Burnout Recovery Guide, Mom of two, she/her, LGBTQ+ ally
Oct 18, 2024 • 9 tweets • 2 min read
Not only will I not work extra shifts or stay beyond my scheduled hours to prop up a department of non masking constantly sick people, I refuse to attend company super spreader events. My supervisors know I won’t be attending ahead of time 🧵
And in our teams group chat I shared the waste water data showing where we were in terms of case numbers. I recommended they mask to protect themselves. They chose not to. A couple of my co-workers are in their 60s & work along side people in their 20s
Oct 17, 2024 • 4 tweets • 1 min read
Two co-workers called out sick today. One of them got back from a week away in Vegas & has been off sick for two weeks. The other was out a couple of weeks ago with covid, now has pneumonia. I was asked to stay longer to help cover. My answer was no.🧵
I will not solve this for them. I’m the only consistent masker. A co-worker has started masking & says she’ll mask through the season. We’ll see🤞the rest don’t mask unless they are already sick. Company held a huge gathering a few weeks ago. This is the fallout
Sep 16, 2024 • 6 tweets • 2 min read
I’ve only been at my job for a little over a year & 1/2. I went to the job interview wearing a respirator mask. I haven’t taken it off in the building since I started working there. I have co-workers who have never seen my whole face. Ive eaten every meal outside in my car
and yet somehow I’ve managed to form strong connections with my co-workers & bosses. I know it’s hard for the haters to believe that we can still function with a mask on. Babies still coo at me when I talk to them. Customers still get great service &
Sep 15, 2024 • 9 tweets • 2 min read
Assuming someone has no life because they mask & no longer eat indoors with strangers or acquaintances is silly. While there are many millions of peoples who’s lives have been destroyed by sarscov2 that limits their ability to safely navigate in public spaces & even their
with their own families, there are just as many of us who have listened to their stories & made the choice to avoid that at all costs. We listened to them & we listened to the science & made adjustments to our lives. Not because we “live in fear” but
