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AIBU?

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Original poster

In not going to work in this weather?

145 replies

tearinghairout · 20/12/2010 22:12

I'm supposed to go in tomorrow. I work two days per week in a shop in town, about a mile and a half away. The cars in my hamlet are snowed in. I don't fancy the walk, then on my feet all day, then the walk back in the dark, especially if the road is icy.

AIBU? I haven't worked there long. All the others live in the town so I feel I'm the only one letting the side down.

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Original poster
tearinghairout · 20/12/2010 22:30

cristmaswrapping - that's a good idea about trying the walk tomorrow, and the torch.

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jasper · 20/12/2010 22:32

glad you dont work for me. But someone who does walks a great deal further in bad conditions to come to work and even brings her child when the schools are closed due to an over reaction to snow

expatinscotland · 20/12/2010 22:33

I'm a lard arse out of shape who's pulled a 5-year-old in a sledge up a very steep hill for a mile in the Scottish Highlands with a 40 lb. toddler on my back.

That's how we had to get to school.

christmasheave · 20/12/2010 22:35

YABU

I have people in my teams who have made it in despite the weather and people who haven't. In a couple of cases, the people who have made it in live further away / have more difficulty getting to work than the people who didn't.

Maybe I'm just bitter as I've had to cancel time off with my DCs this week because of some lazy old cow one member of staff who claims she's snowed in and as the manager, I have to cover. Strangely I live further away than she does and have had no problems.

Sometimes its genuine, but other times its just attitude.

lololizzy · 20/12/2010 22:36

I walked five miles in the snow yesterday for sheer enjoyment at the beauty of it and to get some fresh air (umm yes very fresh!). Before 3 winters ago hadn't seen snow like that since my childhood.

MsFC · 20/12/2010 22:37

A mile and a half?? Bloody walk!

earwicga · 20/12/2010 22:39

Phone your employer in the morning and ask if they need you or not.

Hulababy · 20/12/2010 22:41

Sorry, but a mile and half isn't far, even in deep snow. It would be reaonable to walk it.

PrincessScrumpy · 20/12/2010 22:43

Dh walked 4 miles to work today and then 4 miles home - in the dark! He didn't do the hour long drive to Exeter but worked from a different office linked to his company. He went out of his way to help out as best he can. This is why he has climbed the ladder and done well, earning a good wage. Loyalty!

lololizzy · 20/12/2010 22:46

You say you haven't been there long...loyalty will put you ahead of others that don't make it

TheSecondComing · 20/12/2010 22:53

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tearinghairout · 20/12/2010 22:59

earwicga - they don't need me tomorrow, I phoned them earlier. They will need me Friday.

OK, so you all think IABU. I'll get a torch and brave it on Friday.

I do a 45 mins walk with the dog every day so it's not as if I'm not used to exercise. It's just that the work itself tires me out (no sitting down) and I don't relish the extra physical effort.

But thanks for your input, one and all, and you can stop telling me off now. Please.

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singarainbow · 20/12/2010 22:59

YABU....walk. I walked 4 miles in to work (would normally cycle) for a 15 hrs night shift, and back again. Don't be so precious...
Totally in agreement with POPPET, no wonder the country grinds to a halt Hmm

scottishmummy · 20/12/2010 23:05

i imagine if you go in they will be so chuffed,dont go in just screams lazyarse

madonnawhore · 20/12/2010 23:06

I spent half of today trying to get to a meeting and failing because of the snow. Train wasn't running so friend offered to give me a lift, managed to catch a bus to her house but when I got there we couldn't get the car out of the parking space because the road underneath it was solid ice and the wheels were just spinning at a standstill.

I eventually got to the office at 3pm. 3PM!!!!!!!

I guess I am saying that although even I managed to eventually get to work despite the weather throwing everything it had at me to try to thwart me, at the same time, I really don't feel like bothering to leave the house tomorrow if it's going to be the same bloody palaver again. So, YANBU!

CardyMow · 20/12/2010 23:09

Fuck sakes! I am 36 weeks pregnant, with SPD, and had to walk a mile and a half to the dentists today in foot-deep snow as DS2 needed an emergency appointment. Then I had to walk another mile and a half to the pharmacy to get his medicine. Do you have arthritis or something? My pelvis is bloody killing me now, after 3 miles of walking (I managed to get a lift back from the pharmacy with a friend). But you do what you have to do, surely?

FabbyChic · 20/12/2010 23:10

Can you not get a cab?

GetOrfMoiLand · 20/12/2010 23:12

Mile and a half is nowt, get walking.

Where's your blitz spirit?

Gabity · 20/12/2010 23:16

I walked 5 miles to work and 5 miles back every day for a week a few weeks ago when the snow was bad here. Work in a shop, minimum wage, on my feet all day, but didn't think I could justify not going in when I could easily walk.

HOWEVER, I got no thanks for it, manager wasn't concerned at me leaving at 10pm to walk the 2 hours home (I asked if I could start a bit earlier and finish a bit earlier, was told no), I have still got the blisters on my feet. If the snow comes back here I would seriously consider not bothering doing it again.

CardyMow · 20/12/2010 23:37

Fabby - Don't know about where OP is, but in my town, the taxi drivers aren't going out for fear of having an accident which will push up their insurance premiums. I have to walk a mile to the GP surgery tomorrow and a mile back for an A/N as it's the last one I'll be able to book until at least the 3rd Jan (by which point I'll be 38+1). So for a high risk pg, I've got to do it!

Sidge · 20/12/2010 23:48

YABU if you don't try to go in.

It's not far to walk, even in the snow, and it may well be quiet so you probably won't be on your feet all day. And you only have to work 2 days a week so you can have a few days to recover.

I know you don't have to go in tomorrow, but if I were you I'd make the effort - think of the money!

confuddledDOTcom · 21/12/2010 00:03

I have to take my daughter to school (nursery last year) about that return. I am on crutches because I have long term PGP and I have to carry my youngest in a sling (because I can't push a pushchair with crutches).

My partner isn't going to work this week because he works 165 miles from home, he will be going into the local office though (around a mile away) so he can pull work from the server to do.

lololizzy · 21/12/2010 00:07

Protect your job as others would probably walk a lot further for it.Good luck

supersalstrawberry · 21/12/2010 00:08

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WhenPaperclipsAttack · 21/12/2010 00:09

My two pence worth: if it's snow, then yes you can do a mile and a half without too much bother, unless it's getting over your knees! But if it is ice, then that might be another matter. Here in Bristol people were slipping all over the place this morning on compacted snow that'd iced over - the pavements were pretty bloody lethal, and I wouldn't have wanted a mile and a half walk on surfaces like that. It only takes one hard fall to put you out of commission for months.

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