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Working From Home - Impacts of Coronavirus
microherb:
I’ve just heard rumours that one of my work colleagues had a party at his apartment over the weekend and posted photos of the event on Instagram.
Now, what the guy does on his time off would normally be none of my concern, but he sits at a desk less than 3 meters from mine for 6-8 hours of the day. He’s in his mid-twenties and has worked with us for a few years. He originally started with us as backpacker from England and has now managed to get our employer to sponsor his permanent skilled worker visa to Australia.
There has been a cluster of Coronavirus cases amongst backpackers in the eastern suburbs of Sydney which is where he lives, and other backpackers are also likely to be in his circle of friends.
Over the last few weeks, I have been staying at home as much as possible to try and reduce my exposure to other people as per the government regulations. My 17 year old daughter is off school and is also required to stay home and not have visitors, not easy for a social girl of her age. I now feel that all that effort could be wasted if I need to be around this guy for my job.
I’m feeling very uncomfortable now about having to be in such close proximity for long periods of the day to someone who it seems is obviously flouting the social distancing rules we are supposed to be observing. An elderly co-worker said he has already brought up the issue with the boss and was told there was nothing the company can do.
I only learnt of all this late this afternoon and the boss was not around. I normally don’t like to make any waves but I feel I need to bring this up with the boss in the morning. I’m expecting to be told I’m overreacting and there is nothing that can be done. I would be interested to hear how others would handle the situation.
hwj-d:
Well, still not grasping what's going on?
fear, fear, fear, nothing happens.
Are you still on noodles and toilet paper?
No WHO? No NWO? No Event 201?
man, man, ridiculous, right?
:-DD
Muttley Snickers:
--- Quote from: microherb on April 08, 2020, 09:49:27 am ---I would be interested to hear how others would handle the situation.
--- End quote ---
Gearing yourself up with a mask and gloves should be enough to alert others that you have concerns. The other day I told a friend to fuck off after he randomly turned up for a coffee, unfortunately some people still don't get the message even after they have been told.
bd139:
To be fair that's normal operating procedure prior to pandemic conditions in my world. Unexpected visitors are never welcome.
Muttley Snickers:
I only have one rule and that is don't turn up unannounced, and during a pandemic don't turn up at all. :rant:
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