I'm back-and-forthing myself to panic over whether I should go to work or not tonight. All the roadways between my home and job are spotted with ice and it's supposed to start snowing during the night. The highways are supposedly clear, but the only time I've come close to wiping out on ice was on these highways.
Reasons for going to work:
-All things considered, the ice isn't that bad, especially on the well-traveled roads I commute on.
-I've stayed home the last two nights (although I think they were actually closed Tuesday).
-I have a reputation as a committed worker (which I'm vain enough to worry about).
-I don't want to take a ton of shit from my coworkers when I come back on Sunday.
Reasons for staying home:
-I'm the number one gossip-post for when my boss wants to rant about over people's attendance, so I know he trusts me implicitly and that I have ground to stand on.
-It's a known fact that I have to commute thirty miles over hilly, unserviced roads to get there (which I play up of course, but there it is).
-My car is a rear-wheel drive land boat, and it's practically new and really cherry. While provably blessed from danger, I can only press my luck so far.
-It's fuckin' cold, they won't have much to do anyway because all the businesses are closed, and the roads will only get worse as the night wears on.
God, why do I have to be conflicted about this? Why must I have some deep seated sense of professionalism? I've already spent the last two nights being a useless piece of shit getting my videogame on, and it ain't like the elements have let up outside.