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Havent re-read the entire Reddit-post, but could also be someone in (lower)management or HR?
Doubt it. They may have heard bits and pieces, drew their own conclusion and presented it as fact.

Now maybe, one person tested positive but was in close contact with 12-20 employees. These employees may not have symptoms or be infected with the virus. They will quarantine (vacation) for 14 days. It's doesn't mean they have COVID. It's how contact tracing works.
 
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While I don't fully trust that source, there is in fact people working that have it everywhere. Many people that test go back to work till they get their results. I know a person was fired from our Mellow Mushroom because they wouldn't close down to clean after a couple workers tested positive and she blasted it on social media.
No wonder cases are so high. I really have lost a lot respect for many people during this. Too many only look out for themselves.
 

That post reminds me of that petition that went around wanting Disney to delay. Turns out it was not started by any Disney employee.

Back when I was just reading but hadn't joined I saw that on one of the other main threads. I just looked it up and here's what a person said about it---The petition wasn’t started by a Disney employee. It was started be a recruiter from Kroeger and anyone can sign it. In other words it isn’t an employee petition, but is trying to pass itself off as one.

So I typically take things like this with grains of salt. I tend to believe it more when it's someone's actual account because they are willing to put their name out there but I still scrutinize what they say. Emotions can run high at times and people aren't always truthful in what they say. Reminds me of Yelp reviews sometimes.
 
I'm not saying that story is fully true but I tend to believe their have been some cases of employees sick. I base that on @jlwhitney saying people are going back to work before getting their results. What saddens me is how so many deny it like they don't want to hear it.
 
While I don't fully trust that source, there is in fact people working that have it everywhere. Many people that test go back to work till they get their results. I know a person was fired from our Mellow Mushroom because they wouldn't close down to clean after a couple workers tested positive and she blasted it on social media.
I think most of us know that people are working while positive but there's not a 100% fail proof way to avoid that. It is however why many places are putting the bulk of the responsibility on the business as in giving people the opportunity to report the business or report to HR if applicable. Optics-wise it can look terrible to fire an employee for a social media post outing them with respects to this but many companies have policies regarding social media usage. I wonder if the person you know reported it first to HR or company representative or if they were advised to report it to the applicable department in your area handling violations during this?
 
I'm not saying that story is fully true but I tend to believe their have been some cases of employees sick. I base that on @jlwhitney saying people are going back to work before getting their results. What saddens me is how so many deny it like they don't want to hear it.
Then why post it if you aren't saying it's fully true?

I don't think the world needs more people spreading around stories just to get hype (which is what that post is intended to do).

I think stating that it's reasonable to assume workers are positive while at work even as public safety wise that's horrible but it's fine enough to make that opinion without bringing a questionable source (and I don't mean that rudely here truthfully) into the picture.
 
Then why post it if you aren't saying it's fully true?

I don't think the world needs more people spreading around stories just to get hype (which is what that post is intended to do).

I think stating that it's reasonable to assume workers are positive while at work even as public safety wise that's horrible but it's fine enough to make that opinion without bringing a questionable source (and I don't mean that rudely here truthfully) into the picture.
It could be true though. Maybe this will open some peoples eyes to how things are. It blows my mind that people are going to work while waiting for test results. I truly hope something does come out of this and they start fining businesses for doing this
 
It could be true though. Maybe this will open some peoples eyes to how things are. It blows my mind that people are going to work while waiting for test results. I truly hope something does come out of this and they start fining businesses for doing this
How many are going to work and just refusing to get tested? Considering the many day wait for results.
 
It could be true though. Maybe this will open some peoples eyes to how things are. It blows my mind that people are going to work while waiting for test results. I truly hope something does come out of this and they start fining businesses for doing this

Many people simply can’t afford to not go in, whether you like it or not.
 
How many are going to work and just refusing to get tested? Considering the many day wait for results.
Totally different workfield. Today I went to the hair dresser, last time I went was about 12 weeks ago exactly the day before the lockdown started. So we talk about the lockdown and how it is for people in contact professions. I asked her if there were special arrangements to get tested easier (without symptoms) for hair dressers. As they do have some arrangements for people working in health care and teachers in the Netherlands. So to have some arrangement for contact professions seemed obvious. But she told me, she didn't get tested, as she comes into contact with so many people and then she could keep going for tests constantly. She didn't have symptoms so she just assumed it would be okay. Testing her would be BS, in her own words.

And I really thought: What is wrong with you? You know you get into contact with a lot of people!
She also told me that before the lockdown really started and there was a choice to work yes or no, she stayed at home, because she didn't wanted to get sick.
(And I was annoyed that she didn't ask me any questions whether or not I have symptoms, which she is supposed to do)
Let's say, I am very happy with how my hair turned out, but also very happy that I don't have to go back for the next 2 months.

So, I am assuming, many people will go to work with or without symptoms and not getting tested because they come into contact with too many people.
 
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It could be true though. Maybe this will open some peoples eyes to how things are. It blows my mind that people are going to work while waiting for test results. I truly hope something does come out of this and they start fining businesses for doing this
You're missing my point and I think missing what I said. I said in my prior comment that we probably know employees are going to work while positive but that there isn't a 100% full proof way to prevent that.

