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Laelth

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3. Curious to know how this will turn out.

Reply to progressive nobody (Original post)

Wed Aug 12, 2020, 09:56 PM

Aug 2020

There’s massive incentive for sick people to go to work, even when they know, for certain, that they’re sick.

What can we ethically do about this?

People have bills to pay. Others, who also have bills to pay, don’t want to get sick.

What can we do?

-Laelth

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Well, my husband has heard thru the workplace grapevine that a co-worker tested positive. [View all] progressive nobody Aug 2020 OP

Ugh. underpants Aug 2020 #1

No one wants to hear this but we need a proper nationwide lockdown. Like every other country in the progressive nobody Aug 2020 #5

do you mean.....tested Skittles Aug 2020 #2

Sorry on my tablet. progressive nobody Aug 2020 #6

Curious to know how this will turn out. Laelth Aug 2020 #3

Yeah, well we need a proper lock down. All European countries paid people progressive nobody Aug 2020 #9

That's what needs to happen. Laelth Aug 2020 #11

Sorry about that. Not only deep cleaning, but shouldn't they test everyone who came in contact with still_one Aug 2020 #4

At least the department he is in progressive nobody Aug 2020 #7

+++ still_one Aug 2020 #8

The reality is that deep cleaning really isn't needed. PoindexterOglethorpe Aug 2020 #10