Coronavirus 'key workers'

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• Mar 24, 2020

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Yoda said:

NHS, IT Support

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Razzoo

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I work in an offie. Who knew that booze and baccy were essentials?

 

Wrong-Direction

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RustyKent said:

I work for Timpsons and consider myself a "key worker"

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This isn't the time for your cutting remarks.

 

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Deanbha

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• Mar 24, 2020

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Workforces are using the government grey area to put staff at unnecessary risk. We are non essential but being forced to go in.

 

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Non NHS / Health support

 

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Service engineer, cleaning equipment

 

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worthingseagull123

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There are lots of essential civil servants that you’ve not listed. Immigration Service, DWP, highways agency etc.

They are all key workers.

 

Titanic

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• Mar 25, 2020

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pearl

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I'm retired, but propose a round of applause for Post workers!

 

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pearl

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Razzoo said:

I work in an offie. Who knew that booze and baccy were essentials?

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Vital, atm, vital

 

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• Mar 27, 2020

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pearl said:

I'm retired, but propose a round of applause for Post workers!

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GT49er

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• Mar 28, 2020

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worthingseagull123 said:

There are lots of essential civil servants that you’ve not listed. Immigration Service, DWP, highways agency etc.

They are all key workers.

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Yes, presumably many people will be depending on the DWP for money, also presumably HMRC. Plus other pension providers.

I'm lucky being an OAP myself, so I expect my income to be secure, unlike many out there with jobs lost or reduced - that's assuming the pension continues to come through every four weeks od course! If there is a glitch in pension payments, I have got some savings - not a huge amount, but I could survive for a while on them - assuming the banks are still functioning of course, so I'd list them as essential workers too.

 

Roadrunner

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• Mar 28, 2020

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WATFORD zero said:

I've seen a few posts on here, from people who seem surprised that they are 'key workers'

I've listed what I could think of, off the top of my head. But I suspect 'others' could be interesting

So, what is it you do ?

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I work at GSK in Worthing, so 'medicine supply chain'. We've seen a 170% increase in demand for our main antibiotic product over recent days as it is used to treat pneumonia, which is a common secondary infection of Covid-19. Staffing levels are, unsurprisingly, right down, so it's 'all hands to the pump' and I've been doing 11-12hr days all week.