This brings me to the way the conversation around the vaccine has been framed as some easy black and white decision. As if there’s no nuance whatsoever in the population of people who don’t want to get vaccinated. It’s not fair to lump everyone into one category and not try and understand what some of the reasons are behind vaccine hesitancy. Instead, there are mandates now keeping people out of places that have made the decision not to get the shot, and let’s face it - lot of the people who aren’t getting vaccinated are black and brown folks.
It's Not Politics: Wear The GD Mask
I absolutely cannot believe this has to be said, but wear a gd mask. Wear it. Even if you’re not sure what it does or if it makes you look like a cartoon character. Wear the mask because it has been proven to stop the widespread of this virus that is wreaking havoc on the entire world. I’m not sure when the president starting politicizing the use of masks, but he is undeniably at fault for where our country currently is and its speeding descent into chaos.
I remember when the announcement came from my company’s headquarters to close NYC offices and for everyone to start gathering their belongings to work from home. For how long? We all asked, but nobody was sure. Two weeks. I think it was maybe two weeks they thought and we’d be able to come back to the office. This was all done as a precaution before the state even announced the work from home mandate for non-essential workers. Everything was up in the air. It was all speculation at that point as no one was fully aware the extent of the virus or how infectious is was.
Before our office closed, I got back from a work summit in California and got pretty sick, but figured it was because I was around so many people for an extended time. This was before Cuomo’s daily numbers announcement and before we knew where the virus first landed. It was around that time, when I got back, people were hesitant to order Chinese food and there was all this racism against asian people. Absolutely insane. Remember that NY Times article?! I remember a coworker and I joking about how absurd people were and not thinking much of the virus itself or at least how it could potentially affect work. It feels like aeons ago. That was in FEBRUARY. I’m still unsure it was the virus, but at this point, who knows?! Kinda scary to think about…
Inescapable Introversion
I’m an introvert and this hasn’t been easy. I keep seeing all these twitter posts, think pieces, and memes about how Introverts are thriving in this time of isolation.
Zoom Zoom Zoom Make My Heart Go WTF
This is where my problem lies. I understand management wanting to see everyone during an internal meeting and get to make virtual eye contact, but demanding people turn their cameras on is incredibly uncomfortable and extremely invasive.