Toxic positivity

[Pikabee]

I work in a nice team. Some staff have been shielding forever and are dragging their feet coming back. I'm getting fucked off but if I say anything it's all toxic positivity and being told to get on with it I dont want to get on with it. I want the people who can come back to come back and stop putting all the work on everyone else. No one is allowed to be human ffs

Honestly I think you need to give your head a wobble. Try having some empathy for people who have been shielding and often very scared for year. In March 2021 they were sent texts by the government telling them it was too dangerous to even walk to the end of their drive ways to put out their bins. If you have too much work then speak to your manager.

@Fitforforty

Honestly I think you need to give your head a wobble. Try having some empathy for people who have been shielding and often very scared for year. In March 2021 they were sent texts by the government telling them it was too dangerous to even walk to the end of their drive ways to put out their bins. If you have too much work then speak to your manager.

Totally disagree. It's OK for others to feel like utter shit about their own circumstances in these unprecedented times the last year.

People are allowed to vent.

It's hard to tell from your specific situation as there are no real details but I do agree that raising concerns with regard to "sympathy protected group" can be very difficult. You can very easily construed as "being against them", having "xxxist" views or being a self centred individual. This is not necessarily the case. I think the positivity and pro- rights are used as an argument to silence others and often you are a lone voice and ostracized.
More obvious cases exist.
I'm sure you have great sympathy for those who have shielded but that can be distinct from the stress with your work issue. How you deal with the issue is tricky. You could chat to a manager about your workload in general, with no specific mention of individuals. You could ask for a forecast of when and how this might change(again you are not calling out specific people in any way) and then you'll at least have an end in sight.
Remember many people are chancers at work- shielders and non shielders ! There is no reason to think its shielding that is the causal factor here. Many have gone back to work and are glad to. It's the human factor at work here - skivvers.