all these snow days!!

i work in a small office where my boss is understanding of the weather and me being 8 months preg

What do you girls do?
track into work in these crazy storms?

At first i did go to work until my doc told me he rather me not- so now on snow days i try to work from home.

trust me i do not take advantage- but i do have my fair share.

all these snow days!!

I used a sick day last week during Wednesday's ice storm. Went in, grabbed work, and drove right back home during last Monday's snow. The week before I also worked from home a day. I believe they are going to let me bring work home tomorrow just in case.

I had to use a sick day last week b/c one of the partners thought it wasn't fair that I could work from home when the other girls can't, which normally, I'd totally understand. However, I do not work in the same office as the other girls, I'm now 9 months pregnant and they are not, and they all take public transportation whereas I have to drive. So while I do see how it can be unfair, they don't have to drive in it nor would they even know!

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If it looks like it's going to be a big storm, I work from home that day. We went in one time when it was a lot of snow and took us forever to get home. My company is totally understanding of WFH so just end up going that route :)

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I am going thru the same thing right now. With the first storm my director told me not to even bother coming in to work from home Bc she was concerned of my safety and being 7 months pregnant driving in it. The second storm I was already off so that easy. The third storm I left early but I made up the hours the following day. And the storm last week I went in for.
Now I don't know what to do about tomorrow

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I know this is all so hard, yet so dangerous for us

I completely understand how the other co workers would feel- if i wasnt preg and i had to travel in this snow i would be upset as well

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ive been making it to work every single day this winter - i live in queens and work in the bronx
i end up leaving early and it takes me almost 2 hours to drive home.
i decided im staying home tomorrow (if it ends up being as bad as they expect)

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I have almost full access from home so i just stay home. I think I have actually been more productive on the days I am home lately. My boss is understanding about people's commutes regardless of me being pregnant. I think the majority of my office has been working from home on the really bad snow days since most of our work can be done remotely.

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I work for my dad who is the founding partner of the firm. He has an equal partner but there is no one "above" him. I am an employee and very rarely get special "benefits" b/c of who my father is. However, last week when I was told by one of the jr. partners whom I work directly with, that I could not work from home, he was pissed. So, today he called her (we work in different offices) and told her that he wants me to be able to work from home tomorrow if need be. Like I mentioned in my previous post, I am the only employee where I am so if I were to work from home, the only people who would know would be my dad, the jr. partner, and my sister's bf who works in my office.

When she told me that my dad called her, she was so unbelievably dramatic. She's like, this needs to stay between you, me, and your dad and I don't know how I'm going to tell the other partner (who is on vacation and like i said, is equal to my dad). Why is she being so freakin dramatic?! She told me to not even tell my sister's bf (which I already did b/c he was like wtf is going on) and even he is like, you're pregnant, if the roads are bad and you can work from home, that makes the most sense.

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i've been going in each time. my boss never closes for snow days or anything and I need my time for maternity leave.

funny that he never comes in himself though….

all these snow days!!

I'm a teacher and I already took 2 days because of the snow.

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I work for my dad who is the founding partner of the firm. He has an equal partner but there is no one "above" him. I am an employee and very rarely get special "benefits" b/c of who my father is. However, last week when I was told by one of the jr. partners whom I work directly with, that I could not work from home, he was pissed. So, today he called her (we work in different offices) and told her that he wants me to be able to work from home tomorrow if need be. Like I mentioned in my previous post, I am the only employee where I am so if I were to work from home, the only people who would know would be my dad, the jr. partner, and my sister's bf who works in my office.

When she told me that my dad called her, she was so unbelievably dramatic. She's like, this needs to stay between you, me, and your dad and I don't know how I'm going to tell the other partner (who is on vacation and like i said, is equal to my dad). Why is she being so freakin dramatic?! She told me to not even tell my sister's bf (which I already did b/c he was like wtf is going on) and even he is like, you're pregnant, if the roads are bad and you can work from home, that makes the most sense.

reading this it boggles my mind why its even an issue. sometimes ppl just enjoy extra drama for no reason. I find it hard to believe that anyone will have an issue with a preggo working from home during a bad weather situation.
hope this situation will resolve with no more drama

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I have been going in too, but I may call out tomorrow.

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I'm a teacher...between my DD's daycare being closed during these storms and my feeling about driving in, I'm burning through my maternity leave days and am borrowing (I was anyway, but moreso now)...safety comes first...

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I've gone in each time, but I work literally 5 mins from home

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So far my school has closed twice and I stayed home the third time even though they weren't closed. I just feel like I can't risk it.

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I am 38 weeks, and I was trying to work until Friday, but this snow has forced me to start my leave early. Its just not safe at this point. I live in Nassau and have been commuting to the south Bronx every day.

I don't want to have my baby on the side of the LIE!

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My office ended up closing today! But the jr partner I work with still wants me to put in a full day since I brought work home. Eff that!!

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At first I felt guilty this morning not going into work, but seeing how much snow we already have, guilt went away quickly. I'll be working from home today.

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I have taken So many days this winter between some pre baby vacation days and my daughters daycare closing every time it snows, I was actually going in today. Then I went to clean off my car and realized this 35 week pregger is nuts to drive. I still feel guilty