Jagno wrote:Whiteshirt; I do agree that employers did not react quickly enough to get their people out of harms way safely. As mentioned earlier, I hope they learned from the experience. If not, I think I would have to utilize some of my "sick time". I was blessed in that I own my own business and closed it down early just so we could all get out safely and quickly. Of course, unlike coporate businesses I love my life and that of my family alot more than money so I have no qualms of closing early during severe weather. I left my DH and 2 oldest sons behind because their jobs would not allow them to leave during the storm as they were all in emergency operations. That is the worst feeling in the world to leave most of your family behind to get the rest out safely.
I hope employers learned a lesson to react quickly, too. I suppose there have been so many false alarms, they figure the odds are against a storm directly impacting their area, so, they wait until the last minute to decide whether to release employees or not. I think, too, that no one foresaw the major evacuation problems that happened with Rita. Hopefully, this won't be repeated next time!