Supportive employer

Evan

Walrus wrote:
> Anyone else have similarly understanding employers?

I shower in the toilet hand-basin, and park my bike in
whatever vacant office I can find :-(

Gags

"Marx SS" <usenet-forum@cyclingforums.com> wrote in message
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> I'm lucky to have secure bike parking & shower/change
> room facilities at work here (CBD office building) at
> no charge.
>
> There are some office buildings here in the city
> (Melbourne Australia) that have realised that commuting to
> work is a growing phenominon, but have responded by
> building secure bike parking (locked cages) & charging for
> access to a key which I think is abit rich.
>
I work at Victoria Barracks on St Kilda Rd (Southbank -
Melbourne) and there are heaps of guys (and girls) who ride
to work on a regular basis. We have a few sets of outdoor
bike racks and hooks (all under cover) and there are a few
changerooms/showers to choose from as well.

It is a secure site (you need a defence pass to get on site)
so a pretty simple lock is all that is required and most
people leave all their lights, helmets, gloves, etc either
on the bikes or on their lockers in the change room.

I drive into work once a fortnight or so to restock with
work clothes, towels, gym gear, etc (did i mention there is
also a gym on base??).

I reckon that we have got a pretty sweet deal!!!!!

Ride On,

Gags

ritcho

I'm lucky in Sydney's CBD as our company's facilities manager is also the head honcho of the body corporate for the (shared) building. I therefore have a key to a disused mail-room downstairs, which means a secure and dry (and private) room. The office has showers (recently upgraded from one to three) as more of our people are exercising at lunch time (and all that). Can't complain...

Ritch

flyingdutch

and all those 'women in uuuuuuniform'

__________________
'ungrounded' Dutch...

Tamyka Bell

flyingdutch wrote:
>
> Gags wrote:
>
> > I work at Victoria Barracks on St Kilda Rd (Southbank
> > - Melbourne) and there are heaps of guys (and girls)
> > who ride to work on a regular basis.
<snip>
>
> and all those 'women in uuuuuuniform'
>
> --
Oi, are you knocking women in uniform?

T

hippy

>Bow saided:
>I've got great bosses, too. They sponsor anyone employee
>willing to go in any non-competitive local cycling events.
>Last time, they even bought team cylcling jerseys with a
>small company logo embroidered on them.

I forgot to mention my bosses have paid for triathlon entries
and a cycle race at one stage and we (the racers) have tri gear
with the company logo on it... so they're not all bad

hippy

SteveDel

2LT?

Gags

"SteveDel" <usenet-forum@cyclingforums.com> wrote in message
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> Tamyka Bell wrote:
> > flyingdutch wrote:
> > >
> > > Gags wrote:
> > >
> > > > I work at Victoria Barracks on St Kilda Rd
> > > > (Southbank
> > > > - Melbourne) and there are heaps of guys (and
> > > > girls) who ride to work on a regular basis.
> > <snip>
> > >
> > > and all those 'women in uuuuuuniform'
> > >
> > > --
> > Oi, are you knocking women in uniform?
> > T
>
>
>
> 2LT?
>
Was a couple of years ago at ADFA......now CAPT.....do
I know u??

Gags

Eb

>>>>> "Marx" == Marx SS <usenet-forum@cyclingforums.com> writes:

Marx> I'm lucky to have secure bike parking &
Marx> shower/change room facilities at work here (CBD
Marx> office building) at no charge.

I often work in the World Trade Centre, due to some
refurbishment I can no longer park my bike in reception. I
now have to park it in the police car park.

First time I parked it there I took out my lock and
was about to secure my bike when I looked at all the
other bikes.

Not a single one was locked.

I figured my bike would be in more danger if I locked it due
to unintended insult to the boys in blue so followed suit.

When in Rome...
--
Regards Euan