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Echo6256
Ouch. That hit me harder than I thought it would...
ThatRandomCanadian
PestyMenaceYT
If you use emojis like this then you should honestly just ebd yourself from this dear earth, we have enough idiots as it is
mishnitsa
Essentially expendable.
Raven1108
My thought exactly!
minibois
TheGingerGod
What the fuck since when was i on Facebook?
BESTtaylorINAUSTRALIA
Who laughing about it?
tigersRcool
The laugh-cry emoji meme needs to stop. I’m talking to you, Aunt Linda. Stop.
ThisIsThePlaceWhereIBelong
Those emoji are the laugh-track for folks that are quarantined and think they're suddenly comedians with when they slap text on a picture
5uperu5er
Fuck I hate emojis
qtRaven
user1847294837
Subliminal Cheerios advertisement.
ServaDoctrina
*laugh cry emoji* so people get that it's funny
DukeofKMS
Laugh cry smileys are the kains marks of idiocy.
circlejerkingaltfgs
BarryTheCyborg
Yeah, these formats need to stay on Facebook
CaptainAsshat
The vast majority of upvotes disagree. Imgurians are stupid too.
LordFriteuse
Facebook's laugh track.
esleone
I hate these with a fury
TheAccursedHamster
With such a passion even Jesus Christ is like "dude, tone it down".
qtRaven
Probably a bot.
RogueMachinae
Yea im starting to downvote these. It's cringy as fuck.
FlexGunship
I worked hard to get my employees essential status... My assumption was they still wanted to pay check, I was trying to be decent
optimusgoose
Oh god.. my aunt migrated from facebook to imgur...
TrapsAreIllegal
Fuck this text post bullshit and take it back to facebook you god damn retarded cunt
Eiladar
Hear me out here; the positions are essential, not the people. 'Essential' reflects that if that job is not done then some necessary aspect
Eiladar
of society will fail. And... that's good. That's the way it should be looked at; but saying that any position considered 'essential' _must_
Eiladar
have fallbacks and contingencies to continue regardless of circumstance. This means that those positions should be flexible in terms of how
Eiladar
and where they can be performed. No one should be expected to put themselves at undue risk - at least not without compensation for said risk
Eiladar
Optimally, any 'essential' role should be able to be continued out of harms way; and that's what these employers fail to understand.
PossibleSarcasm
I'll take your job if that's how you feel.
boomer0001
Buddy of mine at Humana had his boss tell him and his team they’re we’re sacrificial lambs to keep things running...
pullingsaiyantails
Wtf is this hideous facebook lookin' "meme"?
Lanahh
R they still talking about using essential oil bcuz it "gets rid of colds"
TheCacklingJackal
You should be essential if society would begin to collapse without you: trash in the street, no food in stores, no medical care, etc.
truegrifter
YOU ARE. Essential doesn't mean irreplaceable though.
TheCacklingJackal
That is true, there are very few irreplaceable jobs if any. Most jobs can be taught to someone else.
AdmJota
There's also the second tier essential: the people who are there to support the essential people. Without us, the people who do the 1/2
AdmJota
really essentially work eventually wouldn't be able to do their jobs anymore. 2/2
TheCacklingJackal
I would still call those essential. Do you have an example that is not essential but is required by essential workers?
AdmJota
I was just thinking of my own job. I'm a computer programmer. I maintain software that's used by a utility company. Technically, they 1/N
AdmJota
can do their jobs to keep gas and power safely running without me. Even if the software breaks, they can usually find a way around it 2/3
TheCacklingJackal
If society wouldn't blink if your job stopped then you're probably not essential and your employer is being stingy.
FloppyLettuce
What do you think about car dealerships staying open?
TheCacklingJackal
If someone's car breaks down they can't get food/medical. Then again Uber? I'm not sure if ride sharing is curtailed. It's debatable.
TheCacklingJackal
Personally I would close a dealership but leave the phone line open for emergency requests (ie. I'll loose my job if I don't get a car)
Vinhead
I prefer the term expendable
KIthas
Speak for yourself I need the hours.
88wut
“Servants are essential” giggled the rich people in their out-of-town vacation homes.
boom1chaching
When they say that janitors, nurses, etc. Are essential, they're saying the job of x is essential, not the current holder of the position
boom1chaching
Which is truly unfortunate for everyone involved :/
W0b0
I keepsqying we're not essential, we're expendable.
truegrifter
You can be both. Essential does not mean irreplaceable.
W0b0
Just kinda does rn. I hear you tho. And agree
bakminn360
I agree. The position is essential not you and your skill set. If another can do your job, you yourself aren't essential.
W0b0
And you're or we're replaced tomorrow
bakminn360
I'm easily replaced. Lotsa lawyers. Seriously.
iamthisguy247
CEOs be like:
SkywardSpork
The most powerful giant penis in the world said 100k Americans dying would be a good job
pwnedbill
For context the model that everyone seems to be agreeing on as the worst case scenario, estimates nearly 2.2m deaths in America alone.
pwnedbill
So yes having only 100k would be a significant improvement relative to the forecasted Armageddon produced by the model.
pwnedbill
https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.businessinsider.com/coronavirus-deaths-us-predictions-social-distancing-2020-3%3famp
whatstherush
I just opened a restaurant :( NEED to be open if I am to survive. We are being very careful but I’m still so worried for my staff :( idk
gaaaaalavant
Where at? Maybe some imgurians can order takeout.
boopitybapity
Here’s a shitty gif a made years back
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CrossEyedPigeonToed
And Mayors...
frostybox
one of my coworkers was exposed at her other job, management didn't tell us. Found out through the rumor mill. That's cool I don't need 1/
frostybox
to be able to make decisions about my own health
donfather2k
CEO? No, our president.
