Question

Are you classified as an essential worker? Share what you do below.  

Answer 1

Respiratory therapists

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@wraparound - I was on a ventilator or pneumonia &Asthma a year ago. It was not fun so I’m am really trying to avoid this! Thank you for all you are doing!  

Answer 2

Yes. Registered Nurse. ♥️

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@beefsteak Thank you for all you are doing!  

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@denning thank you ♥️

Answer 3

Analyst for a Health system

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@thao658 WOW - I’m sure you are busy! Thank you!  

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Yeah, things haven't really changed much for my job.  

Answer 4

Nope. I'm a reading interventionist in an elementary school and while it is certainly less than ideal, I'm able to meet with all of my students via video conferencing. I'm very lucky to have a job that can be done this way when needed and that I can continue to be paid.  

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@katerinekates I’m sure the change hasn’t been easy. Thank you!  

Answer 5

Truck driver

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@firstnighter - Unsung heroes. Thank you!  

Answer 6

Medical Information Pharmacist

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@roe2 I don’t know what that means (haha) but I have a lot of prescriptions. Thank you!  

Answer 7

Yes. I’m a pastor but we’ve converted the church to a food pantry for those kids on free lunches at schools

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@runck thank you for this. Very worried about my local homeless encampments.  

Answer 8

Army Human Resourses.  

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@estell12712 - several family In Army. Thanks for taking care of them!  

Answer 9

Industrial water treatment service and delivery.  

Answer 10

Yes, Legal Assistant. However, given my job duties I am working from home.  

Answer 11

Yes. Recreational Therapist on inpatient pediatric/adolescent psych units.  

Answer 12

Yup I'm a global security operations center operator.  

Answer 13

Yep. Electrician

Answer 14

Critical care physical therapist

Answer 15

Nabisco in store vendor

Answer 16

Payroll specialist

Answer 17

Contracts Negotiator in the Aerospace industry.  

Answer 18

Yeeeep. Engineer for an aerospace company

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Same. What a coincidence

Answer 19

ICU nurse

Answer 20

Yes I’m a nurse

Answer 21

Yes IT for corporate of a company that owns skilled nursing facilities.  

Answer 22

Yup. In HR at a hospital.  

Answer 23

Yes. Zookeeper.  

Answer 24

Yeah. Working in the woods as a forestry technician for a timber company

Answer 25

Floor installer

Answer 26

Taxes and accounting

Answer 27

I guess there’s different levels of essential. It’s not essential for me to be physically with my students, but I am still working and teaching my students remotely.  

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@ensign19 Thank you. Those kids will remember your efforts!  

Answer 28

I work in membership services at Costco. I’ve been on leave after getting really sick. It’s been hell.  

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@neutretto my husband works at Costco. I hear the stories. People are losing their minds there. I hope you get well soon.  

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@burschenschaft thanks! It’s definitely been an interesting observation of human nature.  

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Interesting is a good word for it!  

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@burschenschaft in the early days of the Great Toilet Paper Panic I had a grown man yell at me “I sure hope I don’t have to poop tomorrow! ”. and he said it with an indignant tone  I’m like sir, I can’t help you with that ‍♀️

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@neutretto I think the word “entitled” can be used to describe most everything I hear from there lol. some days it sounds like the goddamn hunger games with the upper echelon and the elderly.  

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@burschenschaft accurate analogy  

Answer 29

Locomotive engineer.  

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@reclamation cool

Answer 30

Harbor assist tug boat operator.  

Answer 31

Nurse practitioner

Answer 32

Nurse practitioner

Answer 33

Medical manufacturer

Answer 34

I work in child care as a Vpk teacher. We have been fortunate enough to be deemed essential. We have many parents in the medical field

Answer 35

Aerospace Assembler

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@antirrhinum I don’t know what that is but it sounds fancy  

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@denning It's not too fancy. Lol! I assemble and solder circuit cards that go into lighting for aircraft. I enjoy it but the pay could be better. Not everybody is cut out for it, there is a lot to learn.  

Answer 36

Power Generation industry

Answer 37

Veterinarian in an Emergency Clinic

Answer 38

Behavior Analyst

Answer 39

Registered veterinary technician/practice manager. I wouldn't consider myself an essential worker I suppose, but I work for an essential business

Answer 40

I work in insurance claims. now from home.  

Answer 41

Nope. Fortunate enough to be working from home full time.  

