Have you ever been forced to undergo a medical test without your consent, especially Covid 19 test? There is no doubt about the position of covid-19 as a killer disease that has claimed millions of lives across the globe.
But I feel it is terribly awkward for someone to make a prank out of it just for fun. How far can a prank really go too far is now the question i have been asking myself after a covid-19 Prank subjected me to be forced to undergo the test without my consent.
There is this young man in my office who just like to catch fun and be happy. His happiness means alot to him and is usually a good vibe for others at work. From little jokes to funny song and little teases comprises of what I will call the features of is clownish attitude. He is quite good at cooking and usually competes with other ladies in the office and claim to be a better cook than they are.
On this fateful day, he walked up to me to inform me he would be going home because he feels he has covid-19. Apparently, he didn't really like his own food and his taste buds were quite full and moreso, he thinks he couldn't smell well. Someone else heard his confession and suspected he is covid-19 positive and informed the management about his colleague issue. Without much hesitation, the management evicted him from the company and asked him to self isolate for 14 days.
Going back the memory lane, a few days back, he complained about excess work in the office and from my own careful observation, he needed time off work and he can't possibly skip the office, hence, he needed something else that has weight and that will draw attention and grant him his automatic sick leave. I believe he thought yo himself, faking coronavirus symptom will be a good bait the management will fall for and excuse him from office, but little did he know that the event will not go as he anticipated because the management of the company didn't just jet him out to self quarantine but went further to enforce full compliance of covid-19 prevention measures and a lot but further by communicating with the state government to embark on an urgent and compulsory covid-19 test for all staff which I think was way too far.
I would have expected the management of the company to followup carefully with the joker and ensure the symptom of the virus was either positive or nagative before forcefully making all staff to be tested for the virus.
Right now I am still in shock and waiting for the test results to come out. Though, I resisted being tested but didn't want to be the odd one or more like a rebel, I had no option than to comply. If the test results comes out negative from the test center, for the joker, I will have no choice than to let the management know about his prank and why he should not cry wolf when there is none lurking around especially in a corporate environment. This is based on true life event but the name of the character and the organization was withheld for privacy purpose.