Stop shaming anyone for their choice. Honestly, this is tough enough without turning on each other. Be well, stay safe at work or at home! Thanks all of you for being you.

I feel so judged for staying as well. The guy I’m seeing is making me feel awful for choosing to stay at work. I’m the only person in my household with a job during this time. Every bill is now my responsibility. I don’t care about “you can just not pay your rent for 3 months and you can’t be evicted” I can’t live day by day feeling like I’m about to be kicked out of my home or feel like I’m slipping further into debt. And on top of it my mental health would plummet if I was home for 30 days. I don’t even do well when I get 3 days off at once. I’m genuinely scared for if/when we do close how I’m going to survive all of this.

I don’t even have enough money in my bank account to “stock up” on food for being at home. I don’t have family to rely on. I don’t even have a car to drive to another town to find cheaper resources.

Every time I come on reddit I feel like a terrible person for choosing to stay at work. But we are being safe. We are taking every precaution. I can’t say nothing bad will happen but we are doing everything we can. I just can’t help but get a sinking feeling anytime I see a “STAY AT HOME YOU IDIOTS” post. Alright. I’ll stay at home and starve and sink into debt and depression.

!!! I chose to stay at my store because it helps keeps my mental health afloat, but they ended up closing anyway because so many of my coworkers chose the PTO. I don’t blame them and I will definitely survive this next month, but it will be a long one.

I took the 30 days but I have an autoimmune disease or I would have stayed. I just feel better know I can limit my contact with people because I do get sick often and usually when I do I end up in the hospital. But I miss working already!

Thank you! I decided to stay because I adore my manager and I don't want her to be super stressed with this whole thing. My store probably will shut down due to our low volume so I'm just waiting for that to happen. My boyfriend (who works at another store in my district) decided to stay home and his whole family is judging me and I don't feel like I need to justify to them why I'm staying. I understand that it's easier to stay home but honestly work is the only thing keeping me calm and sane through all of this!

I'm choosing to work as much as I can. Because yes the 30 days is great and all, but what if this goes on for more than the 30 days pay? Which it will. I'm trying to save the 30 days as long as I can. Because there's so much uncertainty rn. So that's why I continue to work, but I also understand everybody has different reasons and that's okay too.

30 days fully paid. Or work for aren’t anything extra and aid In the spread of the virus.

Yeah. You should not be working

I won’t shame anyone and I certainly understand some reasonings for choosing to work but at the same time, we are literally in the middle of a pandemic. Choosing to not come to work and cutting down your contact with people is the safest option for everyone and it can help stop the spread. Please remember that