Still almost no one wearing a mask at my plant.
We implemented a screening procedure which was just a bunch of questions, like do you have a cough? Have you traveled? have you been exposed to anyone with coronavirus? etc. At the time I said it was all just pageantry. None of it is verifiable, and these employees are aware that you aren't supposed to come in while sick. Especially after you've done the first check in so you know all the questions they are going to ask. If you know you can't pass those check in procedure questions without lying, then you shouldn't have even come into work, so the whole things seems like a waste of time and only serves to have a paper trail the company can point to and say "hey, we did check ins". The type of person to come into work while knowingly sick, is the exact type of person that's going to lie during check in, because a responsible honest person would never have reported to work. So what's actually stopping someone from coming into work while sick? Nothing, unless they are so sick it's obvious to their coworkers.
So that's exactly what happened. Last week we had multiple people at work while sick. One had a fever. A couple more didn't feel well, but didn't have fevers. They all lied and said they were fine, but then it was obvious they were sick. They all got sent home and to be tested. I've canceled my plans of visiting my mom in the hospital, and visiting with our families, and having playdates for my son for the last week, all because I don't feel it's responsible to be around anyone since I may have potentially been exposed. That was Tuesday morning, and apparently no one has received their test results back yet because it's now Monday, those guys aren't back yet, and management hasn't made any announcements about anyone testing positive or negative (which they assured me they would immediately let us know one way or the other).
Then while talking with some other employees I found out that they had Typhoid Mary (the one with a fever) back to work on Saturday and Sunday to get some jobs done. They did it over the weekend so they could be sneaky and not let anyone know they have a potential covid case actively working. I guess he still doesn't have a negative test result because he is not here today. To me this whole thing feels like they have to keep him away for appearance sake, but will gladly have him work over the weekend because they think no one will know, despite the fact that some people definitely know now. I guess it's better to have him working in his department alone rather than right next to people, but I still would prefer he not be on the premises at all until we know he's negative.
Grrrrrr this place is frustrating.