• Death_Equity@lemmy.world
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    7 months ago

    What was really annoying was other industries saying the same thing. There was a laundry that had “heros work here” on their sign, as if they were anywhere near the same level.

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      7 months ago

      That’s the thing everyone who had to stay at work in public took a considerable risk, liki the employees at the grocery store. They deserve a lot of praise, and no one cares.

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          7 months ago

          Just the extra money on top of the standard unemployment was significantly more income than they made by saying at work too.

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          7 months ago

          Imagine having to go to work every day knowing you’re risking your life and making at best just above minimum wage.

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            7 months ago

            I asked someone in the industry once that exact same thing, and the answer I got back was basically you don’t do this job for the money, you do it for the people.

            Now granted, being able to pay your mortgage would take some stress off you, especially when you get so much stress at work, but still, a lot of people do it for non-income reasons.

            And for the record, them (and teachers, while we are at it) should be paid a lot more than they do get paid.

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      7 months ago

      No. This is the wrong thinking imo.

      I worked/work for a hospital Trust here in the UK. Any job that brings you within close proximity to other people had a quantifiable risk. Hindsight is great and all that, but in the early days of any pandemic you dont know what you can touch safely, where you can breath safely. Our Government tried to bail some out, but not everyone can get help or close shop. Anyone who was afraid and still struggled through it gets my respect.