When I was in the Prison Service we had to travel to our nearest Prison (11.3 miles) or nearest Police Station (2.5 miles) for duty in the snow. Come one snowy week about 7/8 years ago I duly informed my Duty Governor that I couldn't drive to my duty Prison (27 miles), wasn't walking 11.3 to the closest one but was going to walk to the local Police Station for duty for the day.
I turned up at the front desk, said who I was and what I had been told to do all for the Duty Sgt to come out, laugh, give me a brew and send me on my way home with a letter of proof for my Governor - bloody nice of him. My colleague did the same to her local Prison, slipped on the way (whilst on duty), broke her ankle and sued for I think £10,000 in the end.
Pointless bureaucracy at it's civil service finest that.
I turned up at the front desk, said who I was and what I had been told to do all for the Duty Sgt to come out, laugh, give me a brew and send me on my way home with a letter of proof for my Governor - bloody nice of him. My colleague did the same to her local Prison, slipped on the way (whilst on duty), broke her ankle and sued for I think £10,000 in the end.
Pointless bureaucracy at it's civil service finest that.