Thinking about my DEI feedback, although it will do absolutely nothing in the end, we have to embrace candor, right?
Forcing people to go into offices, travel, attend in person events, etc, where high risk and disabled employees are bound to be and not wearing masks is incredibly ableist.
Masking is to protect others. When the most simple task to protect our disabled/immune compromised employees is completely ignored by this company, it really sends the message loud and clear. You don’t matter. The leaders and culture here do not care if you suffer long term or worse.
The very least that could be done is requesting employees do this at large events and enclosed meetings. At the very least, while the world continues to suffer from large percentages of ongoing new and repeat infections.
This place can never do the right thing, for employees or customers. It clearly never will.
We are constantly given regurgitated lessons on risk identification, root cause analysis, and action planning, establishing controls…but yet fail to see that type of action being taken here where employees lives are at risk. It’s not that they don’t know, they don’t care. As always since the new leadership has come into place, it’s every employee for themselves.
For my disabled / immunocompromised/ at risk colleagues, I am sorry. I hope we all make it through this disastrous time with as little life altering impacts possible. You do matter. Your quality of life matters. I will continue to think of you daily and do my part by masking.