I live 20 miles from my job in the country where plow trucks don't some down our road until late-if at all. Apparently, my employers state that unless the center is closed due to bad weather, I should have no reason not to make it. My employers and the other employees live within a few blocks or miles of the center in town. I don't have a 4WD cehicle to get me there is winter weater is bad. On top of that I am two months pregnant and feel that no job is worth risking imjury or death just to get there. Does this seem unfair, and what should I do?
2007-12-28 02:12:02 · 8 answers · asked by hlstream987 1 in Politics & Government ➔ Law & Ethics
I don't have the money to buy a big fancy 4WD, my husband works in the town we live in so we can't move.
2007-12-28 02:25:32 · update #1
It may not be fair, but you certainly don't have any legal recourse.
Let's look at a more extreme example. If I took a job on the other side of the world and then never showed up (because I don't have any means of getting there), I could reasonably expect to be fired.
You took a job that you couldn't get to, and now you want some sort of special treatment. You should not have taken the job if you knew you weren't going to be able to actually get to work.
2007-12-28 03:04:17 · answer #1 · answered by smcwhtdtmc 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
If you can't make it to work, then those days should be counted as vacation, sick or unpaid leave. You should not receive any special treatment because you chose to live in the country and not drive a 4WD vehicle. I agree that you shouldn't take any unnecessary risks since you are pregnant, but it is still your responsibility to go to work everyday.
2007-12-28 11:12:34 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
If you leave early enough, you'll get to work on time. It's your job and the employer expects you to show up and do it. It isn't the employer's responsibility to make allowances for you...it is YOUR responsibility to get there - on time.
You do have a choice....you can always quit.
Oh, an pregnancy isn't a handicap......
2007-12-28 11:41:43 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Not unfair for a employer to except you to come to work.
Buy a 4 wheel drive vehicle
Move closer to your job
Quit that job
It is "your" responsibility to get to work, don't blame it on anyone else.
good luck
2007-12-28 10:22:38 · answer #4 · answered by Jan Luv 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Talk with your employer apprise them of your situation, request to take vacation days for such occasions.
2007-12-28 10:20:53 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
You go to work when you can; you call off when you can't. Many people drive much longer distances and get there.
2007-12-28 10:18:17 · answer #6 · answered by wizjp 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No not unfair. When you accepted the job it became your responsibility to get there.
2007-12-28 11:01:26 · answer #7 · answered by mnwomen 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
congrats !but u should call sick for that day.its quite unfair i agree
2007-12-28 10:21:16 · answer #8 · answered by ƹ̵̡ӝ̵̨̄ʒxσмg ιт'ѕ мє!xƹ̵̡ӝ̵̨ 4 · 0⤊ 3⤋