Summarize this content to 2000 words in 6 paragraphs Office worker Justin Chu intended to work from his North Sydney office on Wednesday. But when he arrived at Kogarah station to a dearth of train services into the city, he whipped out his laptop and started working from a sunny spot on platform one instead.That was about 8am. At 9am, he was still waiting.Justin Chu works remotely from Platform 1 at Kogarah Station.Credit: Kate Geraghty“I was thinking a train would come in the next hour or so. I’m lucky because my boss and colleagues are really understanding. I can probably plod away here and it’s OK,” he said.“I’ve been a bit stupid sitting in the sun for too long, and I was probably far too optimistic thinking a train would come.”Chu, who is in his 30s, usually catches the train from Kogarah to Sydenham or Martin Place, where he switches to the metro.He said train announcers had mentioned the possibility of getting a train back to Hurstville, then hopping on a service to get into the city, “but at that point I’d already unpacked my laptop and begun a task”.Chu said he would wait until about 9.30am before deciding whether to give up and work from home – but he preferred to be in the office to conduct meetings face-to-face.“I’m pretty sure everyone in Sydney has been affected [by the industrial action], but this is the most pronounced delay I’ve had.”Chu didn’t think the NSW government’s pay offer to rail workers kept up with inflation but said: “I feel like collateral damage because I live in [Premier] Chris Minns’ electorate, and I don’t think it’s a coincidence that all the trains in this area are cancelled.
