If you had given a full-throated endorsement for everyone to come back and someone gets infected, you'd feel responsible for it. By offering a pro-and-con assessment, you got yourself off the hook.
Nothing is wrong with that because that decision was not your job.
The manager wanted that burden shared by more people. It's human nature not want to be blamed. But leadership carries consequences.
Sure, you could have chosen to share that burden with him.
也许从小受的教育的缘故，不喜欢拍马屁， 看不起拍马屁的人。 意识与潜意识里总觉得顺着领导说话是溜须拍马， 说积极向上的话是假积极， 特别害怕因为说正经话被同事看不起。 所以总自觉不自觉地跟领导拧着来， 或者说些自嘲颓废的话。
比如， 几天前我们大组开会讨论回公司的事情。 我是第一批“半职”回公司的。 领导点名让我发言，我就说了一些好处， 但最后还是说如果人太多了，我未必觉得安全。（其实我并不真的这么认为， 稍微多几个没什么大问题） 领导等我发言完毕，迫不及待地转到下一个员工去了。 。 后来意识到， 领导开这个会就是鼓励大家回公司， 我最后泼冷水， 其实很不应该。
切记， 切记！
欢迎拍砖。
正面思维正面表达也是专业技能。需要多留心，多练习。
不一定总是要同意，毒舌/sarcastic的人夸起人来格外有分量呢。
If you are willing to look deeper:
If you had given a full-throated endorsement for everyone to come back and someone gets infected, you'd feel responsible for it. By offering a pro-and-con assessment, you got yourself off the hook.
Nothing is wrong with that because that decision was not your job.
The manager wanted that burden shared by more people. It's human nature not want to be blamed. But leadership carries consequences.
Sure, you could have chosen to share that burden with him.