Parking Permits at Work

Horace

softngentle wrote: »

Thanks for the replies.

To the person who said "time for another job" you are completely right. I know to some the parking issue might seem a trivial matter, but just lately it's been one thing after another, restructure, redundancies, having to take on more responsibility for no more pay, it's just the pits. In some respects I tell myself in this climate I should be grateful for a job, but it feels like my organisation is taking the pee and the parking issues feels like one more nail in the coffin. Staff morale is at an all time low and most people would leave in an instant if they could.

To answer another question, before the change in policy, the car parking used to get done on a first come first served basis, which in my opinion was fairer than the new system. When spaces were gone people would have to find their own parking, there's a car park about a 10 minute walk away which costs about £6 per day, other than that there are limited street parking spaces, about a 20 minute walk away, which I have been doing since last week, but don't think I'll do when it starts to get dark as I won't feel safe.

If they had done the whole parking permit lottery by picking names out of a hat I think I could have accepted not getting one, but to select on certain criteria my perception of it (rightly or wrongly) is that it's unfair.

Don't jack your job in because of a parking issue. Unemployment is high and there is no guarantee of a job, better to stick with a place that at least pays you a wage because trust me without a regular wage things are extremely tough indeed (I know I am self employed and struggling - even temp work is not an option for me according to local agencies because I have been working for myself for so long and don't have what they call current experience thus making me unemployable:mad:).

An employer is not obliged to provide parking for staff, it could be that as they have allocated parking on distance from work etc then people who have permits are being asked to pay for them. If you live close to work, could you catch the bus and buy a monthly bus pass? Or you could park in the £6 a day carpark and walk in from there - if you are a woman then wear training shoes (take your work shoes in a bag), carry your bag across your body and keep a personal attack alarm in your pocket.

Unfortunately, this country is in a recession and companies are doing what they can to retain staff where possible by reducing their pay and making some roles redundant. If that is what a company has to do to keep trading then all credit to them because there are firms who are going to the wall. There are small businesses like mine who are struggling too - it is really tough out there and I must admit that I would be grateful for a job that paid a regular wage.