I work for the council and my job has involved delivering presentations/workshops in schools. This came to a stop with the onset of covid. My job is pretty flexible in that i can pick and choose my projects, delivering workshops is just one of them.
Schools have been asking me to go back in and I just can't decide whether I should or not - I'd be interested to hear some opinions.
I am double vaccinated (no boosters yet), have not caught covid as far as I know but have been extremely careful, practically isolating until a few months ago when I started venturing out as my mental health was taking a downturn. I am worried about getting long covid - really could not deal with that just as I'm entering menopause thank you. Especially when I come on here to read posts from people who have caught covid and now suffering with bad skin/missed periods/exhaustion etc
I don't really subscribe to the belief that if you're going to go shopping, visit friends etc then you might as well do it all as I think it's all about minimising risk, and doing what you need to do.
Some other thoughts:
- not sure it's responsible for me to go from school to school, possibly spreading covid?
- colleague of mine has been going into schools and I'm worried this makes me look bad - especially since funding cuts have meant our jobs are not as secure as they were previously
- there's a possibility that I could offer outdoor practical workshops only which might be a good compromise? Failing that, I could ask to deliver in the hall
- I don't drive so it would also involve a lot of travel on public transport
- I do feel that children benefit greatly from my workshop - it's a safety related theme. I always come away from my workshop believing that I may have just saved a life.
I keep thinking, wait til the numbers go down but go down to what?
I realise that teachers are going into school every day - but they have no choice and also at least they are going into the same school and mixing with the same people.
Then I think, covid is not going away. I just have to get on with it. If I get long covid or seriously ill then that's just part of living in a world with covid.
I have to just decide what to do and commit!