One of these days I’m going to go up to someone and say “hey, I noticed you forgot a mask, no worries, I have extras!” in the most chipper customer service voice I have
If your work pal comes into work clearly sick, be a pal yourself and tell them they should go home, ask their boss to tell them to go home, get other coworkers to tell them to go home. (YMMV because not everyone works in a collegial or humane place.)
I would also like it if I could mask without folks asking if I’m ill. No, dude—that’s the point. I’d like to stay as healthy as I currently am.
The other day I turned to a colleague who I knew had tested +++ only the previous week, & was in a large meeting coughing & unmasked, and simply said "would you like a mask?" & handed him one. He thanked me and said yes. But I only felt comfortable being that bold because I consider him a friend!
Now I want to make "You're sick, go home" care packages with masks, ginger ale, chicken soup, and an N64 with Super Mario and Goldeneye.
Is using a t-shirt gun full of N95s not a polite way to do this?
I am not blaming or shaming you for being sick and I truly care about your well-being and I also care about the well-being of all the people you are coughing on! 😣
I wish there were a polite way to say, “I can see clearly that you are sick, and it would obviously be better for everyone if you were at home recovering, but since you’re here, I would greatly appreciate it if you took any kind of precaution to protect the people around you from your pathogens” 😷