MELBOURNE – Team manager and immunocompromised person Sarah McConnell is the butt of her staff’s jokes as she continues to wear a mask on public transport and when she’s in meetings with her team.
One of her subordinates, Daniel Hampton, caught long Covid three years ago and wheezes in between chuckles saying how silly she must feel wearing a mask.
There’s also Jane Compton who’s had a persistent cough for 6 weeks now and playfully taunts her manager as she sometimes forgets to cover her mouth as a fine mist of spittle covers her keyboard.
Sarah isn’t fazed by her staff as she regularly goes on weekend hikes and does outdoor yoga with friends. She has noticed a lot of staff with newfound health issues being in the office, which has her worrying. Especially as a lot of people in the office have kids in daycare. However Daniel and Jane continue to joke that Covid has been over for more than a year now and to just get over it.