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23 Aug 2020, 8:17 pm

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why would anyone want to go and possibly get sick and die?


Some people actually want To die. But there is too much taboo about taking your own life that no one wants to talk about it or they want to talk you out of it...despite not addressing the actual reasons you want to die. So getting a disease that may kill them is sometimes the only way.


Somehow I doubt that's the case when it comes to covid parties since they seem far too goofy for someone wanting to die. I think it has to do with them thinking that covid isn't as dangerous as others make it out to be, so they are doing what they are told not to, just to piss them off.



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25 Aug 2020, 8:16 am

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You're way overthinking it. Most people don't have the time to analyze every word they write to avoid misunderstandings especially since nearly everyone is capable of understanding what was meant. They're just asking if you're planning to come on campus. If so, they're asking about symptoms to get you to reconsider your decision to keep everyone safe. Sure, asking "Are you planning to come on campus today?" would be more precise but most people know it was implied.


I think you're right there. The furlough form I filled in for my employers had clearly been drafted in haste- it had some obvious errors in wording which I just had to grit my teeth and ignore! The response I submitted strictly speaking made no actual sense as an answer to the question as written, but it was the answer they were looking for so it worked out fine.


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25 Aug 2020, 8:51 am

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You're way overthinking it. Most people don't have the time to analyze every word they write to avoid misunderstandings especially since nearly everyone is capable of understanding what was meant. They're just asking if you're planning to come on campus. If so, they're asking about symptoms to get you to reconsider your decision to keep everyone safe. Sure, asking "Are you planning to come on campus today?" would be more precise but most people know it was implied.


I think you're right there. The furlough form I filled in for my employers had clearly been drafted in haste- it had some obvious errors in wording which I just had to grit my teeth and ignore! The response I submitted strictly speaking made no actual sense as an answer to the question as written, but it was the answer they were looking for so it worked out fine.


Can you write down the wording of those questions? I am just really curious about this sort of thing.



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25 Aug 2020, 8:55 am

I wish college students would visit a COVID ward.

Afterwards, maybe they wouldn’t want to party so much.....



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25 Aug 2020, 2:11 pm

QFT wrote:
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emotrtkey wrote:
You're way overthinking it. Most people don't have the time to analyze every word they write to avoid misunderstandings especially since nearly everyone is capable of understanding what was meant. They're just asking if you're planning to come on campus. If so, they're asking about symptoms to get you to reconsider your decision to keep everyone safe. Sure, asking "Are you planning to come on campus today?" would be more precise but most people know it was implied.


I think you're right there. The furlough form I filled in for my employers had clearly been drafted in haste- it had some obvious errors in wording which I just had to grit my teeth and ignore! The response I submitted strictly speaking made no actual sense as an answer to the question as written, but it was the answer they were looking for so it worked out fine.


Can you write down the wording of those questions? I am just really curious about this sort of thing.


It was a while ago, and the form's no longer up on their website. IIRC, one of the issues was that the form framed it as "working from home," which is literally impossible for me to do in my role. I knew that they were furloughing people who couldn't work from home, though, so I just said "yes" and let my managers sort it out.


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25 Aug 2020, 5:47 pm

PhosphorusDecree wrote:
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emotrtkey wrote:
You're way overthinking it. Most people don't have the time to analyze every word they write to avoid misunderstandings especially since nearly everyone is capable of understanding what was meant. They're just asking if you're planning to come on campus. If so, they're asking about symptoms to get you to reconsider your decision to keep everyone safe. Sure, asking "Are you planning to come on campus today?" would be more precise but most people know it was implied.


I think you're right there. The furlough form I filled in for my employers had clearly been drafted in haste- it had some obvious errors in wording which I just had to grit my teeth and ignore! The response I submitted strictly speaking made no actual sense as an answer to the question as written, but it was the answer they were looking for so it worked out fine.


Can you write down the wording of those questions? I am just really curious about this sort of thing.


It was a while ago, and the form's no longer up on their website. IIRC, one of the issues was that the form framed it as "working from home," which is literally impossible for me to do in my role. I knew that they were furloughing people who couldn't work from home, though, so I just said "yes" and let my managers sort it out.


Are you saying that it was neither from home nor from workplace but rather from some third location, and they called it "from home" because it wasn't from work place?



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26 Aug 2020, 7:56 am

QFT wrote:
PhosphorusDecree wrote:
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emotrtkey wrote:
You're way overthinking it. Most people don't have the time to analyze every word they write to avoid misunderstandings especially since nearly everyone is capable of understanding what was meant. They're just asking if you're planning to come on campus. If so, they're asking about symptoms to get you to reconsider your decision to keep everyone safe. Sure, asking "Are you planning to come on campus today?" would be more precise but most people know it was implied.


I think you're right there. The furlough form I filled in for my employers had clearly been drafted in haste- it had some obvious errors in wording which I just had to grit my teeth and ignore! The response I submitted strictly speaking made no actual sense as an answer to the question as written, but it was the answer they were looking for so it worked out fine.


Can you write down the wording of those questions? I am just really curious about this sort of thing.


It was a while ago, and the form's no longer up on their website. IIRC, one of the issues was that the form framed it as "working from home," which is literally impossible for me to do in my role. I knew that they were furloughing people who couldn't work from home, though, so I just said "yes" and let my managers sort it out.


Are you saying that it was neither from home nor from workplace but rather from some third location, and they called it "from home" because it wasn't from work place?


No, it was that despite them furloughing employees who had health vulnerabilities and could not work from home, the form itself only mentioned "working from home."


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26 Aug 2020, 8:34 am

PhosphorusDecree wrote:
QFT wrote:
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emotrtkey wrote:
You're way overthinking it. Most people don't have the time to analyze every word they write to avoid misunderstandings especially since nearly everyone is capable of understanding what was meant. They're just asking if you're planning to come on campus. If so, they're asking about symptoms to get you to reconsider your decision to keep everyone safe. Sure, asking "Are you planning to come on campus today?" would be more precise but most people know it was implied.


I think you're right there. The furlough form I filled in for my employers had clearly been drafted in haste- it had some obvious errors in wording which I just had to grit my teeth and ignore! The response I submitted strictly speaking made no actual sense as an answer to the question as written, but it was the answer they were looking for so it worked out fine.


Can you write down the wording of those questions? I am just really curious about this sort of thing.


It was a while ago, and the form's no longer up on their website. IIRC, one of the issues was that the form framed it as "working from home," which is literally impossible for me to do in my role. I knew that they were furloughing people who couldn't work from home, though, so I just said "yes" and let my managers sort it out.


Are you saying that it was neither from home nor from workplace but rather from some third location, and they called it "from home" because it wasn't from work place?


No, it was that despite them furloughing employees who had health vulnerabilities and could not work from home, the form itself only mentioned "working from home."


I am now confused by your own phrasing. Are you saying that

a) health issues would be the reason to show up at work place rather than be at home?

or

b) Health issues would be a reason not to work at all

If it's "a" what would be a rationalle? If it's "b" why would you still have to fill out that form?