A thank you to all the different professions that will bring us through this difficult time!
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└ posted on Sunday, 22 March 2020, by Novil
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Thank you very very much!
I also
But why are the cops on there?
@ Bob:
Because they are out there, having to tell idiot shitheats to stop having corona partys and to keep order when the toilet paper hoarders start beating up retail workers because they won’t let them buy an entire shopping cart full of the stuff…
@ Bob:
There are places where the police actually serve and protect. They aren’t all criminals everywhere.
@ Bob:
In my country, the policemen check on people under quarantine and ask whether the isolated people require any assistance (i.e. medical attention, food delivery).
@ Bob:
Because they’re out there, risking their lives to protect people. It’s what they do. That’s true of pretty much all of them, even when folks aren’t busy panicking en masse.
Thank You !!!!
@ Bob:
Im not the otherBob who asked why the cops are on there . just so you know . they are on there because they are THE front line on your towns streets .
Why does everyone always forget IT professionals?
There are a lot of them out there working in order to keep the internet up, so we aren’t as isolated as we would without the internet…
And thank you everyone out there helping us to solve this international crisis…
@ Miguel:
Yea Verily!
It is amazing how many people work in *essential* jobs.
My job is not essential, just useful. But I can work from home – because my organisation’s IT staff have done such a good job over so many years to make it practical.
I can call my parents, even if I can’t go see them. My kids can talk to their friends who are already in isolation.
What can we do to keep connected with our older folk – who are at most risk from this, but who may already suffer from isolation? I am so glad Video conferencing has become so easy to use.
Actually my hypothesis is that if we can *get* help from our older folk, remotely, they will feel more connected. Can they suggest recipes for a limited pantry? Listen to small kids practice their reading, remotely? Both traditional ‘Granny’ activities, but many retired folk have very strong intellectual capability still. So, one-on-one tutoring for school kids? Do web research to help friends solve problems, find products in stock, videos that demonstrate needed skills.
Let’s care for one another – and yes, let’s salute those on the front lines.
I’m one of those professions!
You’re welcome.
I’m still working at the airport amidst this outbreak… still waiting for the day all passenger flights get grounded…
Everyone who is working in system critical jobs, be it doctors and nurses, delivery, firefighters, police, garbagemen, IT-specialists, sales staff, as well as voluntery helpers in all regards, deserve our thanks.
Not only in times like this but always.
I’m a Police Dispatcher and it is just as scary for us as for everyone. I for one appreciate all your kind comments.
And, thanks also to the IT and other professionals who are keeping everything up and running. I appreciate having electricity, water and heat.
The people we do hear about causing problems don’t seem to be a majority and we all can work together to get through it.
@ Miguel:
Because my internet has been going down repeatedly for months. I’ve called them countless times, and there isn’t even a sign of improvement. They’re mostly enjoying the lack of serious competition.
@ Miguel:
TY Miguel. I work as a healthcare deskside support tech, & have already had obviously sick coughing patients walk towards the front desk PC I was working on, & was lucky to avoid 3 Covid patients on Thursday in 2 different practices. The hospital techs are even closer to the front lines, & have been split into an onsite & a remote team because it is likely that the guys initially onsite will have to be tagged out when they catch something. If they all go down, those of us in the outpatient locations will be pulled in.
In the meantime, my wife is a police officer whose MS medication has her immuno-suppressed. Working the street is dangerous for her, so she is home on FMLA until she can get authorization to work in the station.
We live in interesting times.
I don’t want to minimize anyones work. Everyone participates to society.
But in this time, we see what jobs are really relevant for our system and which ones are maybe a little bit less relevant for the functioning of society.
I fear I’m closer to the second bunch
As a retiree, I’m doing my part by staying out of everyone’s way . . . except for the poodle, of course.
This should be colourized and translated into as many languages as possible and posted on the social media. People need to know we care.
Thank to you too for relieving us!
You’re welcome! (Grocery Store Associate)
Truck driver here.
It’s amazing how people working “essential jobs” blend into the background and “become part of the scenery”. It’s rare to give them a second thought most of the time when things are running smoothly. When things aren’t going smoothly and these professionals aren’t doing/able to do their job that everyone notices and gives these jobs high priority.
I really hope that we (everyone) comes out of this with the realization that most of us are “essential” for society to work properly. We all (hopefully) take part in making everyone’s lives a little better. That’s not rose-glasses speak. I have friends who are laundromat workers whose businesses are being forced to shutdown. I understand why it has to be done, but clean clothes shouldn’t be a luxury.
Funny thing. Those needed the most are often the most underpaid …
I’m a receiver at a grocery store. 13 hour shifts some days, ludicrous overtime. My union got everyone working under our parent company hazard pay, and corporate didn’t even try to fight it. As someone who works behind the people who work behind the scenes, there’s even more obscure people behind me. Supply chain and logistics, dispatchers, drivers, recycling, tech support. The rabbit hole is pretty deep.
Thank you.
This is troubling times
Just to clarify, this replaces Monday’s comic?
Foye wrote:
I agree!
Here is my contribution:
Brazilian Portuguese: “Muito Obrigado”
Polish: “Dziękujemy Bardzo” (I am not native, could someone double check please?)
I’m a pharmacy technician, and I really appreciate the sentiment. We may not be as prominent as Doctors and Nurses, but we’re working hard to help curb this.
A big THANK YOU also from me, somebody who is definitely *not* doing an essential job (working at a state university that simply closed down its campus, and nobody is hurt much by that).
We should appreciate more what others do for us. Not only in times like this!
And we all should do our best to cover their backs – at least by not making troubles, not spreading fake news and avoiding contacts with others as much as possible.
Let’s not forget food-service workers, please.
And here is a veru kawaii racoon to enlighten your day! 🙂
https://www.facebook.com/AwesomeRaccoons/videos/2231017097195661/
Barn0wl wrote:
The list of essential people is definitely longer, yes.
Thank you.
Miguel wrote:
IT people really are quite a stretch, when it comes to “essential” jobs. Doctors, caretakers, retail workers, farmers, etc. really are essential.
I agree, it is important to acknowledge and thank the people who are working essential jobs, and to remind ourselves that they are doing the best they can to protect us and help us through these troubled times. Thank you, everybody who has one of those jobs.