COVID-19 Quarantine Day 103 - Michael went back to work

Well, we're over 100 days now.  I suppose you could make the case that the "quarantine" is over, as businesses and states are opening back up again.  You could especially say that the Quarantine is over, as Michael had to go back to work this morning.  😥😥😥  Friday at 430 his boss sent an email gently prodding the 3 remaining engineers to come back on Monday.  Michael was done working Friday by 4, so he didn't see the email until yesterday morning.  When he emailed his boss about it, Chuck said what started as gentle prodding turned into the CEO deciding that Monday was the day he wanted everyone back.  Michael could have got all his stuff rounded up to be in the office for the afternoon yesterday, but his boss said he could just wait until today.  However, since we're going out of town next week, when we get home from vacation, he'll have to Quarantine for 2 weeks before he can go back to work anyway.  So basically, he's back in the office for 4 days, then he'll be back home until mid-July.  Doesn't make a lot of sense to me, but the CEO does work in airports and on the road and such and feels it's not a huge deal for the engineers to go back and forth from home to the office.  And, if there jobs were to call people and tell them what to do or call and acquire companies or new business, it might not be as big of deal.  But as they have various parts that need modeled, paperwork that needs done, and measurements that need taken, they have a lot of supplies that will have to go back and forth.  So Michael took all of that in today and will have to bring it all back home on Friday before we leave.  🤦🏼‍♀️  And because he'll have to quarantine after our vacation instead of going back to work, I still consider us all under quarantine.  I don't think you can say that as long as people are still wearing masks and practicing social distancing, that we're still in quarantine, because that may be our new normal from now on.  At least, the new normal for some people.  As others have refused to wear masks or distance themselves from others, for the sake of the health of their fellow man, some will not concede to this new normal unless they're required to.  And even if they are, they'll do it kicking and screaming.  So yeah, I still consider us under quarantine, although we've lossened up our rules a lot.  I know the US is still doing a pretty pitiful job to stop the spread of COVID-19, so about the time I decide life is back to normal, it may all get shut down again.  🤷🏼‍♀️  Time will tell...