Staff Is Family

Staff Is Family

Here we go again, now that we have another mask mandate in the Shelby County area it’s time to start being proactive on keeping the courses open and our customers and employees safe. Some of you are on board with social distancing, keeping things clean and wiped down and even wearing a mask when inside with others. There are others who read the first line of this article and turned the page, but hopefully the title has everyone still reading because those are the ones I’m trying to reach.

By now you or someone that you know has contracted covid and that person has four possible outcomes. One: They are asymptomatic and had no idea they had it until they got checked for antibodies. Two: They got sick for a day or two but no worse than the flu. Three: They got sick and had to go to the hospital but finally recovered. Four: That person got sick and did not make it. I understand that most corona deaths occur with another underlying health issue. We can go back and forth debating what’s what with never reaching a conclusion, but I hope that we can all agree that there are at least four outcomes from contracting corona.

I’m saying all of that, in as few words as possible, to tell you about the title. Staff is family whether you like it or not. As much time as we spend at work, we may see our coworkers more than some of our family members. Here at Windyke, we have an age range of workers from 16 to 75. In that age range we have all kinds of race, gender, political stances, faith beliefs, conspiracy beliefs, and believe me I know because they all have their opinions and want everyone to hear it. I love it because it makes us who we are as a team, whether I agree with your stance or not.

My final thought is go get vaccinated or don’t, in my opinion that is your personal decision. Wear a mask or don’t, but respect the owners that say wear a mask. Finally respect your coworkers, you might not know all their medical complications and you probably don’t know their family situation and who they see on a regular basis. I for one have a one-year-old that is kept by his grandmother, and I don’t want them to get it. I just want everyone to think about someone other than themselves for a minute. It doesn’t hurt anything to just keep your distance and wipe down your most common touch points no matter what you believe!

Andrew Foster

MAGCSA President