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lunatica

(53,410 posts)

9. You do the right thing

Reply to SoCalDem (Original post)

Mon Apr 20, 2020, 08:15 PM

Apr 2020

You stay home and protect your children and yourself. It’s a no brained.

Everyone who returns to work is very likely to die, including your boss. And they will all go home and infect their families too.

Many times doing the right thing is really tough, yet if you make the right choice it’s an easy choice.

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A dilemma ahead for too many people [View all] SoCalDem Apr 2020 OP

You say "dilemma", I say "catastrophe": let's call the whole thing off... abqtommy Apr 2020 #1

If I were a doctor right now... morillon Apr 2020 #2

I'd go - can not afford not to get UI, or not work. jmg257 Apr 2020 #3

one thing about covid-19 is the amount of lawsuits coming over this exact thing. Pillow talk Apr 2020 #4

For some reason that is not comforting jimfields33 Apr 2020 #7

It is a decision people should not have to make. Ferrets are Cool Apr 2020 #5

Call your boss and tell him you're feeling a little better (the day before you're to show up) NightWatcher Apr 2020 #6

This is why lawyers are gonna make a killing (nt) matt819 Apr 2020 #8

You do the right thing lunatica Apr 2020 #9

Hyperbole doesn't help Boomer Apr 2020 #12

The Bubonic Plague didn't kill everyone either lunatica Apr 2020 #13

It's tough dilemma. But people have had to make decision - grocery stores, healthcare, truck drivers Hoyt Apr 2020 #10

Even if you're not fired, if you're employer says "you can come to work if you want to"... thesquanderer Apr 2020 #11

I go The Mouth Apr 2020 #14

At least in Nevada the state has ruled that you are eligible for unemployment insurance if you totodeinhere Apr 2020 #15