So, let’s talk about the much bandied-about phrase “The New Normal” (TM-DNC).
It appears that a return to work for many of us will require us to wear a mask in the workplace, indefinitely. What will flubros do? JonPreston (no professional courtesy to AI-bots) has spoke of this on this thread, also. I’ll start since I know what my RTW scenario will be.
We will have gate testing of all entrants.
Symptoms only. No virus or anti-body (blood) tests to return to work.
Office space will be regulated and masks will be required at all times in the workspace until further notice.
Conversations among employees will be held in office doorways (no same room confabs).
Employees will be provided cleaning tools to sanitize their office space at the start and end of each day.
There is no indication of discipline for not strictly following these rules but, it is implied since it will be codified as a “policy and procedure”.
My employer is considering added paid time-off for sickness verified as COVID.
I have been working from home since March 16 and believe I had a mild form in the days surrounding March 19.
I was exposed (at distance) to COVID on March 15.
I have never worn a mask for any reason at any time.
My first reaction will be to ask my manager to continue to allow me to work from home; I have proven my ability to do such.
If disallowed, I’ll be honest and tell him I will considering not returning to the office in an employee capacity due to my personal aversion to wearing a mask.
Future consideration regarding anti-body testing and vaccine.
I will not get vaxxed to return to work; it’s just the flu, bro.
Since the science is still out and I believe I have survived a form of COVID, I will likewise rebuff any requirement to get anti-body tested. My blood, my choice.
Anyone else gone through this exercise?
We might be able to take away good points from others’ thoughts.
Even if they are bug-eyed, wild-haired bat-schtuff crazy.
I do know that big companies are scared to death of lawsuits. If they go too forceful on testing and masks they fear getting sued by employees. Not forceful enough and they get sued by employees and customers. So I expect to see massive herd mentality like nothing we have ever seen before. I just don’t know where the herd will end up. I know one or two brave companies can set the tone and move the herd.
I think it will turn into whatever it takes to get into the door and then over the next couple weeks the people who work in the office will determine the course of action.
I was told the other day that a lot of people air traveling keep masks on until wheels up and then take them off. Essentially at that point what is the airline going to do
At the end of the day people will determine and there is power in that.
I think after four weeks in the office people will see the insanity and just go back to normal
There can be some good stuff to come out of this. But demands of strict compliance is taking a beating.
Interesting “return to work” scenario.
My job never stopped - we have been doing the following:
Wipe down desk with Clorox wipes or equivalent at shift change, and as needed.
Hand sanitizer frequently.
Practice social distancing
Now, all the day-walkers (9-5 weekday drones) are working at home, but that’s about to end, if it didn’t already this week (I’m off this week). When they are back, we are to wear our masks whenever we are out in the main office area or whenever we might come in contact with others.
It’s recommended that people have their mask on upon entering the building (at least downtown), but I wouldn’t be doing that nonsense.
We can take our mask off in our control room, where I actually sit for the entire shift, and don’t need them when there’s nobody around in the building.
The mask thing is annoying as hell - treating us like subjects instead of citizens. I’ll put up with it for a while, since they pay us fairly well. But it does not need to be the new normal.
As for testing, there’s a table set up at all entrances, with a self-serve questionnaire, a non-contact thermometer (the kind you point at your forehead), paper masks for those that forgot their company-issued PPE, cleaning spray for said mask, hand sanitizer, and wipes. I have not yet filled out the questionnaire and probably will not.
If they decide that we need to be tested for the virus, or need to get a vaccine, well, I’m close enough to retirement age that I will consider putting in my 2 weeks’ notice and calling it quits.
Fascism doesn’t sit well with me. If the whiney libtards and fear mongers want to live in fear, they can do so. But I will not comply with their ridiculous BS. I’m going to live free.
FREEDOM!!!
I wear. mask at work because I need the job right now. I’m too close to retirement to change employers right now and I don’t know if any hospitals not enforcing the mask rule. I do not wear a mask outside work u less absolutely necessary (picking up prescriptions at my pharmacy, etc). I do my best to patronize places that do not require the politically correct snot rag hanging off ones face. More and more the people I talk to in health care are over the hysteria except a notable few snowflakes. The general public is either a bit more scared or cowed as the mask percentage in my grocery store unfortunately is rising. I am hoping this goes away with a whimper and does not lead to a violent showdown somewhere. I was encouraged by the police response at the new jersey gym yesterday
See post 28. Get that message on a card and show it to the first mask Nazi.
Mebbe claim it is against your religion.
[Sidebar] I worked as a contract programmer in a Macon, GA plant. Someone was always coming around peddling something. One week it was a blood drive, and it was funny to hear all the lame excuses why one didn't want to donate. They came to me and I said it was against my religion. Man, they folded like a card table, INSTANTLY.
['Nother sidebar] Those blood drives were generic. At another plant, they came around looking for donors because one guy's wife had leukemia. I had no problem donating to that.
Our company worked through the whole thing (construction - usually small residential jobs). We remained open to the public. We did not wear masks. And we did a crappy job of social distancing. Business was booming.