With a hurricane approaching, I was shocked that my employer expected, if not demanded, that I come into the office or use Paid Time Off. The local government issued mandatory emergency evacuations and told people to stay home. The US government suspended mail service. Bridges in the Tampa Bay area were closed to traffic, as well as city streets. Yet Pennymac told us to ignore these orders and come into the office. We are constantly told how important employees are, but we only seem to matter when we're closing loans, not when you and your family's safety is on the line. People forced to come into the officer found elevators out of service for "safety" reasons. We've been told repeatedly to go online and vote for Pennymac as a "best place to work" but a best place to work doesn't prioritize loan processing over human lives during a hurricane.