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If everyone in the office is clean, sure, but what about the HVAC technician you had to call in? The UPS driver who interacted with the mail room employees? Wha
by saltminer 6y ago
If everyone in the office is clean, sure, but what about the HVAC technician you had to call in? The UPS driver who interacted with the mail room employees? What if your cube neighbor is exposed by a family member who is asymptomatic and ends up spreading it to half the row before they get their results back? Unless you want to test your employees every day and hope the test is accurate, you need masks.
- clairity 6y agono, none of those potential exposures are significant enough to warrant anything more than some distance. the virus falls to the ground and dies (even in the air) in droves all by itself. these aren't hardy viruses. you'd need to take an unnecessary risk like eating lunch in a group to create a significant exposure in that environment.
- Wowfunhappy 6y agoWhat my company has said (when the office is currently slated to reopen in September) is that you need to wear a mask while walking around the office or talking to people, but not when you're sitting at your desk/computer. Our seating arrangements will be laid out such that everyone's desk has at least six feet of space. I'm... not sure... whether the science on this holds up, but it struck me as a good compromise. People expressed concern that wearing a mask for nine hours straight, without any breaks, would become very uncomfortable.