Answer 42

Husband is a nurse anesthetist on the covid response team (our city is top in the nation for new cases doubling every 1. 5 days), I’m lucky enough to work my nonprofit job from home/care for our newborn.  

Answer 43

Work at a liquor store

Answer 44

Fire Life Safety

Answer 45

Yes, teacher

Answer 46

Yes, scientist at a biotech company

Answer 47

Air traffic controller

Answer 48

Wow! You all are heroes!  

Answer 49

Sales Coordinator (and IT) at cleaning equipment and soap/disinfectant distributor.  

Answer 50

Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist

Answer 51

Yes I am a meat cutter

Answer 52

Yep! I'm a fast food manager

Answer 53

Yep. Police officer

Answer 54

City Letter Carrier

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@conduction I feel for you. I just quit the post office after almost a decade. I was sooo reluctant to leave but looking back, the money wasn’t good enough for the mandatory overtime and all of the abuse. And that’s coming from the ex union vp who management wouldn’t dare fuck with.  

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@burschenschaft Thanks and wow. What do you do now?  

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@burschenschaft if you read about the letter carrier that was shot and killed on her route. I'm at that station.  

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I got hired on *right* as all of this was happening handling property claims for an insurance company. No experience and no degree. I make two dollars an hour less but. 8 hour days and with covid I work from home. I am now officially the poster child for there is happiness outside of the postal service lol.  

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@burschenschaft work from home. nice. I have a masters in sports management but frankly got tired of salary jobs which were 40+ hours a week, but I only got paid for the 40. Plus I really like being outside. I've had a side gig selling on Amazon for awhile, but it basically crashed and burned when my hours went up to 60 every week. but eventually I'll drop off the OT list and ramp that back up.  

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@conduction I’m so sorry to hear about your coworker-one of my worst fears. Hope you guys are holding up at least as best you can. My old office is getting mandated 5 hours on top of their routes. Daily. OT list or not there was no escaping it. I do miss being outside so you got me there. But I moved from Colorado, which is beautiful 80% of the time to Florida where, if it’s not hot as hell and buggy, it’s pouring down rain so, I’m calling it a wash.  

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@burschenschaft Thanks. We are a small station and I am the newest one, but a pretty close group. We are down like 3 routes automatically every day. We are mandated about 1-3 times a week. But 5 hours? Didn't that put you over 12? I moved to Indiana from Denver and have really wanted to go back because friends/family/it's beautiful & I hate Indiana. but hear how short they are in Colorado and am afraid of jumping out of frying pan into the fire. plus housing shortage.  

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It only puts you over 12 if you don’t have the huevos to drive your mail back to the office and let them figure it out. If I were you I would wait it out on the transfer to Denver. they can’t hire to save their lives. I hear applicants are up with the pandemic but once they get their actual jobs back who knows what will happen. Let me know if you do decide to try to go back. I still know quite a bit of people back there and can throw in the good word. I worked in Arvada.  

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@burschenschaft Yeah, I don't have a year yet. just converted after almost 4 years. this past January. My theory is places like Denver and San Francisco can't keep CCAs because other easier jobs pay roughly the same and it's so expensive to live those places that CCA doesn't pay enough unless you are a kid living at home or married to a. spouse with a really good job.  

Answer 55

Yep. I work in Treasury for a local gov"t

Answer 56

Army National Guard  

Answer 57

RN. I get locked in a 30 patient unit who all have coronavirus.  

Answer 58

Biomedical engineer

Answer 59

Registered Nurse

Answer 60

Casino Controller. I don't know that I'm essential, but I haven't missed a day.  

Answer 61

Financial Advisor

Answer 62

Case manager for adults with intellectual disabilities

Answer 63

System Analyst for a mental health/substance use non-profit

Answer 64

I build, test and solve problems during the manufacturing process for semiconductor tools

Answer 65

Direct Support Staff for Children with Autism in Residential Homes

Answer 66

Automation and controls tech at a biscuit can factory.  

Answer 67

Before I got laid off I was in Aerospace manufacturing. My plant took a huge hit between the Max and now Covid so they are running on bare bones employees right now

Answer 68

Catastrophe Insurance Adjuster

Answer 69

Nephrology social worker

Answer 70

Personnel director at a Prop Trading Firm.  

Answer 71

Swiss Machinist. Making medical parts