“i can’t believe people keep calling in sick. Do they have any work ethic? We’re so busy”

“you mean how we’re busy filling prescriptions for patients? mostly cough remedies these days? and the patients are never wearing a mask properly if they have one at all? and neither are most of the employees? and even if I have a well-fitted N95 on, I have to take it off to eat or drink at least once in a 10-hour shift, and there’s no way to do that safely, because even if we did have someplace outdoors to eat, which we don’t, outdoors has been like negative 20 F until like a month ago? That kind of busy?”

“….what’s your point”

“How are you surprised people are getting sick”

“I didn’t say they’re GETTING sick. Haven’t you noticed the people who CALL in sick are always the same ones”

“YES. THE ONES WHO ACTUALLY CARE ABOUT NOT INFECTING PEOPLE”