Boss at work came out to our lab today & part of what he wanted to talk about was that the production area needed volunteers to work on the shop floor next week because they didn't have enough people. He said that we might not need to work if there were enough volunteers, but the way he worded and presented it gave the impression of "I expect you to volunteer".
The reason we're volunteering is because last week, on two separate days and shifts we had two confirmed cases of corona virus. The 1st one was only at work an hour before he got sent home, and through contact tracing, they made two others stay home in self-quarantine. The other one (I believe) worked most of their shift, but did so in a common quality gauging area where all of the quality techs were exposed. They sent home maybe 20 or so people for two weeks of self-quarantine over that incident.
I was initially hesitant to volunteer, and the more I think about it, I've come to decide that I won't. Ever since our company's production department returned to work (with all required precautions) I've been complaining to others about how nobody on the shop floor was enforcing proper mask protocol. Every day when I pass through the shop floor, I'll count dozens of people wearing their masks improperly, either all the way down, or low so that their nose is exposed. I've even written a few emails to the higher-ups about why they're allowing it to go on. I sent my most strongly worded email on Friday, to the overall production manager, and although I got no reply, I did overhear him in today's production meeting, addressing the issue.
The reason I bring all this up is that, I have no confidence in my company's covid response, and based on the continuous lack of compliance over the last several months, I don't feel safe working with those people. I'm going to be refusing to volunteer, and I will explain exactly why if pushed. It would likely be different if I saw genuine concern and honest effort from everyone, but it's obvious to me that people are just 'ticking the box' and wearing the mask for show, rather than to protect their fellow coworkers, and that pisses me off. We have a lot of the type of people who are all about "my rights to not wear a mask' around here, and it's their carelessness and neglectful attitude that's caused this to be an issue in the first place - I'm not about to intentionally expose myself to their dumb-assery.
Still, I really dislike conflict, and my anxiety is really high regarding not volunteering tomorrow. I have it in the back of my mind that I'll get fired for it. *Sigh* I don't do well with anxiety...
4:04 p.m. - 2020-07-21
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