We are having our company meeting today. I am one of the few who always came in to the office every day for almost 2 years.
People have been trickling in all day. I was so excited to see everyone!
HR just sent an email around reminding everyone of the mask policy.
Fuck this...I wanna go home 😞
I have been in the same exact scenario as you for the last 8 months. Stay vocal, but professional.
I've made it clear i don't appreciate being treated like cattle in the workplace, especially while I've been coming into the office through this whole deal and every one else has used covid as an excuse to fuck off at home.
I do understand why our owner would implement from a liability standpoint, and thankfully he's done everything in his power to avoid mandates on vaccine and didn't rush to judgement on the over 100 employee deal. I have a lot of respect for our founder and owner so this is one place I've fallen in line on the masks.
That said, if we continue to worry about this virus without looking at the statistics and just blindly follow the CDC we aren't actually doing anything other than checking a box. So I politely informed them if this goes on too long I will find other opportunities and I know I'm not alone.
I've put them on notice and will stay aware of how things go. Between the psycho maskers and anti maskers, well let's say they know which ones hurt the business more should they leave...... And it's not the ones who freak out about somebody not wearing a mask.
Good luck and may the outcome best for you prevail.