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Old Feb 11, 2021, 11:49 AM
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Originally Posted by rechu View Post
I agree with you, Discombobulated, I think people in essential jobs where they are dealing with the public every day need to be a vaccination priority. People that can work from home and don't have serious medical conditions can wait.

Let me just say first of all, that I understand that it must be terrible to be a health worker now, I feel for them. However, I was reading an article about COVID burnout happening with medical staff and there were barbs thrown at people that are home working in their pijamas. I never felt I wanted to go into health work, so I chose another field of study and I can work from home. I do understand that they never knew that they'd have to work in a pandemic, but it felt like it was a criticism of us that took other paths in our careers. I guess I feel that those of us that work from home and limit going out are doing what we can to help contain the spread. You guys know how restricted my life has been in the last year. My husband and I have taken great lengths to be responsible If my husband and his co-workers had gone to work every day instead of working from home, I am sure the case numbers would be worse. They'd be better off criticizing the antimaskers, the people that have huge superspreader events and similar.
That's not even logical to criticise people working from home. If you work from home you are supporting health workers by minimising spread and as you point out it isn't easy psychologically not leaving home, it has been difficult for many. I am very proud of my home working family members, they have had a lot of isolation and stress to deal with. I don't understand the logic of criticising them.

I do think many healthcare workers are suffering from PTSD however as a result of some of the situations they have had to endure. Maybe this explains the article and opinions you read.
Thanks for this!
AzulOscuro, rechu