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mistressofmuses) wrote2021-08-04 08:34 pm
mistressofmuses) wrote2021-08-04 08:34 pm
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Had a Covid exposure at work. Yaaaaay.
It was our auditor, so extra fun, since she was at multiple locations. My exposure to her was on Saturday, so four-five days ago. Fortunately I did not really have much prolonged contact with her - I handed her some papers, and we talked for a bit at less than 6 feet of distance, but she did her auditing in a separate room, so the contact was in short bursts.
But I did go see my mom and Taylor yesterday to pick up some mail, so if it turns out I did catch it, I could have been a vector for them as well. (And Alex, but in a studio apartment, we've made peace with the fact that if one of us gets it we probably both will.)
I don't believe the auditor was vaccinated. I don't know for sure, but I do know she homeschools her kids for religious reasons, so... it wouldn't surprise me if she wasn't.
The fact that I am vaccinated certainly makes me hope I'm good, and I've been asymptomatic (though the bad air quality has given me some allergy-type symptoms that COULD be something worse), but I want to get a test to be sure. Of course, there aren't any available tests this week that I can find. (Except at a few of the urgent care clinics, but those are expensive and not covered by my insurance, so I need to do it at Walgreens or CVS or something, both of which tell me there's nothing within 100 miles.) I'll keep checking.
I remain angry that at work we've been forced to allow people to stay in the lobby at full capacity AND have not been allowed to require masks. Even if we had been, my exposure would have happened, because it was from a coworker, but that doesn't make me okay with how we just sort of... quit taking any precautions whatsoever, despite the fact that transmission is rising again.
Today was the first day in quite a while I've seen a fair number of people wearing masks. Parents and students both, even. So I guess SOME people are taking the Delta variant seriously, or care that our county has distressingly high transmission right now.
Then again, there was also a big anti-mask protest about the county requiring masks for elementary school students as the school year starts back up, so.
It was our auditor, so extra fun, since she was at multiple locations. My exposure to her was on Saturday, so four-five days ago. Fortunately I did not really have much prolonged contact with her - I handed her some papers, and we talked for a bit at less than 6 feet of distance, but she did her auditing in a separate room, so the contact was in short bursts.
But I did go see my mom and Taylor yesterday to pick up some mail, so if it turns out I did catch it, I could have been a vector for them as well. (And Alex, but in a studio apartment, we've made peace with the fact that if one of us gets it we probably both will.)
I don't believe the auditor was vaccinated. I don't know for sure, but I do know she homeschools her kids for religious reasons, so... it wouldn't surprise me if she wasn't.
The fact that I am vaccinated certainly makes me hope I'm good, and I've been asymptomatic (though the bad air quality has given me some allergy-type symptoms that COULD be something worse), but I want to get a test to be sure. Of course, there aren't any available tests this week that I can find. (Except at a few of the urgent care clinics, but those are expensive and not covered by my insurance, so I need to do it at Walgreens or CVS or something, both of which tell me there's nothing within 100 miles.) I'll keep checking.
I remain angry that at work we've been forced to allow people to stay in the lobby at full capacity AND have not been allowed to require masks. Even if we had been, my exposure would have happened, because it was from a coworker, but that doesn't make me okay with how we just sort of... quit taking any precautions whatsoever, despite the fact that transmission is rising again.
Today was the first day in quite a while I've seen a fair number of people wearing masks. Parents and students both, even. So I guess SOME people are taking the Delta variant seriously, or care that our county has distressingly high transmission right now.
Then again, there was also a big anti-mask protest about the county requiring masks for elementary school students as the school year starts back up, so.
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Have you thought about - while you're working for this shitty place - looking for other work that might be even a modicum more ethical and caring? I know it might not be easy to do, but you never know what you could fine. Anything to get you away from these asshats.
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There's plausible deniability that gee, maybe I got it at the gas station, or when I went out for coffee, or from a neighbor because they sneezed on the elevator right before I got on... so I can't blame work!
I've poked at other work a few times. I'm in a tricky spot because I can't make more than I do now, or we lose our apartment, because it's income-limited... but even if I did make more, unless it was a substantial increase I couldn't afford market rates on my income alone. But I also don't want to take a pay cut, heh. And there's a bit of "devil you know" - I know what's expected, and can do most of it very easily, plus I like the people I work with directly. But at the same time, it really is garbage sometimes.
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