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What would you do in this situation?
I am required to work at a certain office. This office started out as a warehouse and a parking lot was cobbled together out of some asphalt and old sidewalks. Over time, trailers were added to the property to accommodate more workers. This ate up valuable asphalt space. There are more people that work at the site than there are parking spots - much more. Those workers that get in after 7:00 am make their own parking spots. Lately the police have been ticketing these cars.
Public transportation is not an option.
Getting to the site before 7:00 am is not an option.
Having decent parking accommodations will never be an option. There is no such thing as on-street parking around here.
So....what would you do?
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Re: What would you do in this situation?
As an employee, if there are NO other choices than "making" your own spot, I'd talk to my boss and ask that they start paying my parking tickets.
As an employer, they need to find a solution. One way or the other, they need to. Whether it's paying the tickets, or looking for a new location, or coming up w/ other creative solutions like letting those employees who can work from from home to lessen the parking burden.
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It's not that easy. Congress determines how much is spent on improving our facilities. Right now that amount is zero.
The closest "open" parking lot is about a mile away. (I did some scouting this morning). I don't know of anyone who has parked there, so I don't know if we're allowed. I didn't see any tow-away zone signs. The thought of hoofing it a couple of miles in a business suit everyday doesn't really appeal to me, but right now that seems like the only option.
A few people started parking offsite and carpooling in, but then they started getting towed. Plus that really only works if everyone does it (and I'm inclined to think that's not gonna happen with this bunch).
Working from home is also not an option - due to the work we do, we must be on-site.
Working for the government really blows sometimes. I actually like what I do, so it'd be a shame to leave over something so ridiculous.
I work on Federal land. So, no. Part of me wants to write "for my own parking space" on my tax check this year.
At the gov office I worked at, which had more parking spots than you are describing, but it still wasn't entirely adequate, the carpool vans had reserved spots, so they always had a spot, no matter what time they came in. It was their reward for saving the environment. They figured out parking or pick ups on the other end themselves.
Why are the police ticketing in a parking lot? That seems strange to me. Is it actually the police or just your security peeps? If it's the security peeps, this is something that they could be instructed to overlook.
I hate that. You have to start the day off all stressed and frazzled.
It's the MP doing the ticketing. What kills me is that there is no discernable reason for why there are so few parking spaces marked off on the asphalt. Mark some more! Oh, wait, no money + loads of bureaucracy = hands remain tied. What also kills me is that there are workmen on-site who have taken all the field parking (also a no parking zone), but they don't get ticketed. Just the actual workers.
I can see the headlines now: SOMETHING THE MILITARY IS DOING DOESN'T MAKE SENSE
LOL! My hometown newspaper also had a column where people could write in and b!tch about things like traffic lights. It actually produced results though. Unfortunately, it's an accepted fact around here that traffic/roads blow, so no Commuter Dude for us. One radio station said AAA ranked us second worst in the nation or somesuch. If you have to use a tunnel during rush hour, your commute will be ~2 hours even though the distance is only a few miles. Thank God I don't have to do that. If this was Sim City, the place would be demolished by now from the citizen riots.
Car Pool? Park 10 minutes away and walk to work?