I work in another person's home helping them with care of their family members. I went into work yesterday to hear one of the parents not sounding 100%. I heard hoarsness and a cough. I know the current variant of covid has a dagger sore throat. So when I heard the hoarsness - covid is jumping at me as a possibilty.
The thing is not one of the parents communicated with me in order for me to take precautions with a mask. I was expected to go into my work and be exposed to whatever this is. While the parent who doesn't sound well, he minimised whatever he had and claimed it was nothing.
I am now anxious at the possibility of a covid infection looming and then passing it onto my own family.
I just think there was a level of disregard shown towards me. How they didn't send me a message to forewarn me and just allow me toake my own decision about wearing a mask. The thing is the last time I wore a mask, one the parents complained about the mask to me.
I am also in a difficult position in that I hear a level of sickness in their voice and the person is minimising it as nothing and so he would be clueless as to why I would want to wear a mask and be offended possibly.
This man gave me covid two years ago by doing the same. Minimising his sickness which turned out to be covid.
I am now torn about what to do for the day. Do I be responsible and go into my work or do I take the rest of the week off to try and protect myself from illness?
I was sick last year with covid and it was hard on me. I am just anxious about another infection. That's all. There's nobody going to mind me if I get ill. If anything I will likely get guilty tripped from work if I get ill.