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Covid-19 Confessions: Essential Workers Get Real
The content below was sourced from real posts on the Whisper app, the largest online community where people anonymously share real thoughts and feelings. Join the community to continue the conversation today. The term "essential worker" is an umbrella term for any employee who performs a service or task that is crucial for the basic needs of a society. This is includes nurses, doctors, EMT's, mail carriers, grocery store employees and tons of other service jobs that help keep our communities in tact. While plenty of people are out of work or working from home right now, these people are holding it down for the world. Being essential is a blessing and a curse, as it is very dangerous for these people to continue doing their jobs. These essential reveal how they truly feel about working during the covid-19 pandemic. Stay safe out there and be kind!

Amen!

1
I'm an essential worker and Covid-19 doesn't care about politics. Don't be dumb, just do what you can to lower the rate of infection.

From:
Somewhere

Stay strong.

2
I’m a nurse during this pandemic. Today was a really hard one. I try to look strong for my patients. Truth is, I shed tears for all of them.

From:
Fort Worth, Texas, US

Damn...

3
You mean to tell me I'm working my ass off for minimum wage and people are sitting on their asses making almost double I am? And I'm an "essential worker?"

From:
Charles Town, West Virginia, US

SO tiring.

4
I love being a nurse but they are working me to DEATH during this pandemic

From:
Indianapolis, Indiana, US

Self care is a must, especially now.

5
My depression is so bad right now. I’m an EMT and have no outlet right now cause of COVID19. My mental health is struggling so much right now. I feel claustrophobic, trapped.  I hate life right now.

From:
Denver, Colorado, US

Ugh!

6
My anxiety is already bad, it didn’t need COVID19 to make it even worse. Essential employee problems...

From:
Anchorage, Alaska, US

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