Either doesn't know non-car options or just lazy

[shootingstar]

Tell me that I'm a judgemental jerk or maybe I should have said something:

Co-worker in our team tells me that he didn't attend a key meeting with an internal client ...because his truck broke down.
This meeting is long overdue. He had LOTS of time in work schedule because he (plus myself), and over 1,000 employees have been working from home for the past 2 months. I know, as well as other employees I've spoken with, we have some chunks of non-productive time, because we just can't do certain work things since it can only be done at our office building which is off-limits because the electrical and mechanical systems are being completely being replaced. (After a major river flood damage, that hit some international news.)

When he told me this, I said nothing. But it didn't feel right. I know our employer doesn't deliberately choose work buildings in hidden, inaccessible areas of the city.

So, later out of curiosity I checked the address of this aborted meeting.

There was a transit bus that went straight to this building. (In fact, his client is the transit authority!) Also a major bike route runs behind building, which I've cycle several times per month to my favourite Middle Eastern bakery. But I didn't know that building was one of ours. (Our employer owns over 30 buildings across the city.)


I'm not impressed. And no, our employer would not pay for a taxi cab ride. We have a small fleet of communal cars to sign out but not every dept. thinks of it/uses it.


Are intelligent car drivers that wedded to their habits? Same co-worker thinks I'm nuts for having a car-free lifestyle and not knowing every corner of the city. (Why would I want to? I think there are some ugly, boring parts not worth visiting...)