[davemtl]

I also drew the short straw for on-call this weekend. I've probably already clocked up 10hrs following a network failure at one of our datacenters.

I'm not an essential worker, but I want to pass on my Christmas wishes to people who are; doctors, nurses, healthcare assistance, ambulance crews, fire crews, police and everyone else who keeps the world turning over the Christmas holiday. Thank you all for your hard work!

[titanomachy]

In my opinion “essential worker” is a very blurred line. People depend on technology and the internet. There are real consequences when things stop working.

[midasuni]

In the U.K. there was a lot of yabbering about “key workers” during lockdown. Nobody even mentioned the people working in power plants.