Again, just for context, these comments have all been made after the OP expressed worry about going back to work with an ECV husband at home.
Lots of them after MNHQ posted asking people to be more supportive.
‘Head teachers and teachers have had 6 months to understand how the virus transmits and educate themselves in mitigating transmission, so I don't get this air of bewilderment.’ ‘I do not believe the OPs school is opening with no strategies in place and exactly the same as pre Covid.’ ‘We don’t see the sort of defensiveness of some teachers on mn from any other profession- I do wonder why. No one else claims that you are just “bashing” their profession if you dare criticize their industry. No one else has the oh so funny bingo. No one else claims any criticism is a Russian conspiracy. It’s a strange mentality. Maybe it’s just the clique on here - I do hope so’, ‘our two schools did diddly squat.’, ‘I was doing my bit by helping others and by especially helping and talking to some of the elderly customers who were nervous and scared.’ (But I think teachers who are nervous and scared shouldn’t be teaching). ‘How is this different to anyone else working in a supermarket or restaurant or pub? ‘But it's very unlikely that those breathing will ha e the infection. Its not the dark days of March and April anymore’, ‘Let's just hope no teacher dies or is left with long term health issues: But that's the risk we all have to take’
‘so many comments on teacher threads seem irrational ‘,’just complain and bitch online’, ‘Make a stand or accept the situation. ‘
‘Instead of complaining do something constructive about it. ‘, ‘ I want my children to be taught by confident teachers who have a passion for seeing their pupils thrive.’ And yet here I am adding to the kicking).
‘I hope you all enjoy your time back at your job, working and contributing to our society as it should be.’ ‘If you don't like it leave.’ ‘14 weeks paid holiday.’ ‘It's not exactly working a covid ward with rubbish ppe, 12 hour shifts for weeks on end, less pay and watching people die now is it! ‘, ‘It's a vocation.’ ‘The amount of hand wringing on here from teachers gives us all a bad name’, ‘perhaps you should consider being signed off work if you cannot rationalise the risks involved’, ‘What about the supermarket workers who have been in close contact/no PPE throughout the pandemic. The hospital workers who have been exposed? Bus drivers.’, ‘This virus needs to be lived with.’, ‘you either suck it up or don't go in’, ‘I'm not sure what else you want to happen’, ‘This is so out of proportion it's unreal’, ‘Are you scared of flu?’, ‘they don't put people on ventilators as much’, ‘Sick of this shit’, ‘This fear only seems to have gripped Mumsnet’, ‘This is not the bubonic plague’, ‘children have suffered the most throughout all this and if you (teachers) can't see that then maybe you should take up a different career’, ‘these teacher on here are wetting the bed every night about a tiny risk.’, ‘mental health in children has always been there’, ‘what other job would you feel safer in?’, ‘they just don't have the option to sit home on full pay,’, ‘It could be worse, we could be in Beirut or Colombia’, ‘ I'm sure you are not irreplaceable’, ‘Any comment from teachers about the restaurant workers working 7 days currently? ‘, ‘If you are that scared/anxious of the virus then please do resign’, ‘you're talking like you're the only people on earth who are at risk of COVID’, ‘Think of the children ‘,
‘I think teachers (and some other professions now returning to work) have had way too much time on their hands to overthink and dwell on all things covid related. ‘ ‘At the end there are things we have no power to change but there are still things we can do to protect ourselves.’
‘Surely it must be reassuring that the only people who believe teachers are at incredible risk are in fact teachers?’
‘If you have underlying health conditions I suggest you try and get signed off by your GP, I have colleagues that have done this. If it’s just anxiety then you must realise that the vast majority of healthy adults either are symptomless or have mild versions of Covid. I’m not bashing you I’m trying to make you feel better.’, ‘I think it's harder to understand what's been going on out there in the workplace if you've been working from home for the last 6 months and its understandable that all kinds of fears might get blown out of proportion because you're not used to it’, ‘People are not criticising teachers, I think they're more not understanding what the fears are. ‘, ‘ We are just trying to make you feel less scared if anything. It’s not teacher bashing.’,