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For those saying there are many people working in office now (I've been remote for the last 2 years without an office to go into), are your offices requiring em

For those saying there are many people working in office now (I've been remote for the last 2 years without an office to go into), are your offices requiring employees to wear masks in office? Are coworkers having lunch together? There are definitely some things I miss about having the option to go into an office, but I think any enjoyment I may have derived from that in the past would be negated if myself and coworkers were masked at all times, and ate lunch separately. I do think that's the responsible thing to do though. Unless working with a very small group of people, I imagine that would be the expectation for in-office workers now (especially with the Omicron variant spreading). Which makes me dislike the idea of working in-office even more.

jdavis703 5y ago
Yes we’re required to wear masks, be fully vaccinated and we still have lunch together. This varies by company though.
twobitshifter 5y ago
Required to wear masks outside of your personal space or office. If anyone comes to your space you need to put a mask on. We had some company lunches where we all took masks off but then go back to wearing them back in the office. It’s a bit of a show. I know some offices require a daily Covid test and temperature reading. We had been doing temperature readings but those stopped at some point. The bizarre thing about it is that for productivity and expressiveness, zoom/teams conversations are actually preferable to masked conversations, especially if you’re trying to show someone something on your screen. Masked conversations in groups are still more free flowing than a video chat though.
alecbz 5y ago
In NYC: until recently we didn't need masks in my office and you were allowed to eat lunch together normally (you were required to be vaccinated, though enforcement was just an attestation). With omicron my company (not the city) has decided to add back masking for now. At HQ in the Bay masking indoors was still required by the county, I believe. Though people are still able to eat lunch together.

jdavis703 5y ago

Yes we’re required to wear masks, be fully vaccinated and we still have lunch together. This varies by company though.

twobitshifter 5y ago

Required to wear masks outside of your personal space or office. If anyone comes to your space you need to put a mask on. We had some company lunches where we all took masks off but then go back to wearing them back in the office. It’s a bit of a show. I know some offices require a daily Covid test and temperature reading. We had been doing temperature readings but those stopped at some point. The bizarre thing about it is that for productivity and expressiveness, zoom/teams conversations are actually preferable to masked conversations, especially if you’re trying to show someone something on your screen. Masked conversations in groups are still more free flowing than a video chat though.

alecbz 5y ago

In NYC: until recently we didn't need masks in my office and you were allowed to eat lunch together normally (you were required to be vaccinated, though enforcement was just an attestation). With omicron my company (not the city) has decided to add back masking for now. At HQ in the Bay masking indoors was still required by the county, I believe. Though people are still able to eat lunch together.