People still masking every day at work

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Anonymous wrote:It's sad to me that we are still judging people for masking in 2024. It does not affect you. You don't know someone elses home circumstances. Just leave them alone.

Didn’t you judge those who did not mask?

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Anonymous wrote:So all of you attacking the OP for this post wouldn’t see someone masking every day, even alone in their car, and wonder about it?

No. I don't

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Anonymous wrote:I passed a woman this morning walking her dog, outside, by herself, masked.

She probably has allergies the pollen is awful right now.

It could also be a thyroid condition.

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Anonymous wrote:It's sad to me that we are still judging people for masking in 2024. It does not affect you. You don't know someone elses home circumstances. Just leave them alone.

Didn’t you judge those who did not mask?

I judged the people who protested in the streets, but not anyone going to the grocery store.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:So all of you attacking the OP for this post wouldn’t see someone masking every day, even alone in their car, and wonder about it?

No. Not at all. A service worker just came to my house wearing one. I just assumed he was sick. He later told me he’s not sick, he has severe allergies.

Anyone who has spent any time at all in Asia knows that masking has been done forever for various reasons. Whatever those reasons are, I respect that. Do what you need to do to take care of yourself or others.

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Anonymous wrote:It's sad to me that we are still judging people for masking in 2024. It does not affect you. You don't know someone elses home circumstances. Just leave them alone.

Didn’t you judge those who did not mask?

DP Not masking when we have a pandemic of a novel virus and no vaccine is different than masking after the pandemic, when we understand it and have a vaccine. The former is irresponsible and the latter is personal preference.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I'm not understanding why others care so much about this.

well, the two people who still mask in my office are the head HR/operations people, so they make a lot of decisions. Because of them, we cannot have all-staff meetings on site because they think the conference room does not have enough ventilation. This means we all have to travel once a month, and it's a pain.

The head of HR wears a mask and keeps her office door shut, when she comes in, which is not often. This is not a great look for a HR person.

It's also annoying that they periodically take off their masks, so I just don't understand why they mask at all.

[Anonymous]

I wonder when it all ends for these people. Are they going to mask forever? If so, that's their prerogative, but seems like a burdensome way to go through life.

[Anonymous]

Don't even need to read this. It's 5 pages of MYOB, you're a monster who doesn't care about people, they're immunocompromised or they have allergies or they live with someone who is immunocompromised. And why do you care anyway???????????? Who are you to judge???????????????

Am I right?

Yes, OP I also notice and I know people in my life who still mask and I know their personal situations and it's not any of the above. Some portion of these people just have mental health issues (anxiety) but saying that or thinking that will just get you berated.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:So all of you attacking the OP for this post wouldn’t see someone masking every day, even alone in their car, and wonder about it?

We don’t crowd source it.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:There are a few people at my federal office who are still masking every day. One of them wears rubber gloves and masks-up every day. One of them drives to work while masked up, alone, in her car.

Should I assume they are unvaxxed? Just super paranoid or something??

I find this so weird.

Get a life. You live in a very small and ignorant world OP.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Don't even need to read this. It's 5 pages of MYOB, you're a monster who doesn't care about people, they're immunocompromised or they have allergies or they live with someone who is immunocompromised. And why do you care anyway???????????? Who are you to judge???????????????

Am I right?

Yes, OP I also notice and I know people in my life who still mask and I know their personal situations and it's not any of the above. Some portion of these people just have mental health issues (anxiety) but saying that or thinking that will just get you berated.

Was coming here to post just this. Yes, there are legitimate reasons for some to mask. But the one person I know who still does religiously—and carries around not one, but two CO2 monitors AND requires her teenagers to mask outside—has none of those reasons and had mental health problems before Covid came along to give her something new to fixate on.

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Anonymous wrote:I'm not understanding why others care so much about this.

Hi! I’m op and it’s not that “I care so much!” - really; I have never asked one them and never will - which is why I asked on an anonymous forum that’s free to use.

But don’t you find it a little bit weird to still be doing this in April 2024 ?

OP, a lot of people do weird things. The fact that you are asking this and saying this is weird really shows that you do care about this.

it's normal to be unsettled by people who don't properly blend into society.

"Don't properly blend into society"? Lol. You might benefit from therapy. Or just more interaction with other people.

Like I said, it's like being uncomfortable if an unkempt man muttering to himself approaches you on the street.

Do you not see a difference between "approaching" and just existing wearing a mask?

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Don't even need to read this. It's 5 pages of MYOB, you're a monster who doesn't care about people, they're immunocompromised or they have allergies or they live with someone who is immunocompromised. And why do you care anyway???????????? Who are you to judge???????????????

Am I right?

Yes, OP I also notice and I know people in my life who still mask and I know their personal situations and it's not any of the above. Some portion of these people just have mental health issues (anxiety) but saying that or thinking that will just get you berated.

Was coming here to post just this. Yes, there are legitimate reasons for some to mask. But the one person I know who still does religiously—and carries around not one, but two CO2 monitors AND requires her teenagers to mask outside—has none of those reasons and had mental health problems before Covid came along to give her something new to fixate on.

We're also supposed to act like it's perfectly normal to talk to these people with masks on and never see their face and it's no trouble hearing them either. If you mention any of that, you will similarly get berated.

Just don't say anything OP.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:So all of you attacking the OP for this post wouldn’t see someone masking every day, even alone in their car, and wonder about it?

I would wonder about it prior to 2020 but now I would assume it had to do with COVID?

I don't mask in the car but I might keep my mask on in between quick errands. When I RTO'd in 2021 I used to put my mask on at the long light before I got into the parking lot, but you would probably see me drive up and think I was a nutter that is afraid to drive alone without a mask. Whatever.