Administrative Leave
Posted: Wed Feb 03, 2016 11:38 pm
This is complete febreeze.
As you all know, we were hit with a pretty decent winter storm on Monday night through Tuesday. We may not have gotten the 16 inches originally expected, but it was still pretty bad. I had every intentions of still trying to get to work until my tree fell on the house and in the driveway. At 7:15 AM yesterday, the power went out to all of downtown including my office. Just before 9:00 AM, the commissioner decided to close the building and send everyone home that made it in as there was no estimated time for the power to return. Turns out that everyone who was able to make it in gets to use administrative leave for the day without having to use vacation or sick leave. Anyone who was not able to make it in has to dip into their vacation or sick leave pool.
I find this absolutely absurd. People should not be penalized for staying safe or being unable to make it into work due to inclement weather if the entire building was out of commission because of it. We should only have to use vacation/sick leave during our normal scheduled time until the time that the building closed.
I'm just so freaking livid right now. Now I know that it's better to risk my damn life for the sake of work than to stay home. I guess I should walk my happy bottom to work next time if I have to.
smurf you, State of Nebraska.
As you all know, we were hit with a pretty decent winter storm on Monday night through Tuesday. We may not have gotten the 16 inches originally expected, but it was still pretty bad. I had every intentions of still trying to get to work until my tree fell on the house and in the driveway. At 7:15 AM yesterday, the power went out to all of downtown including my office. Just before 9:00 AM, the commissioner decided to close the building and send everyone home that made it in as there was no estimated time for the power to return. Turns out that everyone who was able to make it in gets to use administrative leave for the day without having to use vacation or sick leave. Anyone who was not able to make it in has to dip into their vacation or sick leave pool.
I find this absolutely absurd. People should not be penalized for staying safe or being unable to make it into work due to inclement weather if the entire building was out of commission because of it. We should only have to use vacation/sick leave during our normal scheduled time until the time that the building closed.
I'm just so freaking livid right now. Now I know that it's better to risk my damn life for the sake of work than to stay home. I guess I should walk my happy bottom to work next time if I have to.
smurf you, State of Nebraska.