Very small team (6 of us) working closely with members of the public and with each other. Impossible to maintain physical distance at work due to the nature of the job. 5 of us are very aware of this - testing at least twice a week, or before each shift for those of us that are FT. There are 3 with very young children (1 with a child with a health condition), 1 who looks after elderly family, and I have a young child and a very close family member undergoing cancer treatment. 2 of us have lost loved ones to covid. All are fully vaccinated including boosters.
But the 6th member of staff (PT, works 3 days) is firmly anti-vax/anti-testing. Believes the whole of covid is a conspiracy (“if there was actually a pandemic then people would be dropping dead in the street” 🙄). We’re in Scotland. In the last 2 weeks she’s been to London twice. Once to attend a gig and see family, the other time to attend a large family event and go to some Christmas events. This weekend she was in Edinburgh for the markets etc. Twice in the last 2 months she has had to have a forced 10 days off work due to having symptoms and refusing to get PCR tested. She won’t touch a LFT either. Son also had symptoms one of the times but she sent him to school as she felt too unwell to look after him 😳
I have 1 FT member of staff who has a very close family member that has just passed away this week. She’s understandably asked for some time off and all other staff have happily picked up extra shifts to cover - as we all would do for each other in the same situation.
I’ve just had a call this morning the anti-Vaxer has got a fever again. Refusing to get a PCR. Another forced 10 day isolation. So it now falls on the rest of us to cover her shifts at this bloody time of year.
I know we can’t force people to be vaccinated or try to limit contact but my gosh, it is SO frustrating 😡