Heading to work in red storm warning

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Dd has to work in a well known UK high st sportswear store tomorrow at the height of the storm. We are on the Atlantic coast of Scotland, all schools, council offices and all non essential places are closed. Had a warning to phones saying not to travel, leave roads open for emergency vehicles etc.
Manager has asked head office to close, told no. Only 2 shops in the shopping centre are open this one and one other. Why they F are they making their staff go in when the police /government etc are saying to stay at home. What come back does she have if she says no, it's too dangerous? A tribunal? It's a permanent contract but a temporary job for her. She will need a reference and has always proved herself, never called in sick etc. I've told her not to go in as her life is worth more than selling a pair of trainers to whichever idiot goes shopping g tomorrow. All public transport cancelled so unlikely to be busy.
Any help needed to convince a teenager that sometimes you need to listen to yer mammy??

It's a Red Weather alert in Scotland. You might think you are being clever posting anonymous snide remarks to a worried Mum. The rest of us just see Billy no Mates typng away furiously in their wee boxroom.

‘Its the UK not a hurricane in florida or a typhoon in the pacific’

@HoneyBadger76 Do you find people often follow your advice? I suspect not. The OP was rightly concerned for her daughter’s safety.

You want to go out in this @HoneyBadger76 www.tiktok.com/@belfastbanter0/video/7463408148712262944?q=storm%20eowyn&t=1737714525308

Off you go then! Just don't complain to us if a tree falls on your head!

The wind gusts are over 100mph in places and there is sustained winds of over 70mph. That is, on the Beaufort scale, between a force 11 and force 12 storm.

This.

They'd replace her in five minutes if anything happened.

I work with horses and am in an amber area - even though it means she'd have to deal with 25 horses on her own, my boss sent a text last night saying to stay home because the lanes are really bad with fallen trees and stuff flying about.

Your daughter needs to learn that it's okay and appropriate to say no to something like what they're asking. Show her this thread if she's still not sure.

But she isn't an essential worker and everyone in these areas has been asked to keep off the roads to avoid creating more work for emergency services if they run into trouble, and to make room for emergency vehicles on the roads. The adult thing to do is not to set off for work in dangerous conditions unless you carry out an essential function.

But she isn't an essential worker and everyone in these areas has been asked to keep off the roads to avoid creating more work for emergency services if they run into trouble, and to make room for emergency vehicles on the roads. The adult thing to do is not to set off for work in dangerous conditions unless you carry out an essential function

This is a key point and I'm surprised it seems to be so poorly understood, because it seems very obvious to me. It was the same in the pandemic. People thought that because hospital staff, retail workers, builders etc were working outside the home then there was no reason for office workers to WFH, even when they could do their work the same as in the office. Reducing people out and about reduces the risk, because in most cases, it's impossible to totally eliminate it, for everyone either directly, or indirectly because it relieves pressure on emergency services workers who have to go out.

Just to note for those who say it's not that bad etc that in our town a man has died when a tree fell on his car on the way to work this morning. So yes, it IS that bad.

Glad your daughter was able to stay home and is safe OP, it's rough out there!

I'm on the west coast of Scotland, like OP, and it is horrendous here.
Part of my roof has blown off and I've been sat here with knot in my stomach all morning wondering what's going to happen next.
I couldn't stand up hardly when I went out into the garden so how anyone could be expected to go to work in that beats me.

My suggestion might be to write to your MP & MSP saying what has happened and suggest that official weather warnings need to be acted on by employers who should not be requiring staff to come in for non essential activities

@Thisisthemomentforchange I'm really so sorry to hear about the damage to your house. I hope that you are all safe.

@Thisisthemomentforchange oh no that must have been so scary. Hope the roofers will be able to get out to you soon but I'm sure they will be busy. I'm so glad she didn't go as all the roads have been shut with falling trees so she would have been out in that. Doesn't bear thinking about. That's so awful @HowNowBrownCow2 that poor man and his family.

Glad she stayed home. Most people I know in NI and Scotland have, one's even gained a bonus trampoline

Really glad she stayed home. On my way to work this am (hospital) in a amber zone near the red zone, it was seriously hairy. I was very glad that most people had clearly stayed home, so traffic was light, as it made it less dangerous.

I have emailed Jd sports and asked did they take notice of the weather warnings issued by the police and I asked did they open any of their shops today. I am waiting for their reply.