My family (kids, partner) are at home socially isolating. They literally have not had contact with anyone other than me for almost two weeks. I am a pharmacist in the community and I am still working full time in the pharmacy.
Am I supposed to sequester myself from them when I get home, since there is possibility that I have been exposed to the virus while at work?
Posted Mar 24, 2020, 11:37 AM UTC
Yes, you should be. You should obviously wash hands and even change clothes upon entering the house.
I am sleeping elsewhere and when my husband leaves I sanitize everything he touched. I am watching him.
Do you still spend time with him even though you sleep in another room? My partner is a pharmacist and we haven’t really done any social distancing with each other yet. I was considering sleeping in another room at night, but the thought of not seeing him for however long this lasts really fills me with anxiety. But I also really don’t want to catch this. Was wondering if most people were doing complete social distancing or something in between.
We just had dinner as a family and watch tv on opposite sides of the couch. There is no hand holding or kissing.
How do I file a lawsuit? I’ve recorded all my phone calls I have had with my district manager and Human Resources.
Our head office has yet to get us proper PPE (masks) and I practice in a community pharmacy.
It is just my wife and I in our house, and I am now sleeping in a separate bedroom and using a separate washroom from her until it is safe to share rooms again.
I have unfortunately socially distanced from her so we haven't had any physical contact for the last almost two weeks 😢
I try to, but it’s just me and my wife and dog. And we’re already home buddies as it is.
I started wearing a mask and gloves before seeing patients. Luckially we have a drive through so people have started making the switch.
My work has told me that I cannot wear a mask gloves or goggles. I haven’t worked for two weeks now. I am being forced to take vacation or unpaid.
I have my own, my GM is a bit of a pushover. Patients appreciate it.
Where do you work ?
Publix
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I’m an inside pharm rep for only community pharms and express my concern for my pharmacists health and families when I can. Especially because we try to get a grip on the situation too. Most of them are going about their lives normal. They are restricting contact with customers and servicing them at the same time. (Setting up tables outside, deliveries to houses, deliveries to cars, drove through only.) being able to do that seems to make their home life a bit easier to be normal. But no one I’ve spoke to is isolating from their family.
Publix
No gloves or masks ? Guidelines recommended to wear both for vaccination at least
I wore my own for two days at work. My district manager called me on my day off and told me that if I wore a mask gloves or goggles at work on Monday I would be replaced with another pharmacist with no pay no matter how long I worked in my 12 hour salaries pay.
Do it anyway and file a lawsuit when the courts reopen.
I’m not sure how to file a lawsuit. I told my district manager I was recording her conversation and she said that I did not have her permission. I recorded my conversations with Human Resources too. I could probably take this to the news outlet and make national news.
Filing a suit isn't hard. People do it every day for the most ridiculous reasons.
Write a letter and send it out to multiple news outlets and to class action lawyers. I'm sure you're not the only one. Major chains have all experienced lawsuits in the past, do some digging and find a company that has won against your company before.
Frankly, the company is putting you and the public at risk. You should definitely fight back. It's absurd how the Blockbuster chains treat their employees as numbers instead of humans.
Wow. That's pretty messed up. I'd ask the folks over at r/legaladvice about that one.
I took your advice. I posted my story and reddit took it down.
Sorry friend. By chance did you say you were thinking about going to go to the media? I should have mentioned that they don’t allow that.
Wow, this is sad. You would think you could at least wear a mask and gloves at bare minimum.