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I guess this should also apply to work trips then? I knew one guy who would only book a flight from 9am on Monday mornings, rather than being pressured into Sun
by century19 11y ago
I guess this should also apply to work trips then? I knew one guy who would only book a flight from 9am on Monday mornings, rather than being pressured into Sunday night or sillyAM Monday morning.
When I told other people who travel for work abot this the response was pretty much that he should be fired.
- jasonkester 11y agoSad, but this seems to be hardwired in to human nature. See also 6am-3pm, 10am-7pm, "four tens", telecommuting, unpaid leave to supplement vacation, and other things employees do to improve their own quality of life without harming anybody else. There's a dominant personality type that, when it sees somebody getting something nice seeks to tear them back down. The concept of "what a great idea. I could do that too" never breaks into conscious thought. Only rage and the desire to bring the offender back to the status quo. Ideally with punishment.
- century19 11y ago-- Ideally with punishment Yes, or shame. "It will look like you aren't a hard worker."
- Symbiote 11y agoAt my last job, travel time was added to my timesheet. A (rare!) transcontinental flight tended to give me an extra day off. This was a public sector job in the UK.
- rwmj 11y agoRightly so too. I always take time off to compensate for time spent travelling for work. I don't know why anyone would think this is unusual.
- rockdoe 11y agoIt's already the law in France (no business travel in weekends), exactly to protect workers against situations like that.
- spacecowboy_lon 11y agoSo for salaried roles you would not calculate your TOIL if you had to travel at weekends BTW the convention in the UK was working on Sunday = 2X plus a day.
- Leynos 11y agoMy employers suggest that any business travel be done during normal office hours if possible. And I am inclined to agree with them.