Co-workers around me keep getting scares all the time and continue to go to work like dumbasses. The person i work closest with had one of their family members nearly directly exposed to Covid and yet they STILL came to work despite feeling unwell. They were sent home and weren't allowed to come back until they tested negative. They did, fortunately.
Very few people are actually wearing their mask properly (not covering their nose, taking it off to talk, taking it off at any point not outside). Karens keep bitching about long waits and out of stock product like we aren't short staffed AND short-supplied. People keep taking their children and infants into stores like it's not a big deal. If it weren't for mandatory masks, I'd swear that over half of them wouldn't be wearing one at all.
My friends have had a couple of scares in being in contact with people who are in direct contact, but they've been fine it seems. They're being careful and sensible. My family, on the other hand, is a bunch of dumbasses who're off having bbqs and family gatherings like none of the older folks are at risk of dying from it in a very small and crowded house despite a scare they had a week before. They're upset my household won't go, but everyone in it is exposed to hundreds of people daily. Why. Just...Why.
We're literally one of the worst hot spots for Covid in the US and they're talking about opening schools again... Ha. No.
All in all...I'm actually handling this a lot better than I would if all of this had happened last year. It's the stress of other people being so reckless and stupid really makes me wish I could be the one to be stuck in my house for two weeks and be away from people without losing my job.
In a Nutshell: Wear the damn masks, don't yell at the essential workers, be patient, wash and sanitize your hands whenever you enter/leave a place of business, stay home if you can, and don't listen to the nutjobs that are saying Covid's a conspiracy crafted by the government. It's not. Please. Thank you for reading my rant and thank you OP for asking. Stay safe and healthy.
TLDR: Why.
Very few people are actually wearing their mask properly (not covering their nose, taking it off to talk, taking it off at any point not outside). Karens keep bitching about long waits and out of stock product like we aren't short staffed AND short-supplied. People keep taking their children and infants into stores like it's not a big deal. If it weren't for mandatory masks, I'd swear that over half of them wouldn't be wearing one at all.
My friends have had a couple of scares in being in contact with people who are in direct contact, but they've been fine it seems. They're being careful and sensible. My family, on the other hand, is a bunch of dumbasses who're off having bbqs and family gatherings like none of the older folks are at risk of dying from it in a very small and crowded house despite a scare they had a week before. They're upset my household won't go, but everyone in it is exposed to hundreds of people daily. Why. Just...Why.
We're literally one of the worst hot spots for Covid in the US and they're talking about opening schools again... Ha. No.
All in all...I'm actually handling this a lot better than I would if all of this had happened last year. It's the stress of other people being so reckless and stupid really makes me wish I could be the one to be stuck in my house for two weeks and be away from people without losing my job.
In a Nutshell: Wear the damn masks, don't yell at the essential workers, be patient, wash and sanitize your hands whenever you enter/leave a place of business, stay home if you can, and don't listen to the nutjobs that are saying Covid's a conspiracy crafted by the government. It's not. Please. Thank you for reading my rant and thank you OP for asking. Stay safe and healthy.