Hostile reaction from colleague

[Zig27]

I am temping and bumped into an ex colleague. As soon as he found out I had not had the vaccine he leant right back and said you need to get it done and that he could not understand why I had not had it done. I found the leaning response insulting as we were a couple of metres apart and wearing masks. For all I know he could be a carrier and risk to me and yet was acting as though I had covid. I don’t know why he thinks he is immune. I think he may be a negative person in general as he started moaning saying his family are right wing bigots that annoy him, I’m not sure why he felt the need to tell me this. No-one else goes round asking personal questions about my health so I don’t know why he thinks he can.

Then why did you tell him?

I wish I didn’t tell him. It’s because he asked. I just don’t know what to say if someone asks again as I find it an uncomfortable subject.

Id have asked him if he had knocked one out today .
Fucking rude anyone asking. Its up there with 'was it planned?'

When is your vaccine appointment?

Sadly I think there will be a lot of this kind of bizarre behaviour. Take no notice. He's obviously just being a dick.

If someone asks you again in future, just politely tell them that is none of their business, then quickly change the subject.

If you are of an age when you will have been eligible, people are bound to suspect your motives for not having it. It is your decision, just as it is your colleague's decision to lean away. In my experience, people are mostly pleased to be vaccinated, and to say so.

If you are 15, your colleague was unreasonable.

I'd lean right back if I thought someone had refused to have the vaccine.

Loads of my colleagues haven't had the vaccine yet. I assume you haven't had it through choice, and felt the need to share that fact, OP?

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Thread closed..?

Hahahahahahahaha

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Well that was fun!

You can't just unilaterally declare a thread closed, that's not how it works...

Is that an official closed sign do we think? Or could we, you know, move it to the side of the road and drive on through?

Thread closed? 🤣 🤣 🤣

@Kyph

I'd lean right back if I thought someone had refused to have the vaccine.

Wtf? Are you going to ask every single person you meet whether they've had it or not? It's not going to make any difference to you either way.

OP's in the huff. God forbid you should be challenged on a public forum.

Don’t blame him tbh

I now announce this thread as open. Please proceed as you were.

😂😂 how bizarre

@Zig27

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@Brownteddybear. Of course I wouldn't ask people, and obviously many haven't yet had the opportunity for a vaccine.
However ifsomeone let it be known that they actually chose not to have it I would steer clear.
Had this conversation with friends ( ie how do you feel about people who won't have vaccine) and the feeling seems universal.

@Zig27

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No it isn't.

What a bonkers thread. Thread closed.