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crickets

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5. You did a good thing today.

Reply to progressive nobody (Original post)

Thu Jul 23, 2020, 07:04 PM

Jul 2020

You got her attention, and made her stop and think. It sounds like she's been trying hard not to think about it, hoping that it will just pass her and her family by. She reconsidered and took action. That's a positive. Avoiding tests won't make it go away. Getting tested and taking steps to deal with the results are things she needed to do and it sounds like she's going to do it. You may have saved her life, or her son's life, or the lives of people at work she might otherwise have infected if she's ill. If she's not, testing may give her and everyone around her peace of mind, another win. Go you.

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Heard something at work today that stopped my heart. [View all] progressive nobody Jul 2020 OP

if it's nothing, she'll find out and have peace of mind qazplm135 Jul 2020 #1

We need to start pressuring employers to step up more The empressof all Jul 2020 #2

Well, if she gets sick ensough she'll have to take time off, PoindexterOglethorpe Jul 2020 #3

This is horrifying. Much as I sympathize with the woman, the alternative here is death to some of Squinch Jul 2020 #4

You did a good thing today. crickets Jul 2020 #5