Colleagues ignored WFH advice now stranded in heatwave - karma.

[Loveaghost]

I work in a big office in central London. Everyone lives in lots of different places obviously, but almost everyone is a significant train/ tube ride away.

Due to the heatwave our work told us to WFH where possible. But my most senior manager loves a bit of presenteeism. Hence a number of people (ie all the suck arses) came in. And, then proceeded to post/ message incessantly on internal comms demonstrating that they were in the office. Highly tiresome presenteeism considering ALL our calls were moved to Teams on our clients’ insistence.

Fast forward a few hours and ALL the tubes are fucked. As are almost all the trains. No-one can get home and they’re panicking at facing down 2-3hr bus journeys in 39 degree heat.

Serves them right for travelling against the advice of the health agency, government, TFL and the company. There was a do not travel unless essential instruction.

Of course, senior boss is alright. He got a company cab home…

And you sound like you have comprehension issues...

The OP and her colleagues were told they could work from home.

So not at all what you said in your first post

pleased I asked for the source!!

me and my husband have gone in all days this week! i like the air con - flat too hot

We cycle to work in london so no hassle getting in and out for us

They probably thought, well so many others are going in to work without the option of wfh, their choice. Also going in may be a quieter and cooler environment than at home.

Not particularly nice of you to take delight in their misery when they decided to make the effort for whatever reason.

However they could hace chosen it for a multitude of reasons; cooler, less noise, need for interaction, cheaper and so on.

As an employer, if I advised my staff to wfh I’d have little sympathy for those that ignored the advice then got stuck 🤷🏼‍♀️. While I’d not be mean about it, I’d not want to hear any moaning about it 🙄.

“There’s nowt as queer as folk.” What a weird thing to be so happy about.

I hope all the (thankfully a small number) of posters that would delight in this person suffering doesn’t spout this kind of glee in front of their kids.

Sadly though.. I bet they can’t contain themselves

Nobody’s moaned to op, she just thinks it’s funny.
Strange person.

I bet you're one of the suck arses... Im not one to miss a day of work, present work.. But there are no need for your comment...

There are lots of coaches to different places from Victoria coach station no? Could some of them not check there and get a cab /bus to Victoria coach station. If I got stranded I would be working from home once I got home and learning to heed the advice from then on. I don't know if the overground effed but they could cab it, potentially share cabs and do it that way x

OP seems to have a massive chip for some reason like others have said.

And the "senior director" comment is clearly a lie... or they've found themselves in a seniority position by accident that they dont deserve.
As a member of my organisation's senior leadership team, I could not give the slightest of fucks who was sucking up to other SLT members, because it has zero bearing on what me or my team are doing. Also how on God's earth would (presumed - unless everyone there is a "senior director") more junior members be in anyway "trying to show me up" by coming into the office, when you're snr. director and leading a department? Nobody in a leadership position worries about that shit, trust me.

Whatever the truth is, I hope you find a better culture fit and suggest looking elsewhere if these incredibly minor concerns are taking up headspace and bothering you to this extent (before your PIP catches up with you, ideally)

personally, imho, when there is a red warning and a 'do not travel unless essential' order from the transport services, any business who's work culture forces people who can work from home to come in, who then end up needing medical attention, should be fined for the cost to the NHS.
That might stop stupid presenteeism in Red Warning/Do not Travel times.

Nah it's pretty cathartic

I don’t think so. They are all fuck arses! And it’s important to call this out. On another level it’s pretty sad how controlled people are and put their own health behind their fear of looking good in their job.

There’s your answer then. The men went to the office to avoid child care!😂

Agree with this.

Absolutely, silly fuckwits 🤣🤣🤣