Work and Weather: Valuable member of the team

Valuable member of the team

By Anonymous - 21/11/2021 20:00

Today, I live an hour away from work, and asked my boss if I could work remotely as roads are closed due to a bad storm. He said no, I have to come in or lose a day's pay. I found out he is letting my coworkers work remotely and be paid. I've been with the company for 8+ years; my coworkers have been there ~2.5 years. FML

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By Anonymous - 22/01/2022 17:00

Today, all the roads going in and out of my town are closed due to flooding. I work 3 towns away, and was threatened with termination if I didn't come to work. FML

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By arther - 03/06/2019 02:05

Today, I got up at 3:15 a.m. to be ready for work at 5 a.m. I get to my work station to find absolutely no work to do. After talking with my boss, I was sent home with no pay. If I'd been employed there 3 weeks longer, I would've been paid for 4 hours. FML

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By Username - 01/02/2011 15:40

Today, a snow storm rolled into my small town, leaving my car stuck under 3 feet of snow. I called my boss to tell her I couldn't drive to work. Her reply? "Walk." FML

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By fml9124 - 10/07/2020 08:01

Today, my company published "return to work" procedures for when the pandemic stops. HQ is in Maryland, I live in Arizona. I have worked remotely for the last 8 years. My new boss didn't know this. He wants me to move back to Maryland or find another job. FML

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By I'm over it - 16/01/2016 02:09 - United States

Today, I work 732 miles away from my wife and three children, and I rarely get to go home. After giving up many hours of family time to work on my last home visit, I returned to work only to have my boss accuse me of stealing time, dock me 50 hours, and "review" my employment for termination. FML

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By Anonymous - 18/04/2019 02:00

Today, I found out I'm going to have to come into the office on yet another weekend to plow snow. This wouldn't be so bad, if I actually got paid to work weekends. FML

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By mandapanda - 02/02/2011 18:22 - United States

Today, as I was driving to work in the aftermath of a terrible blizzard that came through my area last night, a lady slid through an intersection and hit my car, totaling it. I called my boss and told her what happened, only to have her tell me that we were closed due bad roads. No one told me. FML

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By SamAaron502 - 29/10/2015 10:16 - United States - Saint Peters

Today, I woke up at 3 a.m. to get ready for a "fun work retreat". After driving 2 hours to the site, I find that nobody's there. After about half an hour standing there freezing, I get an email from my boss, telling me that, "It's canceled due to bad weather." FML

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By Noname - 28/01/2009 12:13 - United States

Today, I woke up at 5:15, snow blowed and salted the driveway for over an hour, left early and drove an hour on shitty roads just to get to work on time only to be laid off. FML

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By aaannnddd there goes my boner - 28/11/2013 22:03 - United Kingdom

Today, I arrived at work six minutes late due to heavily congested traffic. This is just two days after my boss put out a memo saying that anyone who's late to work from then until the new year will have their holiday bonus pay forfeited. FML

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RichardPencil 30

Sunday 21 November 2021 20:42

There are two possible reasons for this: 1) With 8 years of experience, you are vital to the in-person operations of the company. The newbies simply are not. 2) He doesn't like you.

n3rdn3ss 8

Monday 22 November 2021 5:44

I'd make a report to HR or BBB or something. Shouldn't matter who this person is for the company, if they are able to do the job remotely but are told to come in any ways with dangerous conditions while others get to stay home, that's got to be against some regulation or policy.

Comments

RichardPencil 30

Sunday 21 November 2021 20:42

There are two possible reasons for this: 1) With 8 years of experience, you are vital to the in-person operations of the company. The newbies simply are not. 2) He doesn't like you.

Charlie Coffman_1920149595 18

Monday 22 November 2021 0:53

it's called being a adult, get over it... don't like it? quit!!!!!!

slkeithh 14

Monday 22 November 2021 2:46

You sound like one of those morons that also groan "No one wants to work!!" when trying to take advantage of a restaurant staff member.

core01 30

Monday 22 November 2021 3:57

Same kind that screams about how unfair vaccine mandates by employers are. Only cares when it directly affects him.

n3rdn3ss 8

Monday 22 November 2021 5:44

RichardPencil 30

Monday 22 November 2021 18:43

Never go to HR. They work for the bosses and against the employees. They shield the bosses from lawsuits. They are not your friend. Get your own lawyer if you are so aggrieved.