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LizBeth

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Reply to Demobrat (Reply #19)

Tue Oct 5, 2021, 11:04 PM

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A woman that works in my cubicle called in yesterday but at work today. Boss said this morning at [View all] LizBeth Oct 2021 OP

Holy crap. I would high tail it home and call in sick till I could get tested. mahina Oct 2021 #1

+1, At home now drinking a glass of wine or two. LizBeth Oct 2021 #4

I'd start probing for a good lawyer. ret5hd Oct 2021 #2

My son is not far from getting his law degree and working with a bunch of lawyers. I was thinkin.... LizBeth Oct 2021 #3

That sucks, but one shouldn't count on one's boss blabbing about their co-workers health Hugh_Lebowski Oct 2021 #5

I would think him stating flatly he would give me a heads up in front of five other people would LizBeth Oct 2021 #9

I understand your expectation in the situation ... Hugh_Lebowski Oct 2021 #12

I put on my mask when the sick yesterday woman came into cubicle. I am gullible, I am. I trust LizBeth Oct 2021 #14

Boss doesn't have to blab anything...the boss has to ORDER... ret5hd Oct 2021 #16

+1. Instead of telling the person, once test proved positive, send them home and out of my cubicle. LizBeth Oct 2021 #17

Yes! No rules in place. Should have to get tested before returning to work or quarantine or emmaverybo Oct 2021 #50

It's also a big no-no to make someone stay at work around other employees wnylib Oct 2021 #27

+1 LizBeth Oct 2021 #28

Making people come to work sick Deuxcents Oct 2021 #6

I saw that two weeks in and have had interviews the last couple weeks. I have high hopes LizBeth Oct 2021 #10

You have every right to be pissed. sarcasmo Oct 2021 #7

Ty, I thought so. Lol. Thanks. LizBeth Oct 2021 #11

Please don't take any chances FakeNoose Oct 2021 #8

It is a call center and all can be done from home but he made a sick young woman stay the afternoon LizBeth Oct 2021 #13

I'm no lawyer but I think your legal case would come from his denying her the right to go home. femmedem Oct 2021 #15

What the hell is wrong with these petty tyrants? Demobrat Oct 2021 #19

+1 LizBeth Oct 2021 #29

Other than working with Typhoid Mary in your cubicle, brer cat Oct 2021 #18

So lmao, you make me laugh. I get paid well, for me. It covers total monthly expense and then some. LizBeth Oct 2021 #31

I would think it could be a HIPPA violation if your boss told you what her medical status was MiniMe Oct 2021 #20

This message was self-deleted by its author ExTex Oct 2021 #25

Maybe but then I think putting her in my space forgoes the HIPPA issue. LizBeth Oct 2021 #32

I would contact your county health department tomorrow. vanlassie Oct 2021 #42

this is what you should do NJCher Oct 2021 #45

HIPPA RobinA Oct 2021 #55

+1 LizBeth Oct 2021 #56

Out of my liitle painting class, I had a student die from Covid two weeks ago. She had one shot ... marble falls Oct 2021 #21

+1. I do not want to play the game. I hear you. Exhausting. LizBeth Oct 2021 #33

Exausting and turning me into an untrusting person. marble falls Oct 2021 #40

+1 LizBeth Oct 2021 #41

I would be tremendously disappointed NJCher Oct 2021 #47

I don't trust anybody these days about being vacc'd MiniMe Oct 2021 #58

I absolutely trust no one about their vax status, not my friends, not the shit kickers: no one. marble falls Oct 2021 #63

i think the time frame from being exposed to getting a test is 3-5 days orleans Oct 2021 #22

I think the woman will probably not be there tomorrow and I work for a place that does ALL the LizBeth Oct 2021 #34

My neighbor called me to get a test for him that I got from Walgreen. It said he positive ... marble falls Oct 2021 #46

Which is more important to the boss? Work output or healthy work environment? keithbvadu2 Oct 2021 #23

For sure. And that was what is very clear from his decision this afternoon. LizBeth Oct 2021 #36

Apparently neither meadowlander Oct 2021 #44

This message was self-deleted by its author AllaN01Bear Oct 2021 #24

There are still other illnesses out there localroger Oct 2021 #26

+1 LizBeth Oct 2021 #37

Disgusting. We deserve better than this. Ziggysmom Oct 2021 #30

Yes, anyone coming in to work sick wnylib Oct 2021 #35

+1 LizBeth Oct 2021 #39

that is an absolute disgrace NJCher Oct 2021 #48

The bronchitis was only the first part wnylib Oct 2021 #49

I can believe it NJCher Oct 2021 #51

I'm just glad that I was already retired wnylib Oct 2021 #60

Month and half into this job why I am looking for another job. Exactly this. I do not want to be LizBeth Oct 2021 #38

Not that it makes any difference at all meadowlander Oct 2021 #43

Can I hope she had a personal convo with the boss, in his office, maskless? Please? Hekate Oct 2021 #52

I had a message last night a third place call for an interview. So I am hoping. It is really hard LizBeth Oct 2021 #54

Easy Fix! Chinama Oct 2021 #53

You can still get infected if your vaccinated. Liberal In Texas Oct 2021 #59

We are going to be living with new COVID variants and updated vaccines for years madville Oct 2021 #61

I'm hoping for this universal-will-cover-every-variant vaccine that I've heard is being developed. Liberal In Texas Oct 2021 #62

Your boss and co-worker are playing fucking games n/m BradAllison Oct 2021 #57