Incredibly, ours is offering the option to either come in, take PTO or work from home.
Aka time to go through Celeste again.
Aka time to go through Celeste again.
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How is your employer handling the extreme cold? Closing? Making you come in? Etc?
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No closures or delayed openings. A poorly thought out shuttle for the parking lot tomorrow and Thursday that originally was going to stop at 3pm until enough people mentioned that probably 90% of the buildings leave between 3 and 6.
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Where are you located? Chicagoland area is reporting frostbite within five minutes of exposure in these conditions.
My boss said that the office is staying open tomorrow and if your car doesn't start you can work from home. I opted to just take PTO.
Chicagoland.
Chicagoland.
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Nobody is actually taking PTO. It's more of a "wink and nod" situation.
Incredibly, ours is offering the option to either come in, take PTO or work from home.
Aka time to go through Celeste again.
I work from home as it is soooo 🤷‍♂️
Work as a garbage man so im always in the elements and they dont change schedule. A couple years ago it was -30 out and we picked up garbage as usual.2 different trucks 1 driver and 2 men in the back feeding the packer. Suppose to be -10 or so tomorrow morning with wind chills around -25/30
My company is all across Canada (railway) so pretty comparable temps to wherever. I'm on the west coast so thankfully away from this weather system but I've done my days in - 60ish weather for 8bhr yard shifts. Fuck that noise lol
Our office closed. We're in Michigan, near Detroit. Sad to miss a day of pay but I can catch up on my sleep.
I work at a hotel, so the extreme cold means less people checking in because they're trapped due to weather and more people extending their stays because they're trapped and can't go back home.
Pretty much a wash. But I also live thousands of miles away from the shitty arctic weather. Still feel the impact nonetheless.
Pretty much a wash. But I also live thousands of miles away from the shitty arctic weather. Still feel the impact nonetheless.
Nonessential employees were told not to come in Wednesda and Thursday. Use vacation or sick.
I'm still in probation and can't use my time off until 2020 so I'm just gonna be out 300 bucks next check.
I'm still in probation and can't use my time off until 2020 so I'm just gonna be out 300 bucks next check.
I work in Finland. Extreme cold doesn't ever lead to any special arrangements regarding of school or work as we are used to it (well back when I was in elementary/junior high school during the worst cold days you didn't have to go out during breaks but you still of course had to come).
Our Corporate office in Cleveland wouldn't close for Nuclear winter, they said normal OP, but my immediate managers said we are working from home the next two days. It's ridiculous, some people have a long walk in to the office because they don't offer parking, and that's stupid to ask people to walk in that shit.
Just because you can go through extreme cold doesn't mean you should. The biggest issue that the area just isn't prepared for it and since it is so rare people here don't know how to properly prepare. I think if I lived in a place like the poster above me I'd be more okay because it would have been a more normal occurrence and more people, and their kids would be prepared and safe.
Just because you can go through extreme cold doesn't mean you should. The biggest issue that the area just isn't prepared for it and since it is so rare people here don't know how to properly prepare. I think if I lived in a place like the poster above me I'd be more okay because it would have been a more normal occurrence and more people, and their kids would be prepared and safe.
No matter what, I have to put eyes on the data rooms. We have environmentals but I still have to check the generators and stuff.
It sucks.
It sucks.
I work as a sales rep for a big wine and spirits distributor in the Chicago suburbs..I've been w the company for 5 years and this is first time they've shut down for weather related reasons..they're closed Wednesday and Thursday.
Others who've been w the company for over 2 decades said they've only shut down for weather once before. All deliveries, office operations and sales people have been told to stay home. My wife's company just announced they are closing down tomorrow as well.
Tomorrow morning in Naperville it's gonna be -24..that's actual temperature without windchill..yeah I'm gonna be playing video games. Stay safe and stay warm my fellow Chicago and Midwest people.
Others who've been w the company for over 2 decades said they've only shut down for weather once before. All deliveries, office operations and sales people have been told to stay home. My wife's company just announced they are closing down tomorrow as well.
Tomorrow morning in Naperville it's gonna be -24..that's actual temperature without windchill..yeah I'm gonna be playing video games. Stay safe and stay warm my fellow Chicago and Midwest people.
It was -31C here today, which isn't uncommon for January and people are generally prepared for it. I'm not sure any business in the city is shut down today.
I'm outside of Philadelphia and we'll be shutdown Thursday and Friday (managers have to come in). We'll likely be running Saturday though
My job is kind of odd. They would just about never shut the place down, but they also don't make a big deal about you calling off at all. So, pretty much every weather situation is up to you to decide, they won't pressure you to be there, but also won't blatantly tell you to stay home.
I'm located in Champaign Illinois. It is beyond freezing feeling already. And crazy that we are supposed to be back up to the 30-40s by the weekend.
I'm located in Champaign Illinois. It is beyond freezing feeling already. And crazy that we are supposed to be back up to the 30-40s by the weekend.
Our auto shop in the Cleveland area will be open. It's unheard of for us to close and I'm sure all the local dealerships will be open as well. Weather forecast is predicting wind chills as low as -35 degrees. I'm sure we'll still have idiots out and about just to get an oil change done.
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We had managers in the office saying "This is how it is in Minnesota every day, you're coming in" before corporate overruled them.
Detroitschland. You either come to work or don't get paid. And I need the money. At least I don't have school tomorrow.
Yeah, it would take The Day After Tomorrow levels of cold to shut down Montreal.
Everything is closed down tomorrow. Nobody wants to do anything here x.x
Thankfully, I'm on vacation as is, but... can't imagine going to work in this if I did have to.
Thankfully, I'm on vacation as is, but... can't imagine going to work in this if I did have to.
