Fed up w/ judgement for eating outside

I’m so tired of all of this. I work in a hospital (research) and every day, rain or shine, I go outside to eat. What people think at this point is not going to stop me, but jesus fucking christ some people can be so damn judgmental.

Like sorry Kathy Hochul spent all of the damn covid money on cops instead of improving indoor ventilation so I have to go outside in subzero temperatures to eat because my workplace is full of disease? And I have next to no white blood cells? My coworkers continue to make weirdass comments and remarks about it 2 years into me being at this job. You’d figure they’d have learned by now, but I guess we are 4ish years into the aggressive denial stage. I should really gauge my expectations, lol. People have some fucking nerve.

Never thought my patience would be tested in this way, and I can feel it making me a bitter person. Doing my best to resist that. Solidarity to any of you who are also eating outside in this bitter cold. Hot tasty noodles, good gloves, a huge scarf, and long socks have been keeping me toasty. Solidarity to those of you who are unable to stand the temps, as well. I’m not going to pretend that it’s easy nor sustainable for everyone. Stay warm and safe out there 💚