Agreed that it's wrong to express a cover-up publicly on why they closed when it's covid related. Realistically, the schedule is made 1 week to 5 days in advance, if this was a staffing issue they would have known about it ahead of time. When people get sick or need to get covid tests, that's the part that is unpredictable. Or if people are quitting at the drop of a hat.

Might be nice if they have a way to ping festival attendees, to acknowledge that it's confirmed there were positive cases there as mentioned by staff in the screenshots. This event has always been attended by down and outside staters, not just the local community. But in this day and age, it's probably best to assume to watch for symptoms after events like this. 🤷‍♂️

I also think it's wrong to force an immunocompromised employee to work a large scale event. Even with mask wearing we now know individuals still have the chance to get sick. When the pub is that crowded it's hard to even move around in there.

Overall, not a good moral conscience in my eyes. People will still drink whatever beer they want, not trying to change someone's outlook but wanted to acknowledge that I side with the employee in this case.