What I am specifically talking about is posting something that you don't even 100% believe the person's account as it is written. This is how things get spread around, people riled, up, false information, etc. If your point was you have a feeling that people go into work while positive then just state that :) no need to post something that is going to be looked at with high scrutiny, from Reddit, from someone anonymous and cannot be verified that it is true as written. That's why you got comments regarding questioning the source rather than people paying attention to what appears to be what you wanted your message to be about.

We don't disagree with the premise we disagree with the delivery :) Anyways I'll move on now so we don't go back and forth back and forth :)
 
If this is true I am truly disgusted at any park that is doing this. I can only imagine how many others have it but continue to work. No wonder cases are not dropping.
I call bull. The "employee" mentions they are in Orlando and the park has a sister park that is open. That leaves only WDW, UO and maybe Sea World (if you count the waterpark). It's definitely not WDW and UO, slim chance it is SW. A couple of reasons;
  • What "attraction" would have well over 20 people staffed on it? If that many are sick, that would mean 100's are staffed on that attraction. Even in the worst hit areas of Florida the % of people infected is not that high. The live shows at WDW Are the only thing I can think of that fit that description, but those are shut down due to union demands.
  • Theme Park employees are generally part-time and don't get vacation, let alone take it weeks after opening - as was mentioned. There is no way that would be the company line, especially for "12-20 people per attraction".
  • Speaking of, who would put up with such awful conditions and subject themselves to possible, strike that, probable infection for a part time job, especially at a business that they, by their own description, think will soon be shut down?
  • Most of all, believe your own eyes! There is no workplace more recorded, scrutinized and criticized as WDW and UO in particular. Go to YouTube, search either, then spend hours, days in fact pouring over all of the webcasts. Try and find any of the conditions mentioned. They don't exist.
Misery loves company and this is just some pathetic attempt to get attention - hiding behind an anonymous screen name no less. Despicable IMHO.
 
It could be true though. Maybe this will open some peoples eyes to how things are. It blows my mind that people are going to work while waiting for test results. I truly hope something does come out of this and they start fining businesses for doing this
Lots of speculation...not enough facts. HR doesn't make the decision to forbid the disclosure of an employee's testing results..it's the law!
 
Lots of speculation...not enough facts. HR doesn't make the decision to forbid the disclosure of an employee's testing results..it's the law!

HR departments protect the company. I wouldn't be surprised if employees are going into the parks with COVID that don't present with a fever. They have to make ends meet, and with the additional unemployment dollars going away at the end of the month, they need to make as much as they can before the parks have to close down again.
 
Totally different workfield. Today I went to the hair dresser, last time I went was about 8 weeks ago exactly the day before the lockdown started. So we talk about the lockdown and how it is for people in contact professions. I asked her if there were special arrangements to get tested easier (without symptoms) for hair dressers. As they do have some arrangements for people working in health care and teachers in the Netherlands. So to have some arrangement for contact professions seemed obvious. But she told me, she didn't get tested, as she comes into contact with so many people and then she could keep going for tests constantly. She didn't have symptoms so she just assumed it would be okay. Testing her would be ********, in her own words.

And I really thought: What is wrong with you? You know you get into contact with a lot of people!
She also told me that before the lockdown really started and there was a choice to work yes or no, she stayed at home, because she didn't wanted to get sick.
(And I was annoyed that she didn't ask me any questions whether or not I have symptoms, which she is supposed to do)
Let's say, I am very happy with how my hair turned out, but also very happy that I don't have to go back for the next 2 months.

So, I am assuming, many people will go to work with or without symptoms and not getting tested because they come into contact with too many people.
Two words..CONTACT TRACING. a person testing positive discloses as many CLOSE contacts as possible. These people are notified IF they need to quarantine.

For COVID-19, a close contact is defined as anyone who was within 6 feet of an infected person for at least 15 minutes starting from 48 hours before the person began feeling sick until the time the patient was isolated.Note: This is irrespective of whether the person with COVID-19 or the contact was wearing a cloth face covering or whether the contact was wearing respiratory personal protective equipment (PPE)
 
Two words..CONTACT TRACING. a person testing positive discloses as many CLOSE contacts as possible. These people are notified IF they need to quarantine.

For COVID-19, a close contact is defined as anyone who was within 6 feet of an infected person for at least 15 minutes starting from 48 hours before the person began feeling sick until the time the patient was isolated.Note: This is irrespective of whether the person with COVID-19 or the contact was wearing a cloth face covering or whether the contact was wearing respiratory personal protective equipment (PPE)
And its why it's in the best interest of all businesses to tell the public if one of their employees had tested positive. It would help in slowing the spread. Its really sad that too many are more worried about PR then helping people from spreading Covid.
 
HR departments protect the company. I wouldn't be surprised if employees are going into the parks with COVID that don't present with a fever. They have to make ends meet, and with the additional unemployment dollars going away at the end of the month, they need to make as much as they can before the parks have to close down again.
HIPAA protects the patient privacy and their medical information.

One can have a normal temp with COVID but a fever for other illnesses. Temperature checks alone are ineffective IMO
 

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