parking issues at work
Road Master
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From: Near Richmond VA.
Similiar problem, but reversed essentially. When I started working for the company I am with 4 years ago, the first day I rode my bike in and parked it in an out of the way place on the sidewalk right next to the building. Really was not a big deal. Also a very small company and no disgnated M/C parking. My boss saw it told me I can park in the lot with the rest of the cars... Um OK, but the lot is kind of tight... but I complied. Well I have almost had several accidents in the same lot... and finally this year someone backed into my bike and did about $1000 of damage. My other boss had his truck hit also BTW (he rides, but very seldom to work). I was not all that happy about it at all, but now there is no place convenient to park the bike because we moved across the lot to another building. I did manage to ask the others in the office to let me park in the one corner spot. At least it is safer from cars, but all the pedestrians, scooter riders etc are now closer to my bike and I won't leave helmet etc hanging on the bike.
IS the lot public/shared or a private lot? I think it does make a difference. I think just explaining the designated lot is not good, as someone already had to move the bike, and working with him to find a different place would be best.
IS the lot public/shared or a private lot? I think it does make a difference. I think just explaining the designated lot is not good, as someone already had to move the bike, and working with him to find a different place would be best.
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From: Landrum, SC , elevation 986'
If it's private property, they can tell you where to park or not. I don't think any state laws could help you there. Trying to work out a fair solution with the big boss is a win - win. You get a good parking spot, and you also make yourself look look a level headed type person. People who don't ride just don't understand.
+1, its private property and local and state laws do not apply.
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From: Phoenix
Where I work, us motorcycle riders asked for some MC only parking spaces under the covered parking instead of making us have to compete with cars for spots and have to risk getting our bikes ran over. What did they do?
They took away four of the car pool covered spots right down front and designated them MC only parking. It pissed alot of people off, but they said, "Look. The state considers them 'alternative fuel' vehicles for the purpose of letting them drive in the car pool lane, so we're going to give them the same courtesy. We get tax credits for it."
Now whenever someone parks in a designated MC spot in a car/truck/van, even on the weekends when I work, I stick a nasty note to their windshield.
They took away four of the car pool covered spots right down front and designated them MC only parking. It pissed alot of people off, but they said, "Look. The state considers them 'alternative fuel' vehicles for the purpose of letting them drive in the car pool lane, so we're going to give them the same courtesy. We get tax credits for it."
Now whenever someone parks in a designated MC spot in a car/truck/van, even on the weekends when I work, I stick a nasty note to their windshield.
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From: Illinois
Arguing with your boss is just stupid with the economy the way it is right now and is a good way to get you fired. However talking over your concerns with your boss about the location of where you can park the bike safely will probably get the the issue resolved so all parties are happy. I am a manager at a small manufacturing plant and will always listen to an employees concerns but If an employee is looking to argue with me conversation is over. The one thing I tell our employees from the start is that when they punch the clock each day they are agreeing to the rules set up by the company. If they do not want to abide by the rules then they should not clock in. Sounds rough but the company is in business out to make money which seems to be next to impossible these days and your bosses are probably feeling that heat more than you can imagine so my advice is to work with them not against them.
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From: anacoco, la
a 16 wheeler is a commercial vehicle and has its own set of rules and regulations that go along with that.....
so whats your point? are you saying that he should or should not have parking available to him? or are you just wanting to argue for the sake of it?
Last edited by skratch; Jul 10, 2010 at 05:22 PM.
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i had a parking issue at work myself about a month or so ago. the HR girl comes down and asked if that was my bike out the side door (in a reg parking spot), i said yeppers(thinking, you stupid bitch, you know thats my ride). She goes, greg wants you to park on the concrete pad by the back door because your kickstand is sinking in the asphalt. i told her that the concrete pad was where scrap metal goes and it isn't big enough for the scrap, my bike and sense of security.. i told her the reason i park there is because in the afternoon its shaded and the seat gets damm hot baking in the sun all afternoon. I offered at that point to bring in a piece of deck board to put under the kickstand and it wouldn't sink anymore.. She said ok, thanks. well 10 minutes later the big boss comes back and restated that he wanted me to park on the concrete pad. I then restated my case as we walked out the back door to survey the 5 stacked pallets, various metal scrap car parts on top of that and pointed out there was approx a 4x7 spot left. i asked him, would you feel safe parking your ride there knowing people are in and out this door all day and mechanics throwing scrap on the pile ? he said you have a point, give the wood block a shot and we'll go from there. i've been using it ever since and zero problems..
he really can't say anything about me riding the bike in and parking it on the asphalt.. he sold me the bike..
he really can't say anything about me riding the bike in and parking it on the asphalt.. he sold me the bike..
Last edited by FroggyFatBoy; Jul 10, 2010 at 07:00 PM.
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