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It’s still not safe, unless you’re the only one there. Some big companies (Facebook, Google) have announced they are letting employees work from home until 2021.
This isn’t about being a team player or proving your loyalty. It’s about protecting yourself, your loved ones, and the rest of society.
Agreed AS1
A1 needs to look at the situation instead of making uninformed comments. That makes you sound like someone who would suggest we inject ourselves with ultraviolet light.
The CDC (not Huffington) estimated around 34,200 deaths last major flu season. We are about to hit 78,000 deaths (over double) and now that we are rushing to open it’s now predicted to hit 137,000.
Additionally, with the flu we have a vaccine and a therapeutic. With COVID we do not.
How many people do you know with the flu end up on ventilators? If it’s the same as the flu, why wasn’t there a ventilator shortage each year?
Because not only is this much more contagious (due largely in part to the length of the highly contagious asymptomatic period), but the way in which is attacks vulnerable people varies and is unique.
Many of the people who are recovering are left with lung scarring or residual affects to their heart.
Stop minimizing people’s concerns backed by science and numbers with your baseless criticism, and open your eyes. Just because something isn’t affecting you or your family at the moment, does not mean it doesn’t matter.
And again. It’s not the flu.
Idk. This doesn't necessarily answered your question, but if all these precautions need to be taken in order to go to the office, then why have ppl go into the office? It's not like we're medical professionals or on the frontlines needing to have physical presence. If our work can be done remote, it should be. No questions asked. The second they require additional precautions when coming into the office I question the need to go in.
I’d say whenever you’re comfortable going back. If your company is respectful to those who want to WFH and it makes you more comfortable to do so, then take advantage. But if you’re itching to get back into the office because you’re cooped up, maybe start slow. A day or two a week to start.
I’d go back ASAP if I felt it was safe in my area, but mostly cause I’m about to lose my mind working from home.
Pro
Go back whenever you want, people are overhyping this like crazy. Unless you’re older or immunocompromised, you’ll very likely be fine even if you do catch it.
Chief
Because this disease is new, has a 14 day incubation period, is very infectious, has no known treatment or vaccine. I mean, I’d hope you knew that and aren’t trying to compare it to the flu.
Rising Star
All you people staying home because “it’s not safe” better prepare to have your career impacted because others are out there doing the work and going to clients. I fully expect there will be team members that ride that WFH train until the end of the year and then complain that I’m being a jerk by telling them they aren’t as productive as others on the team.
Pro
Agree with you all the way, but some (myself included) actually are more productive at home
It sounds from your post that the firm is opening for those who don’t want to work from home only. Does the firm even want everyone to come back? Or is the entire point to have only a few people back so there’s social distancing and it’s safer? Maybe figure out if they even want you back. Some people don’t have the space and quiet at home to work effectively (and others are going nuts at home) and maybe those are the people they want to bring back.
I’d say if you were genuinely concerned about health risks take advantage of the flexibility your company seems to be offering. Health is the first priority.
That said you seem more driven to stay home because you simply enjoy the flexibility. Also ok and understandable, but you may want to keep an eye out for what the general trend/output is amongst your peer group and adjust accordingly based on risk to career growth/goals. E.g. they might actually be genuinely fine with you staying home and wouldn’t intentionally penalize you BUT if there are other juniors who decide to go in and benefit from the extra in-person exposure or naturally revert back to more hours which unfortunately can often equate to higher perceived value in the eyes of leadership. No wrong answer just kind of comes down to your priorities and evaluating risk/reward on both health and career fronts