MySpiritAnimalIsTheUnpopularOpinionPuffin
I get it, but at this point are we serving a CEO or a public in desperate need?
dugforcett
My CEO & Owner seem like good guys that do a lot of work & also enjoy their toys. They genuinely seem to care for the employees and the Co.
iamthisguy247
Depends, many essential services aren’t really (ceo), others could be working from home (ceo), the rest I’d say is serving public need.
DarkUranium
Hey, CEOs are part of the public, too! How else are they going to get a 2nd yacht and a 3rd mansion?
Christx30
I do tech support. If none of us came into work, and everyone's internet goes down, how would that affect things?
MySpiritAnimalIsTheUnpopularOpinionPuffin
Communication goes slower.
Christx30
Or stops entirely. There are outages all the time. A neighborhood here, a small city there. It adds up.
MySpiritAnimalIsTheUnpopularOpinionPuffin
Not trying to minimalize what you do. I look at worst case scenario. What is necessary for survival is what I tend to think about.
JumpGunnington
Mostly a CEO.
DatPudding
Idk man u really think there wouldn't be pandemonium if McDonald's shut down?..
MySpiritAnimalIsTheUnpopularOpinionPuffin
A CEO is just a figurehead. A company can operate without them. We see what happens when the workers aren't available.
Drizzt893
I'm in beer and wine distribution. We're classified as essential because people would die from withdrawal and there would be riots.
LuminousExpanse
people literally can die from alcohol withdrawals but... that's if they're chronic alcoholics. FYI i guess
KellyCrazyCatLadyinTraining
In which case.... is “good riddance” too harsh?
LuminousExpanse
yes it is
BigFanCumberBitch
as a food worker, thank you, you're a fuckin legend
notsureofanything
My brother sells books at barns and noble and only today the county shit them down. He was considered essential
SkywardSpork
And it stops people from going to supermarkets for alcohol aswell, risking larger threat of spread g
GodsGunsGlory
I currently work at a sawmill and some how I'm essential. At least yours makes a bit of sense lol
notsureofanything
Gotta cut the wood to make to
ihopedforbetter
Sales are soaring ..... I work for a gun manufacturer ??♂️
KarakLohr
Society would crumble without you
Muffyns
Return of booze smugglers
nNeverKnowsBest
I appreciate you and everything you do. If they’re treating you bad, now is the time to ask for better.
BadWolfDivides
I'm homeschooling my autistic 7 year old, trying to do the bare minimum of 5 teacher's roles. Fuck yeah alcohol and weed are essential
4G3NTZ3R0
Alcoholism, the world’s only acceptable drug addiction. Well that and Nicotine
SithLoveChild
Right there with you. Wine and Spirits for me. I appreciate still having a job but I'd rather just be at home
Othernate
At least the second one, yes. What else is there to do currently but drink, vidja and still not read those books I've been meaning to? :P
bakminn360
The first one too.
HiddenSanity
Alcohol has one of the most brutal sets of withdrawal symptoms and for severe alcoholics, cold turkey withdrawal can easily kill.
Othernate
Damn, that's pretty brutal. Any idea how many people are currently in that situation?
shortbuswastaken
He's not kidding, you can die from withdrawals if your body is too used to alcohol. Not with weed, but that's a different soapbox
Othernate
Damn, that's pretty brutal. Any idea how many people are currently in that situation?
d0ntFeedIt
Our police commissioner has outlawed the sale of all alcoholic beverages for our 21 day lockdown. What a bag of dicks.
4G3NTZ3R0
Maybe it can help you all sober up. Funnily enough the pot dispensaries are all classified as essential here too ??
84rabbitgti
U wut m8?
Zatherous
hey godzilla I think we're gonna need a bigger jail
FloodingWaters
where is that, so I can always avoid it.
logicalpenguin
That seems like a bad idea. Where is this?
Mairoa
Lol just sit in your house dead sober for 3 weeks so bored you start yelling at the wall. Alcoholics flood hosps. Great idea, can't go wrong
theresgarlicinthatnebula
As a nurse I salute you. Not only because you're keeping the masses from crashing down our doors in withdrawal, but because we (1/2)
theresgarlicinthatnebula
(2/2) drink just as much.
drduffer
**Former ER Doc and possible member of an anonymous 12 step fellowship** I can vouch for that!
cookiepussnboots
I love how no one questions if the liquor industry is essential
Alfadorfox
Well, just look at what happened the LAST time they shut down a century ago...
Grudgebearingmidget
You mean when the US government intentionally poisoned people to get them to stop drinking bathtub gin?
Mairoa
I think having weed and craft beer as essential helped us lock down in wa. People more willing to just chill
FloodingWaters
that's a biiig part of it. they closed the bars, people are gonna people.
NotTheSameAnymore
Sigh. While most of the rest of the country doesn't have decent access to legal weed