This is the movie that radicalized me and my relationship with work. I hope some of you have seen it. I hope some of you will discover it for the first time.
I tested positive for covid last wednesday and i am still coughing and having symptoms. He calls me today at like 12pm asking to come in knowing damn well im not feeling well and taking medications. I work in pediatrics!!! How the hell can you let someone who is positive for covid come in and take care of children and infants??? He kept telling me to just take some OTC medications and come in. “Where an n95, you'll be fine. Ive been coughing a little bit too and coming in.” Okay and? I recorded the conversation just in case. This is the 2nd time i got covid in 2 months. The first time i got it my bosses REAMED me. Im hoping they give me shit tomorrow for having covid again. I applied for another job together so hopefully i'll get it!
This is why we are struggling, depressed, unhappy. 1 missed pay cheque away from collapse.
Seriously, you barely have time to think about something else, and eat at a healthy pace, let alone eat healthy. I've hated every employer that only allowed 30 minutes, just because the law where I live is dumb. I can't be the only one that thinks this.
Today my coworker asked HR for the ability to work from home this week due to his spouse contracting covid and experiencing some negative symptoms. HR told him no, because he tested negative he has to come in. He then took two weeks of mixed PTO/sick days to stay home and take care of her and not risk acting as a carrier in our open office space. I have several issues with this. We work in IT and it is 100% possible to work remotely, we did it for the majority of the pandemic. His spouse is sick, I would understand if work was busy and the org is worried about getting work done, but this place is where good ideas go to die and everyone gets by doing the bare minimum. I’ve never seen my coworker openly criticize this place; but the dissatisfaction is widespread, and only growing like…