AIBU to dislike colleagues over coronavirus attitude?

[EriAndo]

I appreciate some people may find this petty but I’m feeling a lot of resentment towards my colleagues and bosses atm due to their attitudes surrounding covid 19.
So, firstly, a few weeks ago, DH had cough & high temp so we decided to book a test.
Told boss I’d let him know outcome. He said presumably if go to work unless result was positive. Told him legally we had to self isolate until we got a negative result so I had to take 2 days unpaid off work.
Had results and were negative so rang boss, he told me I should bin our thermometer or we’d keep checking our temperatures and if we had another high one, we’d feel the need to be tested again (isn’t this normal if you have symptoms anyway?!)
So...since I’ve been back, (no covid safety at our workplace and nothing happened when they were reported to HSE), we’ve gone into a local lockdown and all 7 of the people who live in tier 2 area, are flouting the rules. All 7, including the MDs.
They’ve been mixing with other households, going to pub with friends outside tier 2 areas and lying about where they live, visiting family, going on holiday...
One MD has booked a trip with his friends this weekend outside of tier 2 area and when I said I thought you had to stay home, said it’s all a load of bol@!cks... seems to be the attitude of almost everyone I know now.
AIBU to think these are selfish people and the part of the reason the virus is spreading?

I think YABU in a sense. People have always held different opinions around you. Throwing 'selfish' around because others hold different views to you is wrong. Some would argue, for example, that it's selfish for some people to expect everyone to be OK with having their livelihoods destroyed to protect the very small number who would be severely affected by this virus as arguably, most don't even know they've got it.

On the other hand, your boss and colleagues have clearly shown poor professionalalism and regardless of their views, there are rules which they need to follow.

OP, I completely agree with you. Its absolutely sickening how selfish people are regarding this! Yes, SELFISH is the word

Sounds like your irritating experience over the self-isolation has increased your sensitivity to the way other people discuss the Covid situation. I suppose there’s not much you can do about the conversations you hear, so try to zone it all out as much as you can. I think you are allowed to go on holiday from Tier 2 by the way, although with restrictions obvs.

Gosh yes, how dare humans see other humans! The utter horror of it!

I wonder how many people are going to look back at 2020 and feel really shocked at themselves and how brainwashed and nonsensical they were? Had someone said to you a few years ago that you'd be getting yourself in a lather about other people going to the pub with each other would you have believed it? Would you have thought 'no only a lunatic would act like that'?

Totally agree OP. I also cannot believe the completely selfish and entitled attitudes of my colleagues with regards to this situation. Luckily I don’t work in an office to don’t have a great deal of contact with them, but the unfollow option has been quite popular on Facebook

Yanbu op

Hopefully there are enough people who follow guidelines and rules to make up for those who feel it shouldn’t/need not apply to them. Never going to alter their viewpoint so its not worth the agg. I do think that the vast majority are trying their best and doing their bit.

You sound a joy to work with . Seriously just let people live how they currently see fit. Personal responsibility comes to mind. I think staying off work waiting for a family members test to come back is a bit extra. It’s not as though it was you who had symptoms. If I did that I would never be at work.

YANBU

@Rabbitholebonkers

You sound a joy to work with . Seriously just let people live how they currently see fit. Personal responsibility comes to mind. I think staying off work waiting for a family members test to come back is a bit extra. It’s not as though it was you who had symptoms. If I did that I would never be at work.

Isolating until a negative test result is exactly what you're supposed to do if someone in your household has symptoms!

So it's a small workplace, and you know that they were reported to HSE? I wonder who it was who reported them? Could it be that the employee who is pissed off that their report wasn't actioned and the employer shut down, or who maybe had to take time off without pay, is disgruntled? Perhaps that colours your view of other people? But there's a clear answer. You don't like your employer or the people you work with, so you can resign. Then you won't have to spend all your time checking up on what they are doing.

What I mean by selfish is the flouting of the tier 2 rules.
The rules have been put in place to minimise the spread otherwise why have the tiered lockdown rules.
I just think those who are carrying on as normal when living in these high risk areas is partly the reason for the virus spreading.

Rabbitholebonkers

You sound a joy to work with hmm. Seriously just let people live how they currently see fit. Personal responsibility comes to mind. I think staying off work waiting for a family members test to come back is a bit extra. It’s not as though it was you who had symptoms. If I did that I would never be at work.

