That could be. But the point I was making is government "workers" are never held to the same standard. And we are the ones paying them. I hope you understand.
Hell. We should be hoping for more snowstorms...the less work the government “workers” do, probably the better off we will be.
But this deals with a health care setting. If a pencil pusher at the State Department doesn’t go in because of snow, it is no big deal.
If a physician or RN or respiratory therapist working in an intensive care unit doesn’t go in someone still has to suction that patient, give them meds and check their vitals.
If a CT tech decides to stay home, someone is still going to have to take those CT images to diagnose someone who might be having a stroke.
In all of these cases, sure, there are always people who will work the extra shifts to make sure that happens and the care is delivered. But why should they have to? It just makes it more likely that someone will make a mistake because they are tired and overworked.
And why? Because someone who knew bad weather was coming in didn’t plan appropriately? My cranial bleed gets missed because someone had to work for 24 hours straight?
(This is all rhetorical, by the way...not directed at you)
Every time the government closes because of snow, the announcement is that the offices are closed .. but EMERGENCY PERSONNEL are to report.
What strikes me as ironic in this discussion is that the clerk at our local 7-11 managed to make it to work and keep the business going.