This whole experience is making me feel like I should just quit for good.

So I felt sick two hours after work and decided to check my temperature since I felt hotter than normal. It came to 100.4, and I freaked out, so I called my manager to let them know, and they told me I needed to find coverage for my shift the next day, which sounded extremely weird that Starbucks would allow other people to work when their fellow partner has a fever of 100.4. I called a few people I think, but I only have a memory of calling one person and planned on telling them I was sick with a fever of 100.4 before asking if they would cover my shift. Only one person called me back the same day, but I was unaware, so I never called them back.

The following day, I went to get tested (not a rapid test, since they are less accurate, so I was told my results would come back in 3-5 days). A day after that, I told my manager it seemed like I was losing my sense of taste and smell, but I could still smell things, so I thought maybe it was all in my head, but they told me I'd have to quarantine for ten days. The day before my manager told me if my fever broke before twenty-four hours, I would have to come into work. I completely disagreed with this, and this should have been reason enough to call my fellow partners and ask them if they were informed that I was sick.

I constantly checked for updates on my results on my phone. And saw that at 10 p.m. or sometime after that on the 3rd day I saw the results and called my manager to let them know. Since it was so late, it went to voicemail, but they called me the next day and told me I'd have to quarantine for ten days. I believe on the 6th day, I got a call from the health department asking me about my whereabouts. I gave them my job address and number, the uber drives license plates, and the numbers and names of family members I lived with.

I assumed my manager would have closed the store when they found out I tested positive because I was under the impression that that was protocol since we're in block schedules. But I was informed yesterday, a week after I came back that they did not close the store until they received a call from the health department. Needless to say, I felt like shit. I should have just went with my instincts and called to make sure they knew. I feel like I did the right thing for the most part, but I should have made sure they knew I was positive as soon as I got the results, instead of relying on my manager to do their job. I recently transferred, so I wasn't sure if the manager could be trusted or not. I had my reservations about them because I've had a shady manager in the past. I'm not writing this to get sympathy or for anyone to take pity on me. I just want to know what I should do next in this situation.

I don't think anyone reported that the manager didn't close the store when they were supposed to, but I feel like someone needs to. Thank god, none of my coworkers got sick. The people I live with didn't get sick either. I think it's because I isolated myself as soon as I discovered I had a fever. I'm not sure how I got it since I have been extremely careful since this all started and haven't gone anywhere, but to work and the grocery store. My coworkers were extremely welcoming when I got back, but I feel like some might have animosity for me not contacting them directly, and I understand that. Or they might have been mad at the manager. I heard one of them say something along the lines of someone looking out for themselves, but unsure of who they were talking about. This whole experience made me want to quit for good because I've always had a problem with Starbucks protocol and policies when it comes to COVID. And the fact they are always changing makes me uncomfortable.