for those 3 days and had to trudge a mile to a hotel so she didnt end up sleeping under her desk. THe hotel almost ran out of food from what she was telling me. I think I caused permanent damage to the linkage on our 4WD trying to get to her (which only National Guard was really getting around!!!) but it made me feel terrible I couldnt get to her.

 

[salmoneous]

Depends upon what has to get done that day. If nothing is all that important, I see no problem with people staying home. But if there are things that have to get done, and your not being there will place a burden on the company or your co-workers, I think people should make every effort to get to work.

At our company, we tell people on Day 1: This is New England; it snows; the company doesn't close; plan for it. When you take the job, you are taking certain responsibilities - including coming to work when it snow. We expect you to be here.

But we would also tell people that if they honestly didn't feel safe, they shouldn't risk their lives to come to work. However, we would point out that it's going to snow again and they need to make arrangements so that next time they can make it in.

 

[delilah]

Nice to hear that I'm not the only one who has been brought to work by the sheriff and/or expected to bring an overnight bag if we expect the weather to be bad. I remember the snow we had here in December--here it was on December 8. I remember no snow at all at noon, and by 3pm, the traffic was backed up in front of our office going about 2 mph. There is a slight hill just south of my office, and apparently, the sheriff was needing to push cars up the hill, the roads were so bad. Fortunately, by the time I left, this was no longer the case--apparently they had deiced the hill. I'm glad they did, because I live about 1 mile south of the office that I was working at that day. On the other hand, my husband left work early, about 3 pm. It took him until 7 pm to get home after picking up my son from school (he went because he went home early, and was actually south of my office by the time I was ready to leave). Normally, the trip from my office to my son's school takes 15 minutes or so.

 

[cepmom]

yay!! just got the call that I don't need to go in today!!

 

[Stitchfans]

I always try to go in to work snow or no snow, but if we have the type of storm that everyone says we are going to have, I think I will be calling in. I feel a little bad because the person who is on will have to work my "four hours". But I hate to take the chance and get into a car accident for a few dollars. Am I wrong?

I don't risk it if I don't feel safe. My safety and DDs safey is far more important than any money my job can offer me.

 

[ILUVMYBRIT]

Unfortunately I cant. They expect us there. I work at an airport so bad weather=rebooking and its not a fun day. Luckily...Im off work til tuesday .

 

[Buzz2001]

Being a non-essential state employee, they usually tell us to stay home in this type of storm.

12 inches and counting!!

 

[crazelion]

Leaving in TN we do not even know how to drive in the snow. So I will call in every time tell them I not comming. Of course if more than a light dust snow everything in the city is close any how so it makes no difference.

 

[nordkin]

I work for an electric utility and there is no such thing as calling in for the weather. They will send a bucket truck to pick you up. If there are lights out someone needs to be there to get them back on. No lights, no heat for most people. We usually work 16 on 8 off.

 

[MagicKingdom05]

I always try to make it in as well. If that means getting up an extra hour or so early to give me enough time to get there safely then that's what I do.

 

[vivilasvegas]

I never really have an excuse. Unless the city buses and the "EL" is shut down, (which has never happened), I have no reason not to be at work.

The upside is, a lot of people don't show up, so it's usually a fun day!

 

[KirstenB]

Now I'm a SAHM, but when I was working, I always tried to go in. Once when dd#1 was 2, we had a very bad storm. I drove her to daycare, then went to work. I was so scared the whole time I was driving, I vowed to never put a child in danger like that again. It's one thing if I wreck, and I'm the only one in the car, but with dd, no way. So after that, if the weather was that bad, I called in. We got charged a vacation day, but that was fair.

 

[amburger]

I haven't ever yet. I don't live far from work, so no need for me too. I just drive slow and take it easy. If I worked further away, I probably would. I've missed school cause of snow, but that's cause my school is further away then my work is.