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shockey80

(4,379 posts)
Sun Mar 1, 2020, 12:55 PM Mar 2020

Home health care workers. A perfect vehicle to spread the virus around the country.

There are roughly two million home health care workers in the US. They take care of millions of senior citizens and disabled people in their homes. I know, I am one of them. It is my second income.

Many of these workers are immigrants and inner city people. It's the only job they can find in many cases. These jobs do not require a degree. They get very little training and the pay is terrible. Many of them get little or no sick time, personnel days, vacation time.

The turnover rate is through the roof. There is very little or no oversight. Bad workers are not fired because there is a shortage of workers. Home health care workers travel from house to house. Many of them work 60,70,80 hours per week. It's the only way they can pay the bills. If they get sick they will go to work.

It is easy to see how the virus could be spread through this health care system.

This is another example of our insane, sick, brutal, dignity robbing, dangerous, work place culture.

Another example of our sick, brutal, dangerous work place culture is what has happened to the federal workers of America. A federal job is a place where you go to have management try to destroy your life every chance they get. Bosses get bonuses to harass you, terrorize you, drive you insane so you quit. This has been the number one job function of supervisors at the Post office for years. If you are friendly to your workers at the post office you will not be a supervisor for long. I know you may not believe that, doesn't matter, I know it's true.

One day the American people will learn the true story of what happened to postal workers, federal workers over the past 30 years. It will be a story that's hard to believe. It defies logic, sanity, reality itself.

What in the hell is wrong with us? I have been asking that question for a very long time.

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Home health care workers. A perfect vehicle to spread the virus around the country. (Original Post) shockey80 Mar 2020 OP
Yeah, I Think More Perfect Vectors... jayfish Mar 2020 #1
You must understand this; shockey80 Mar 2020 #2
And b/c of crappy wages& job conditions, no PTO/insurance irisblue Mar 2020 #3
self service at gas stations, gas pump handles / rubber gloves in place of masks Captain Zero Mar 2020 #4

jayfish

(10,039 posts)
1. Yeah, I Think More Perfect Vectors...
Sun Mar 1, 2020, 01:03 PM
Mar 2020

for infection are cell phones, self-service fountain drink stations, self-service checkouts and credit card pin pads. How many people use these v. Home healthcare providers?

 

shockey80

(4,379 posts)
2. You must understand this;
Sun Mar 1, 2020, 01:14 PM
Mar 2020

These workers visit millions of people who's immune system has been weakened by age, disease and disability's. They could die from this virus.

Captain Zero

(6,824 posts)
4. self service at gas stations, gas pump handles / rubber gloves in place of masks
Sun Mar 1, 2020, 01:38 PM
Mar 2020

just sayin', out in the cold wiping your nose, coughing, then grabbing the handle to hang it back up. everybody doing that and then grabbing a taquito inside to eat while you drive down the road.

People better rethink a little.
Might be better to buy some rubber gloves vs masks.

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