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Tartarus, like most of the country, has been experiencing some awful weather lately. Most recently we've had that super cold (we're talking seriously subzero) for two days. Then today was pouring rain. All of the local school closed, the roads were so icy. Tartarus, of course, was open as usual. When we were gathered at the main desk before we opened, the Hutt gave us the following talk:

"If people call in to say they can't come in because of the ice, go ahead and extend their deadlines by a week or two. Do whatever overrides you need to do. I know we don't normally do this, but I'm very worried about people trying to get in here. It's dangerous out there. Coming here just isn't worth it."

Don't get us wrong. We aren't cold-hearted. We totally agree that Tartarus is not worth traveling unsafe roads. We were hoping everyone would stay home. Our problem is, if it was so unsafe for patrons to be out how was it safe for staff? Some members of our staff travel half and hour or more to get to Tartarus, one along roads that were some of the worst after this last storm. Wouldn't it have made sense to keep everyone home if it was so dangerous?

It was too icy for people, though we guess there might have been penguins anxious to get to Tartarus.

 
Clearly the Hutt does not care about staff. Need more proof? Just this last weekend the heat went out overnight in Tartarus. When we got to work, temperatures in the building were below 50 degrees. Did the Hutt shut things down? Of course not. We didn't open for business until temperatures started to rise because "it was too cold to open to the public". Meanwhile, staff members were instructed to work in the closed building with their coats on. Again, too dangerous for patrons but okay for staff.