sick of colleague saying she wishes we could all just get corona

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She must have said it every day since I started back working in the office last week. "I think we should just all catch covid and get it over with, then we can all get back to work properly". The first couple of times I said I knew people who had died,, that I had 2 elderly parents, that we have a colleague who is shielding, that I have friends who are still not "over it" months after catching it... Just that really. How can people be so crass. I said nothing today just didn't answer her. Wh'ats the point that's her view and it aint changing...

I would ask her politely to stop saying it, explain it upsets you because you know people who have been very ill. You can say you respect her right to think differently but please can you not discuss it any more.

Yanbu. I can't be arsed to listen to that sort of thing, but you do need to be polite!

YANBU. She’s being highly insensitive - and also pretty stupid, considering that there have been cases of people catching it more than once.

Yeah it's making me very anxious that she keeps saying it. I suppose lots of people think like that. I don't think she'd take kindly to me saying 'don't say that again' or a polite version. Today I just did a 'mmm' when she ranted about it. I don't think she minds if I don't answer :)

I think she's afraid and the uncertainty is wearing on her. That's understandable, but her solution is not. Either don't engage with her, or if you feel you must, point out that if everyone got it at once there'd be thousands needing hospitalization that would be unavailable.

“Tell you what, you go and catch it and then afterwards you can tell us what it was like, if you survive.”

Can you respond with a “yea you’ve said” she might get sick of saying it if she realises she sounds like a broken record

YANBU there’s a few with the same thoughts on here, basically fuck the vulnerable and it’s a survival of the fittest. I don’t understand this attitude and it sickens me.

Smile "I heard you the first time"

having a covid doesn't mean you don't have to follow the guidelines. So she can get covid, pass it on to someone who might not be as healthy as her, but she will still need to follow the guidelines.

Nobody knows how long you have immunity for.

I’d tell her to eff off.

Anyone droning on about Covid every day is being unreasonable at this stage.

People are so fucking stupid.

I know someone who had covid, early 30's, no pre-existing conditions, very fit (runs marathons) and 8 weeks on she still can't breathe properly, has zero energy and still can't taste anything!

We can't guarantee that this virus will treat us well! Millions will be left with long-term respiratory damage, costing the NHS billions in treatment.

I wish people would just realise that we need to protect the NHS and stop dicking about. Lockdown was only ever about protecting the NHS. It seems like the very people who moan about masks and other measures are absolutely anti lockdown but their bloody pigheadedness will end up putting us back there if they're not careful!

that's just it blackforestcake - she "thinks" she had it in February... it was "very mild" didn't affect her at all. that's why she thinks we all need to just 'get it over with'. I think she believes you get it for 2 weeks and then you're fine again - or in her case, a couple of days.

Yes, I would go with a 'so you keep saying' type response and change the subject. Hopefully she will get the message. Its not worth causing a drama over.

It never ceases to amaze me how many poorly educated people are wondering around out there

Catching Covid once doesn't then mean that you can't ever catch it again

Tell her if you fancy listening to an arse you are perfectly capable of farting thank you.

Headphones.

I find most people are pretty blasé about COVID unless they’ve been or someone close to them is properly affected by it. I’d just ignore her, there are plenty like her around. Do all you can to protect yourself because you’ll then be protecting others.

I feel the same as your colleague.

Well not quite. I don't think we will all get it, and most, even vulnerable recover, especially now our NHS isn't overwhelmed and treatments are more successful. I do think we need to get on with life and that far too many people are blaming Covid, when they are just lazy or disorganised.

BUT
I wouldn't dream of labouring the point with people who feel differently.

"We heard you the first ninety times, Margaret".

@ktp100

People are so fucking stupid.

I know someone who had covid, early 30's, no pre-existing conditions, very fit (runs marathons) and 8 weeks on she still can't breathe properly, has zero energy and still can't taste anything!

We can't guarantee that this virus will treat us well! Millions will be left with long-term respiratory damage, costing the NHS billions in treatment.

I wish people would just realise that we need to protect the NHS and stop dicking about. Lockdown was only ever about protecting the NHS. It seems like the very people who moan about masks and other measures are absolutely anti lockdown but their bloody pigheadedness will end up putting us back there if they're not careful!

Absolutely spot on..

Sadly
There are so many people on here unable to look at reliable research (Imperial college , John Hopkins etc ) and simply to the maths..

What was said today by Patrick Balance and Chris Whitt's laid it out clearly .

The fucking anti dementors are going to kill people with their 'I'm alright jack' attitude.

I agree with her. Im not announcing it ten times a day but im gutted that 2 good friends have lost her jobs, my daughter is depressed, i am isolated. We are staring down the barrel of a bad recession. It is such a tedious over reaction.

Op I wonder if we work in the same place, because I hear that too

I cannot understand the logic? People can catch it again, it's a virus like the common cold or flu?.it's not going to help us to catch it.