Actually, I am a joy to work with!
We have a laugh and banter at work but I just believe those who live in these high risk areas should be doing what the government has outlined and not be mixing with other households!

Moondust001

So it's a small workplace, and you know that they were reported to HSE? I wonder who it was who reported them? Could it be that the employee who is pissed off that their report wasn't actioned and the employer shut down, or who maybe had to take time off without pay, is disgruntled? Perhaps that colours your view of other people? But there's a clear answer. You don't like your employer or the people you work with, so you can resign. Then you won't have to spend all your time checking up on what they are doing.

Yes, I can resign but with a husband who’s been made redundant, not the best plan at the moment.
Employers are supposed to be putting measures in place to make us safe such as screens or allowing us to wear masks. They haven’t got screens and we aren’t allowed to wear masks and the bosses lean over us and laugh when we tell them to keep their distance. They don’t care.
I know who reported them and it was an older woman in the company who feels unsafe, spoke with the bosses who said she was overly dramatic so she reported them to HSE and nothing happened. Nobody visited to do an assessment or anything.

TheDailyCarbuncle

Gosh yes, how dare humans see other humans! The utter horror of it!

I wonder how many people are going to look back at 2020 and feel really shocked at themselves and how brainwashed and nonsensical they were? Had someone said to you a few years ago that you'd be getting yourself in a lather about other people going to the pub with each other would you have believed it? Would you have thought 'no only a lunatic would act like that'?

No, I certainly won’t feel ashamed of feeling or thinking like this as it’s the only pandemic I’ve lived through!
A few years ago, this would never have been imagined by ANYONE so bit of a silly comment there!
And your how dare humans see other humans - well the rules are in place for these high risk areas so people should protect themselves and others IMO.

And we wonder why rates are going up

No yanbi, I’m lucky that my employer & colleagues take it seriously and are following the rules/guidelines. I think it helps that several of us have vulnerable relatives including children so it would be selfish not to and allow it to spread in the workplace, we also share facilities with other companies so have those to consider too.
You were therefore been responsible staying at home whilst awaiting your husbands test. Can’t believe someone on here has told you to resign if you don’t like it, sometimes I can’t work out if these are genuine replies they are so absurd!

Yanbu they are selfish. And some of the responses on here are shocking.

It must be very annoying when your employer isn’t doing all they can to make as safe as they can. We have a few friends, who say things like I don’t know anyone who has had it and if I get it, it will only be mild, so we may as well carry on as normal.

I wonder how many people are going to look back at 2020 and feel really shocked at themselves and how brainwashed and nonsensical they were?

I think a lot more are going to look back and remember just how good awful the winter was. Especially if you work in the NHS.

YANBU these people are being selfish, their actions can impact others.

YANBU OP. Really shocked by some of the responses on here. The reality is the restrictions will get worse whilst people continue to behave irresponsibly.

I agree steepthanhell the government aren’t eventually going to say if stuff it nobody is following so we will just let it spread. They have a responsibility to try and stem the tide of infections arriving at the door of the nhs

I think he should let you follow the rules if you want to and should not be telling you to get rid of your thermometer. But I think it is selfish of people to make everybody sacrifice their mental health and finances to protect older people who have already lived past the life expectancy in this country and to declare everybody selfish who won't comply. People who work in cinemas, pubs, restaurants, hotels, entertainment, events, etc need to pay their rent and mortgages and for their family's food the same as you do. In all likelihood these people will mostly not live to reach 80 yet their livelihoods are being risked to help people who have already lived that many years possibly live a bit longer. There is a lot of selfish behaviour about but not necessarily from the people who don't like the rules.

YANBU I am getting really annoyed by selfish twats not following the rules as they will just make the situation worse and prolonged for all of us😡

But Then we would quickly get to the point that doctors would have to refuse treatment. Do the just say anyone who is over the age of the average life expectancy won’t get hospital treatment if the get corona? Because if we allow it to spread the hospital will be overwhelmed and affect everyone. We all could need the nhs

But they're not floating the rules - tier 2 can still socialise with others outside of the home with up to 6 people (they don't have to be the same household). They are perfectly entitled to sit in a pub garden with up to 6 others and can go holiday as long as they are with their household.