Day off?

Friday Dec 17th 2004

This morning I was preparing to go to werk and turned on the radio. I-395 had been closed down. Of the reports that came in, there was a 7-car pileup and more than a dozen spinouts and rolled over vehicles.

So I called into werk. Told them I would wait a bit before heading out.

Some time passes. I click on the radio again. No improvements on the road at all. More accidents, more rollovers.

I can into werk again and tell them I’m still waiting for the road to clear.

Some time passes and once again I click on the radio. I-395 is still a mess and the State of Connecticut has not changed their tune. They are still instructing people to stay off the road. At this point I say to myself “better stay home today”.

Called into werk. Told them I wasn’t coming in - and told them why.

A few hours later I get a really angry phone call from my supervisor and the manager. I got a whole load of yelling thrown at me. “Why aren’t you here? We have other people from where you live that made it in..” and the kicker: “So you’re saying that every time it snows you’re not coming in to work?!” Um, no.. that’s not what I said.

I was also asked.. correction.. screamed at: “And there’s no way you could take backroads to get to work?!” Um, no…. when the highway is bad the backroads are OBVIOUSLY WORSE… (duh)

The manager ended the conversation by stating very sarcastically “Hope you enjoy your day off, hang up the phone.” So I said “Okay” and hung up.

I clicked on the radio again right after that. Guess what.. on those backroads which my manager would otherwise have me RISK MY LIFE taking trying to get to werk, there were FIVE REPORTED ROLLOVERS. Yeah. Five. And that was only from what was CALLED IN.

The whole thing that makes me upset is that I did do my part. I called into werk three times. I was intending on going to werk. It’s not like I just made one phone call and said “Too icy, screw you guys, I’m staying home.” No. I made the effort and followed procedure, and for this I get the riot act read to me. Mother nature decided to drop an ice ball on us. That’s not my fault. I’m not about to risk life and limb for a JOB, thank you very much.

Some would say to me “But dude.. you have Blizzak’s on your car, why would you be nervous driving in icy conditions?” My snow driving stability is not in question. It’s those other fools out there that make it dangerous.

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