If its snow & icy do you drive into work or work from home?

[xHufflePuffx]

Just that, why would you risk it? Our company has recently changed wfh policy to 4 days in the office, however as I don't want to take the risk of driving iv been wfh past couple of days and wondered if/why people are going in? Do they feel the need to look good and be present in the office?

The roads were absolutely fine where i was despite heavy snow. It was nowhere near bad enough to be an excuse to stay home.

It’s possible. Edited to add I don’t know anyone other than those who live rurally who change to winter tyres.

I WFH however I do that 1 day a week anyway and am equipped to do so. My manager knows I'm a nervous driver at the best of times lol and luckily he's quite understanding when it's snowy/icy.

Feel like it's safer for everyone if I'm off the roads in poor conditions!

I'd generally WFH but as I go to my office by train, and can walk to the station at both ends, as long as the trains are running ok I can get in ok.

• Do they feel the need to look good and be present in the office?*

No - but they are paid to do the job & the job includes being in the office. They are doing their job. You aren't.

In bad weather you're normally advised to avoid unnecessary travel (keeps roads free for those who have to use them and less demand on emergency services because fewer cars means fewer accidents etc. etc.).

If you can work from home then travelling into work would then seem to be unnecessary travel.

I live in the south and have never been in a position to be unable to drive to work. I am 64. We live on a private road nowadays and our drive is a bit windy. I leave the car at the top of the drive.

We, with the neighbours grit the road so we can always pass. Essential workers live here: Dr's, barristers, etc.

Stock image as it's the only ones I can find but this is local to where I used to live in 2013 and that year I had no hope whatsoever of getting into work
This was after it had been cleared slightly but you can see how much snow there was! One of the worse years I've ever known there

I live in an area now that doesn't really get snow

Ok, I think what OP meant was in the context of her own work (or any other where wfh is possible), why not take advantage and avoid unnecessary risks. I don't get why everybody is assuming the post to be about work in general, when she clearly explains her own company situation.
I agree, @xHufflePuffx 👍 YANBU

, I think what OP meant was in the context of her own work (or any other where wfh is possible), why not take advantage and avoid unnecessary risks.

Because it comes at a cost to the employer. The employer clearly thinks output/productivity is lower with staff working remotely thus has required 4 days a week in.

If the snow is not terribly bad, you are breaching the terms of your employment to mitigate a tiny risk. Its not worth the cost to mitigate a tiny risk.

That was the big freeze winter wasn’t it?

I live in Canada. I wouldn’t go to work between October and April if I refused to drive in snow and ice. Christ, it sometimes snows every month of the year.

I got ready this morning, brushed the snow off my car. Walked DD to school, when I got back I just couldn't do it, last time I drove in the snow my car wouldn't power into gear so I ended up parked on a fast country lane with my hazards on waiting for the car to work again. I'm a very nervous driver & I luckily have the option to WFH.
I'm pretty sure if others had the option they would much prefer to WFH, it's way too dangerous to drive in the snow especially with the amount of cars on the road now.

This is the only comment that needed to comment really.

Everyone getting their back up about NOT HAVING A CHOICE, this post obviously isn't aimed at those people.

@Oniya I think so from what i can remember
That road was insane, there was drifts each side of it for weeks!

The roads in the vast majority of the UK are very rarely dangerous due to ice/snow. The last occasion I can remember where it was genuinely more dangerous to drive than a normal day was around 10 years ago. Lots of people claim it is "too dangerous" when it is nothing of the sort, of course. But I'm glad when those people stay at home as they probably aren't safe on any day!

I obviously work from home (because I can in my job)

And that takes one more car off the road for all the health care professionals and folk who have to be present to go in 🤷‍♀️

My clients wouldn't see themselves! No option for me 🙄

@Dreamsofcruise you are right not everyone can work from home. But if the roads are more dangerous then it is sensible for those who can to do so, to reduce the risk for other road users by there being increased traffic, or inconvenience owing to traffic jams owing to more accidents

No, England is bad at snow. Many areas of Scotland are really pretty good at it. Since moving down, I can't get over how quickly schools shut here (England) or how quickly people refuse to drive in the snow - life would just shut down during some Scottish winters if people up there acted in the same way.

Because the rest of you would be in serious trouble if me and my lot didn't go in because the weather was inclement

I'd understand extra WFH day in case of extreme weather when local authority/government ask people to avoid unnecessary trips, but not every bit of snow is a calamity.

If you are unable to get to work safely every time when a little snow comes, you need to change something.