That’s sad to read. The total eclipse of my lifetime was in 1999 and my place was bang in the middle of the corridor of the umbral shadow. It was truly a spectacular event. Schools and most work places were closed for that day and my godfather just told his boss “I’m not coming in, fire me, I don’t care” lol (he didn’t get fired)
Not to defend bosses here, because I would absolutely let people off for the eclipse, but I can see why a boss in, say, Iowa would not be cool with all of their employees taking a day trip to the other side of Illinois to see the path of totality. A lot of them just wouldn’t get it. And if you can’t take your kid out of school anyway, it doesn’t really matter.
That’s sad to read. The total eclipse of my lifetime was in 1999 and my place was bang in the middle of the corridor of the umbral shadow. It was truly a spectacular event. Schools and most work places were closed for that day and my godfather just told his boss “I’m not coming in, fire me, I don’t care” lol (he didn’t get fired)
Not to defend bosses here, because I would absolutely let people off for the eclipse, but I can see why a boss in, say, Iowa would not be cool with all of their employees taking a day trip to the other side of Illinois to see the path of totality. A lot of them just wouldn’t get it. And if you can’t take your kid out of school anyway, it doesn’t really matter.