To be really pissed off over this? (work related)

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I'm going to keep this pretty vague on purpose. If anyone knows where I work, will you please not mention it on this thread?

Was asked to do sn outside job that takes about 20mins at work last night. It was pissing down so manager A said I'd have to leave it to the end of my shift and do it then. I said if it was still raining I wasn't doing it at all because all of the waterproof coats have gone missing. Manager A clearly wasn't happy about this.

I went off to do more work. Manager B came over to me and asked what was going on with the outside job. I repeated the same thing. He wasn't happy with my refusal and put a lot in front pressure on me to do this job, saying I couldn't go home until it was done as it is part of my duties.

I went out and did it just to get both of them off my back. By the time I came back in, I was soaked through my uniform to my underwear. My shoes are still soaked this morning.

Manager A came to do a final check and she still wasn't happy with me; it felt like she thought I was being unreasonable about not wanting to work outside without anything to keep me dry.

I'm fuming and feel like making a complaint. Not only was it pissing down, our uniforms are all dark and I was working around traffic.

I honestly don't know what to do. Do I make a complaint? Do I just let it go?

We've just got a new BM and I don't know her well enough to predict how she'd react. One of the managers last night was a very senior manager who insisted I had to do it.

I agree about complaining about the lack of waterproofs and hi-vis rather than being asked to do the job. And even then your shoes would still be soaked.

Yep, it's the lack of waterproofs that is bothering me. I've done this job hundreds of times in some pretty horrible weather. I don't think it's right to expect someone to go out in the dark/heavy rain to do a job if you can't provide the right PPE for them.

Ahh that sucks. Our BM is an okay guy, while the 1st is lovely and very by the book so wouldn't have any issues there.

It's hard when a senior manager wants you to break the rules to get something done, but personally I would refuse simply because I know I'd have the BM and the 1st backing, but like you say, you don't know your BM yet

I'm actually going to speak to our 1st assistant today about it. I know her pretty well and I don't think she'll be happy.

Well, I think getting rained on occasionally appears to be part of the job, so YABU about that. If that is a problem for you, bring your own waterproofs to work. I can see how this might have been truly miserable on a cold winter night. It sounds like the coat situation does need sorting, but actually refusing to do the work on the grounds that you don't want to get wet is unreasonable.

The lack of hi-vis clothing if you were working around traffic in the dark is more serious. Complain about that.

Well, I think getting rained on occasionally appears to be part of the job, so YABU about that. If that is a problem for you, bring your own waterproofs to work.

Nope. I work there too; getting rained on is NOT part of the job. Not even close. The company provides PPE for a reason, and considering this particular place has just lost it, it is therefore not okay to ask someone to do it without the PPE.

That's a good idea, OP. I hope she deals with it well for you

So @Saracen you'd be quite happy to get soaked (remember, I wasn't just a but wet, I was soaked through to my underwear) and then come back and work in that condition for over an hour? With the air con, I was freezing by the time I finished. What job do you do?

Definitely put in some form of comment about being made to do the job without the appropriate protective gear. And where the hell were all the waterproof coats then? That would be a useful thing to find out too..

They go home with people.

That's naughty

YADNBU re getting wet or the lack of high vis.

What is wrong with people? Just not necessary.