To be pissed off at colleague re "self isolating"

[TheBananaInPyjamas]

So bit of background, work in a small team in a huge organisation. Our roles are all the same - some customer facing work and some office (about 40:60 respectively)

The customer facing work is split in shifts and we share the load.

My colleague has just told me he's not coming into work this week - therefore not doing his customer shifts, but not seeking cover either, just leaving us to it.

He is not ill and has no symptoms at all. I said we're not being permitted to self isolate at the moment without illness, and our company has not yet introduced WFH (although it's on the radar)

AIBU for being pissed off?? I know he's a CF and guaranteed he'll be out drinking etc in the evenings.

I would love to WFH and not risk my family's health, and I think we should be doing that anyway, and agree with social distancing, just don't think that it's ok to throw your colleagues under the bus

You can be pissed off all you want but it won't change anything, so all that anger is just wasted energy. Your manager will be the one to deal with him. Just do what you normally do and your manager will have to handle any shortfalls.

we're not being permitted to self isolate at the moment without illness

People are going to listen to the government and PHE rather than their bosses. A cough isn't "illness" but it is a criteria for self isolating. DH and I were anticipating the people at his work who won't be in tomorrow earlier because the usual suspects will definitely take the piss, but none of us can/should really judge anyone self isolating as people have been told to make their own decisions and be responsible.

Annoying as I'm sure it is, and I hope your day isn't too stressful, I'd rather some people take liberties than other people with genuine symptoms carry on spreading the virus to the vulnerable. It's up to businesses to mitigate the impact as much as possible. While there may be malingerers now, before long a lot of people will be ill and everyone has to adapt as best they can.

You're entitled to be annoyed if he self isolates by day and socialised by night .

Socialises

none of us can/should really judge anyone self isolating as people have been told to make their own decisions and be responsible

Yeah, you're right for sure. Trying not to be too judgy.

He has said though that he doesn't have a cough or a temperature, just doesn't want to get ill (but none of us do) I guess if I thought I could get away with it I'd want to do the same, but feel like I'd be reprimanded.

@Aquamarine1029 you're right too - wasting my energy being pissed off I guess!

Hmm he's a bit stupid to self isolate now. Obviously it should be done if you have symptoms or deemed high risk, but the peak is yet to come, is he going to stay at home for the next 14 weeks??

He's a numpty OP, every workplace has a handful!

But try to ignore it, things are going to get an awful lot shitter, people will have to struggle on, head down, keep busy, take care of yourself.