And then there's this asshole…
Upstanding gentleman spotted at my doctor's office the other day—a doctor's office that, by the way, had clearly posted on the entrance doors that masks must be worn at all times.
And no Felicia, that's not a mask on his face. It's his beard. He was given a mask by staff when he checked in because he didn't have one. He put it on, and then promptly removed it and started coughing the moment he sat down. And—because of course—he was making no effort whatsoever to cover those coughs.
In other People are Fucking Idiots news, it appears that yet another person in my division at work (although in a totally different building) has been exposed to the COVID-19 virus. He was supposedly notified of this late last night, failed to notify his supervisor per policy, and then came into work—in direct violation of not only HR policy but basic common sense. Further, he didn't even mention the call until it came up in conversation with one of my peers (a guy my age who for some reason insists on going into the office at least once a week even though we are cleared to work from home 100%) who had been working in direct contact with him!
Needless to say, the shit hit the socially-distanced fan. My coworker notified everyone in that facility and told them to go home and self-quarantine for the next two weeks per corporate policy. My coworker will now need to self quarantine for two weeks, the building will need to be disinfected, and the guy's supervisor is whining that my peer had no right to send people home—and further was violating employee confidentiality by telling everyone in the facility what had happened. Our supervisor was having none of that drama since the information was voluntarily disclosed by the exposed employee and immediately got our Division HR office involved.
I will be very surprised if that guy is still employed come Monday, because after laying out specific responses to the pandemic, the policy also stated that failure to adhere to the guidelines would result in disciplinary action up to and including termination.
