Comments on: Open Thread: How Is Your Office Handling the Pandemic at This Point?

By: Nitin Khosla

Nitin Khosla — Mon, 30 May 2022 00:45:04 +0000

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By: fed

fed — Wed, 08 Dec 2021 20:25:39 +0000

Fed in the intermountain west. In person since June 2020 as we are essential personnel with an onsite-only mission.

-We notify staff if someone tests positive but leave out identifying details. Workspace is cleaned if they were in the office in the last 48 hours, though that’s mostly hygiene theater.
-Air quality: Building claims to have implemented some sort of special system but I am somewhat skeptical.
-Admin leave for shots and dependents’ shots. Admin leave for side effects. Obviously a vaccine mandate for us and our contractors, though a judge just halted the latter (grrr).
-Masks in the office. Distancing as we can, though it’s hard because we are all here.
-We will host a modest holiday party in our very large training room. It’s always a dry party and we are together all the time anyway, so staff won’t incur much additional risk.
-Had a breakthrough infection that I caught while traveling, so between that and my three shots I’m not too worried these days and do nothing beyond the usual masking, washing hands, etc.

By: amberwitch

amberwitch — Tue, 07 Dec 2021 06:07:56 +0000

Small EU country, app 100 people in HQ, the rest is in RO around the world. HQ: fully back in the office august 2021, although with WFH as it suits your workday (I WFH 1-3 days a week, the people manning the reception and the helpdesk are in every day). Other offices depending on the particulars of the country (ex. the Delhi office hasn’t gone back to normal yet).
Employees and visitors are required to have a corona passport (either vaccinated, recovered from Corona within 6 months or recently tested), but only visitors need to show it.
Corona incidents are announced, and close contacts (either to colleagues or others) are requested to WFH until second negative test (4th and 6th day).
Christmas party just got cancelled due to the Omicron news. We had to move a Board meeting because we had so many (breakthrough) cases at one point, but recently I haven’t heard of any.
Vaccine compliance in general is somewhere in the 80-90% region, with boosters and child vaccination the big push right now.

By: Anon

Anon — Tue, 07 Dec 2021 03:42:55 +0000

In reply to Cat. That is untrue for remote employees who do not work on federal contracts. The executive order mandates vaccines for those working remotely on covered federal contracts.

By: Rose

Rose — Tue, 07 Dec 2021 02:06:28 +0000

Public Defender’s office in Florida. (Florida….so it stinks) no vaccine requirement, but “strongly encouraged” by bosses. Get PTO for vaccine appts. Been back in the office 100% since June, but I can work from home 1/day a week in appeals. Also masking “strongly encouraged” with like 80% of the office wearing them, except at lunch in the big conference room where 10-ish attorneys eat. You can set your own rules for your own private office, so requiring clients to be masked is ok. Courtrooms are no longer using zoom, masking encouraged but not required. I really didn’t get notified if I was exposed to covid unless the person disclosed they were near me/spent time with me. Christmas parties in an enclosed conference room happen next week, I will be masked.

By: Anon

Anon — Tue, 07 Dec 2021 00:44:32 +0000

Seattle nonprofit.
No requirement to be back in person until January, TBD if that changes with omicron. Unclear what hybrid options will look like. You can go in to the office as many days per week as you like, although 95% of the people on my floor remain WFH full time. We were able to voluntarily return to the office in summer 2020 at 25% capacity, then it was limited again in fall/winter to essential visits only, then in spring it was opened up to 50% capacity. No capacity restrictions now. Vaccinee required for staff. Masking is really good- masks go on as soon as someone leaves their office and stay on until they’re back in with their door shut.