As I mentioned previously, the mask mandate is going to be dropped at the end of June, but some places already stopped requiring them for people who are fully vaccinated. The supermarket where we shop is one of them, so I went shopping without a mask for the first time in over a year, and it was quite liberating. I know some people think it's too soon, and I understand that. But to be fair, as much as I hate wearing a mask, if I wasn't fully vaccinated I'd put on the mask, and not lie about it like some people are surely doing. And I still mask up in the places that still require it. It's all about respecting the wishes of the people running the business.
Apparently they're getting ready to bring us back into the office, since the governor announced a date for the end of the masks. I really don't want to go back, but I knew it was going to happen sooner or later. But when we do go back, they're taking away one of our work from home days, because fuck us I suppose. We had three before the pandemic, now we're only going to have two. Once again, the powers that be take things away and then wonder why morale is in the shitter. Now I almost wish I had taken early retirement when it was offered. I qualified, but I still have several years before the house is paid off, and I just bought a new car. Otherwise I would have considered it. I only have about three and a half years until I can fully retire, and then I'm going to have some things to say at the exit interview. I'm sure it will all fall on deaf ears, but it will feel good to get it all out.
I went in to use the fitness center earlier, and they had already taken down the signs about occupancy limits, and I think the one-way stairways are no longer in effect. They kind of jumped the gun, since those particular restrictions weren't set to be lifted until Monday, and it was a couple hours before midnight when I went in. Hopefully they don't try to cram 20 of us into a meeting room meant for 10 again, because I damn near had a panic attack last time they pulled that. I'm also hoping that they don't require masks when we come back, and from what I've seen they probably won't. They've been going along with what the governor said every step of the way. They want us to start coming in one day a week starting in July, two starting in August, and three after that.
While things still aren't quite back to normal, they're a lot better than they were a year ago. when I went in for groceries, toilet paper, hand sanitizer, wipes, rubbing alcohol, etc, were pentiful, even the brand names. In fact, a few weeks ago, they were giving away packs of the off-brand wipes that were the only thing that might be available not all that long ago. And while some of my drinking establishments are still requiring masks, at least they're open unlike a year ago. Oh, and the local burrito place is already talking about reopening for dine-in. I thought they'd be the last holdout, since they didn't reopen until last August, and even then it was only for online orders at their pickup window.
Apparently they're getting ready to bring us back into the office, since the governor announced a date for the end of the masks. I really don't want to go back, but I knew it was going to happen sooner or later. But when we do go back, they're taking away one of our work from home days, because fuck us I suppose. We had three before the pandemic, now we're only going to have two. Once again, the powers that be take things away and then wonder why morale is in the shitter. Now I almost wish I had taken early retirement when it was offered. I qualified, but I still have several years before the house is paid off, and I just bought a new car. Otherwise I would have considered it. I only have about three and a half years until I can fully retire, and then I'm going to have some things to say at the exit interview. I'm sure it will all fall on deaf ears, but it will feel good to get it all out.
I went in to use the fitness center earlier, and they had already taken down the signs about occupancy limits, and I think the one-way stairways are no longer in effect. They kind of jumped the gun, since those particular restrictions weren't set to be lifted until Monday, and it was a couple hours before midnight when I went in. Hopefully they don't try to cram 20 of us into a meeting room meant for 10 again, because I damn near had a panic attack last time they pulled that. I'm also hoping that they don't require masks when we come back, and from what I've seen they probably won't. They've been going along with what the governor said every step of the way. They want us to start coming in one day a week starting in July, two starting in August, and three after that.
While things still aren't quite back to normal, they're a lot better than they were a year ago. when I went in for groceries, toilet paper, hand sanitizer, wipes, rubbing alcohol, etc, were pentiful, even the brand names. In fact, a few weeks ago, they were giving away packs of the off-brand wipes that were the only thing that might be available not all that long ago. And while some of my drinking establishments are still requiring masks, at least they're open unlike a year ago. Oh, and the local burrito place is already talking about reopening for dine-in. I thought they'd be the last holdout, since they didn't reopen until last August, and even then it was only for online orders at their pickup window.
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