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Originally Posted by Anonymouse
The government's advising us to stay off work.
Yeah, like that's gonna fly. Ever hear of these things called "bills", Mr. Johnson? They're what we ordinary working stiffs have to pay so we a) don't starve and b) don't get thrown out onto the street. To do that, we need to earn money to pay them. To do that, we need to work. To do that, we need to go to work.
Feel free to stop me if this is all too obvious, sir. 
As for working from home - contrary to the opinion of many people who work in offices and can in theory work online, some of us do not. I work in a warehouse. How can working at home be an option?! Travelling on public transport is apparently also a no-no - but I have no other practical means of getting to work, because it's ten miles from home!
Get real, you prat!  |
My, we are Mr Angry aren’t we.
Nobody, from Boris Johnson downwards, has told you you must stay off work, must not use a bus, and must not earn a wage.
The government has asked you to avoid as much social contact as you can. That means not using a bus, if you can. It means working from home, if you can. This is not a vile Tory plot to stiff the working man. This is an attempt to curb the spread of the virus as much as possible so it doesn’t kill a lot of people. You may be fit as a fiddle, but someone you transmit covid-19 to may not be so lucky. So be a good neighbour. If you can.
And my personal advice is, don’t lose your sh*t at such an early stage because you’ll have none left to vent when things get *really* bad. This is still just getting started.