We’ve been informed
that our electricity
will be shut down
from 8 am to 8 pm
a couple days this month.
I run my Romance Writing Business
from home.
I can’t go multiple days
with no electricity
during prime promotion/selling hours.
So I’m going to
an unimpacted library
to run my business.
Things happen.
Power goes out.
Flooding occurs.
Wildcat strikes
surprise us.
We all need
to be able to
run our businesses
from alternate locations.
Have one in mind
and ready.
If there’s an emergency
in your area
and
your business
doesn’t have patrons
it must continue to serve
(i.e. it isn’t housing people
or treating people),
close your business
for the day,
pay your employees
for that day
and
allow them to go home
and be with their loved ones.
If you can’t afford
to do that,
your business isn’t viable.
You are responsible
for your employees
during emergencies.
If they die
or get hurt
on the job,
you could and SHOULD
get sued into the ground.
And the odds they’ll be hurt
increases.
Because your employees
aren’t focusing on their jobs
or your business.
They’re worrying about loved ones
and getting home.
And they are resenting
your business
for causing them
additional stress.
That will come back
to bite you in the a$$
later
in ways you’ll likely
never fully realize.
Don’t be an a$$hat.
Send employees home
during emergencies.