It’s Snowing, that must mean it’s a free day off work! My opinions on younger people I work with, and their attitude.

Tuesday

Wakefield was hit with a lot of snow. Not dissimilar to the rest of the United Kingdom throughout the whole of this week. I made the effort to get into work, but the delivery driver I was supposed to be meeting, turned around before the customer called it off. “It’s snowing, it’s bad, I’m going home”. At that time, he was still on the M1, which, from what I could tell, never closed that day, but obviously it was too bad to go anywhere.

I eventually got into the office at around 11.30am, thanks to a lift from my lovely sister*, as my car already was stranded, and stayed for an hour, on my own. No one else tried, they just stayed at home, and didn’t work, apart from the boss, who was in contact with me, and attempted to get into work. Anyway, I know that they (colleagues, not boss) didn’t even work from home, because when I asked someone to pass a message onto their customer, they didn’t bother. It was a day off to them, not working from home. It was me that had to end up calling their customer, to sort out their problems.

Wednesday

The following day, after all the snow had settled and just frozen on the ground, the main roads were gritted, and clear, and all I had to do was drive the short distance, to the main road. I went into the office as usual, because we’re supposed to be working, as the company are still paying us. It was easy to get in the office,

I arrive in work, slightly early, and wasn’t surprised in the slightest that no one else turned up. I called the boss, and he passed the message on that the roads were clear, (he was on his way), and I left the office to give a lift to Colleague 2 who was walking into work (that’s the attitude to have isn’t it?).

While I was doing this, Colleague 1 called me, told me off for going into the office, because

“We could have had another day off, you’ve fucked it up for us now”.

This attitude, because there is a bit of snow, is not to try to get to work, but to do absolutely nothing, and say nothing, and stay at home, isn’t acceptable in my opinion, and to tell me that I should change my work ethic because there is a bit of snow, is just wrong!

Later that morning, when everyone eventually made it into work, there was a 45 minute blizzard in Wakefield, the boss waited half an hour, and sent us all home at 11.30am. The snow stopped at 11.45!

Thursday

The following day,  Colleague 1 turned in at 10.20am, blaming the snow, (even though every road in the area is perfectly passable, slowly). An non event today was, however the boss did remind people to set off that bit earlier, to get into work on time.

Friday

9.00. Everyone but 2 people are in the office.

9.15 Colleague 1, told the boss to F**k Off, when the boss told him off for getting into work late. The boss did text everyone at 7am, to get up, which I found amsuing, but Colleague 1 said he wasn’t going to set off from work any earlier, and blamed, the car infront, doing 20mph. So, some basic Maths here. He lives 15 miles away from the office, so at 7.45, the time he said he set off, travelling at a constant 15mph, should get him in the office at 8.45, however, he was travelling at 20mph, and turned up at 9.15.

Why is it that Colleague 1 has trouble getting into work and I don’t.

1 – There is much much more snow everywhere he lives, but where I live and where we work. Colleague 1 states he had 3 foot of snow before Christmas, when actually, there was less than 6 inches, there was less than an inch on his car, apart from the bunch of snow on part of his bonnet, which he left there to prove there was loads of snow. I think it’s called the snow factor, you must exaggerate how much snow you have, and the younger you are, the more snow you have.

2 – They have a driving licence, but don’t know how to drive a car. Yes, work supply us with company cars. Yes, they are a bit shit in the snow, it’s a BMW 118d, which is rear wheel drive, so as long as you want to go everywhere sideways, you are absolutely fine. Colleague 1 was describing how he was doing 50mph and nearly lost the car, in the slushy bit on the road, and he’s thinking he’s amazing, because he’s driving like that, and other people in the office, just think he’s a fucking idiot. I’ve seen Colleague 1 drive in the snow, and if there is a bit, he just puts his foot down on the gas pedal, and the wheels just spin. I’ve also been trying to help other colleagues out of the snow they’re stuck in in the car park, and keep shouting less gas at them, but they don’t understand. C’mon people, tickle the accelerator, with a feather, just don’t press.. oh, no, too late.

3 – In this economic crisis, is really the attitude to have, to want to not work. If that’s the case, I’m sure there is someone who is currently unemployed that would love the chance to do your job. I wish the company would set a policy that if you can’t be bothered attempting to get to work in severe weather, then you will not get paid. I’d be shocked if people didn’t at least make the effort.

So, this is my rant on work ethics this week. I’m sure, as the snow is starting to fall now, Colleague 1 has already had 5ft, can’t even see his car, is cut off from everything, including his neighbours, and Colleague 2 and myself will be walking to work tomorrow morning!

That’s enough, 1000 words on snow ethics. I’m off to build a snowman

*My sister is now standing behind me, proof reading, and told me I needed to add in the word lovely.

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