Just by way of comparison and to highlight your boss's stupid attitude, in London yesterday there was a tube strike. Not a rare event and nowhere near the scale of your earthquake and subsequent aftershocks, but the people I work for, and companies all over London (based on previous experience) know how it affects people's ability to get to the office and cut them a great deal of slack about arrival and departure times, and about working remotely. On Monday people were encouraged to leave at 3pm, for example, if they depended on the tube. Now, it's certainly true that Londoners take every opportunity to down tools, but there's no way your boss should be looking for 100%, he should be looking at how to help the people he works for. He obviously has the leadership qualities of a sponge.
> > I agree with Cotty's earlier suggestion. As it's clearly very stressful for you > perhaps it would be better to get out of the shock zone and if you really have > to work do so from wherever you go. However, it seems to me that you > shouldn't be working under these circumstances - take some sick leave. > If the boss gets snotty about it, bring up the subject of the non-existent > BC/DR plan and his duty of care towards the people who work for him. If > you're in a union, involve them. > > Bob > > > > > Good news, the water has been declared safe to drink. This is a big > > load > off > > my mind and makes life quite a lot easier. > > > > I nearly had a breakdown yesterday after an aftershock came through > > while > I > > was trying to work. The tremors themselves aren't so much of a > > problem > but > > it's being exacerbated by the lack of sleep. I know the building can > withstand > > them easily. The initial jolt of each tremor is quite strong due to > > its > proximity > > and it gives you a bit of a fright, and these really add up when > > you're > tired > > and it really starts to get frustrating. There's usually a deep > > rumble > just > > before they arrive but you don't know how big it's going to be. > > > > The papers are reporting that a number of people have left the city to > > get > a > > break from them. One person sent her kids up to Wellington to stay > > with their grandparents. > > > > My boss's attitude has not helped matters, expecting us to work from > > home and "we'd appreciate it if you could give 100% effort" > > (translation: we > expect > > 100%). We haven't been to visit any family members yet. > > > > Of the three "productive" staff members in our company, one took > > yesterday off and the other lasted until mid-morning (he's also > > worried about flooding due to high river levels in his area). I ended > > up taking a > couple > > of hours time-out after that aftershock, grabbed a camera and took > > some photos in the garden to try and calm down. I might post a peso > > later but > I > > won't be able to do much processing as my Photoshop machine had to be > > taken down for my work machine. > > > > I'm doing my best to take a relaxed approach to work, normally we're > pushed > > fairly hard but I'm using my isolation to ignore it and look after myself. > If the > > boss whinges he'll get an earful. I'd be far better able to cope if I > > was > out > > doing something to help others but I'm having to sit inside at a desk > > all > day, > > with no human contact. > > > > My partner Janet is handling things a lot better than I am, she's > > sleeping > quite > > well and she's been at work all week. But she's able to go to the > > office > and > > she tends to be out and about quite a lot. Without her around I'd > > have > gone > > crazy. > > > > After yesterday's troubles I actually managed quite a good night's sleep. > I > > helped things along by sipping a shot of Galliano during the evening. > Woke > > up at some point and struggled to get back to sleep but I'm feeling > fresher > > now than I have since last Thursday. I'll see what other medicine I > > can > find > > tonight, maybe some neat bourbon or scotch :) > > > > The central city is still cordoned but I'll go in there tomorrow > > anyway > and see > > what I can find outside the limits. Still a little bit worried about > > my > bike which > > is still at work. For all I know it could have been damaged or looted. > > > > An expert on the radio this morning tells us the aftershocks won't > necessarily > > decrease in magnitude, only frequency. He says we can still get a > magnitude > > 6 sometime in the next few weeks (thanks mate, ignorance is bliss!). > > > > Cheers, > > Dave > > > > > > -- > > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > > [email protected] > > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and > > follow the directions. > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and > follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
