This, in a nutshell, is exactly why I will never own a business or be a line manager because in situations like this I would always side with the employee, shareholders be damned.
Genuinely baffles me how bosses can be anything less than sympathetic with their staff when you being late is clearly, demonstrably, out of your hands.
Possibly the most optimistic post of 2017 so far.
I honestly don't think it'll ever come to an end. Which is possibly the most pessimistic post of 2017 so far.