Read on Twitter1. People are ‘returning’ or ‘going back’ to work and good employers are putting safety measures in place.
In the mix, we& #39;re witnessing the division of people into categories: ‘comfortable’, & #39;(ir)rational& #39;, & #39;reluctant& #39;, ‘anxious’.
3. If I do my job from home for a while longer, which I& #39;m lucky enough to be able to (although my partner, a keyworker, is not), I reduce transmission risk for myself AND others - by being one less body to d i s t a n c e from, need a mask for, etc.
#wfh
#wfh
4. While workplaces put #COVID19-safe mitigations in place, proportions of people do not adhere to them.
This places a burden on others to say if it& #39;s not okay, which can be difficult to do.
This places a burden on others to say if it& #39;s not okay, which can be difficult to do.
5. I stayed in a small hotel last week, somewhere I’ve been many times. On arrival, the staff carefully explained their excellent safety measures – all the obvious things.
I found myself apologizing for being "a bit anxious", buying into the category
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I found myself apologizing for being "a bit anxious", buying into the category
6. One morning, I met a housekeeper in the corridor. She said, “Are you the anxious one?” I replied defensively, “Um, well, I’m being careful about things”.
In fact, her question wasn’t a preamble to reassurance or judgement.
She wanted to talk.
In fact, her question wasn’t a preamble to reassurance or judgement.
She wanted to talk.
7. She said, “Oh god, I’m SO anxious. Some of the guests break all the rules but I& #39;ll get in trouble if I say anything”.
It is hard to say if it& #39;s not okay.
Putting measures in place doesn& #39;t guarantee that people will adhere to them. https://twitter.com/LizStokoe/status/1244245210332368896">https://twitter.com/LizStokoe...
It is hard to say if it& #39;s not okay.
Putting measures in place doesn& #39;t guarantee that people will adhere to them. https://twitter.com/LizStokoe/status/1244245210332368896">https://twitter.com/LizStokoe...
8. The less risky option of #wft for a while longer is morphing (i.e., it wasn& #39;t in March) into a way to categorize people as & #39;anxious& #39; and in need of & #39;reassurance& #39; or & #39;support& #39;.
@Doctreen& #39;s thread https://bit.ly/3gulroc ">https://bit.ly/3gulroc&q...
@Doctreen& #39;s thread https://bit.ly/3gulroc ">https://bit.ly/3gulroc&q...
9. Should we be ‘supporting’ people to do something that is objectively riskier than doing something else, when ‘something else’ is equally doable, equally effective, & https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🤞" title="Crossed fingers" aria-label="Emoji: Crossed fingers"> temporary?
We are not talking about & #39;supporting& #39; someone to overcome a phobia or climb a steep mountain.
We are not talking about & #39;supporting& #39; someone to overcome a phobia or climb a steep mountain.
10. The mitigations - signs, masks, arrows, etc., - provide constant visual feedback that something is wrong.
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The only thing that has changed since March are the #newnorms.
The virus is still being transmitted in our communities. https://twitter.com/IndependentSage/status/1297919830037757955">https://twitter.com/Independe...
The only thing that has changed since March are the #newnorms.
The virus is still being transmitted in our communities. https://twitter.com/IndependentSage/status/1297919830037757955">https://twitter.com/Independe...
11. Prof Janet Murray at Georgia Tech wrote, in the context of saying it& #39;s not okay, “groupthink makes challenge unsayable ... objections ... are ... swallowed up by ... bureaucratic process, lulling everyone into anxious submission.” https://bit.ly/326DKL0 ">https://bit.ly/326DKL0&q...
12. Upshot: Let& #39;s take care not to pathologize and individualize people as ‘anxious’.
#COVID19 is a deadly novel virus with yet-unknown #LongCovid consequences that has killed 1% of the UK population.
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#COVID19 is a deadly novel virus with yet-unknown #LongCovid consequences that has killed 1% of the UK population.
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