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What is essential job?

by wellthisisgreat 7y ago

avip 7y ago
If you're not sure if your job is essential or not, it's not.
- brigade 7y ago
  I wouldn’t necessarily think that Best Buy or Office Max were essential, but they seem to be exempted as essential because they sell equipment to enable working from home
skookum 7y ago
Any job not performed by a cat or a boa constrictor in a Richard Scarry book is non-essential.
- selimthegrim 7y ago
  I thought they are all wearing hard hats except the mayor
deleted 7y ago
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madengr 7y ago
They have no idea. A grocery store worker is essential, until the freezer craps out, at which time a HVAC repairman is essential, who needs a part delivered via FedEX, who needs a functioning airport, etc. There are too many micro-essentials to count.
- SpicyLemonZest 7y ago
  While it's true that it's going to be partly played by ear, HVAC repairmen, shipping, and airports are explicitly noted as essential services.
- geofft 7y ago
  This is untrue. They have an idea and all of those cases (grocery worker, HVAC repairmen, FedEx, and airports as necessary to support essential work) are accounted for in the actual order.
Real_S 7y ago
From the site: “Essential Businesses” may stay open and their employees may leave home to go to work. Examples of Essential Businesses include: Healthcare organizations, such as hospitals, medical and mental health clinics, doctor offices, pharmacies, health care supply stores, and other health care facilities. Grocery stores, certified farmers’ markets, farm and produce stands, supermarkets, food banks, convenience stores, and other store groceries. Food cultivation Gas stations and auto-supply, auto-repair, and related facilities. Banks and related financial institutions. Garbage and sanitation services and collection. Hardware stores, and plumbers, electricians, exterminators, and other service providers who provide services that are necessary to maintaining the safety and sanitation. Schools, for distance learning and providing meals. Laundromats and laundry service providers. Restaurants and other prepared food facilities, but only for delivery or carry out. Businesses that supply products needed for people to work from home; Businesses that supply other essential businesses with the support or supplies necessary to operate; Businesses that ship or deliver groceries, food, goods or services directly to residences; Airlines, taxis, and other private transportation providers providing transportation services necessary for Essential Activities and other purposes expressly authorized in this Order; Home-based care for seniors, adults, or children; Residential facilities and shelters for seniors, adults, and children; Professional services, such as legal or accounting services, when necessary to assist in compliance with legally mandated activities; Childcare facilities providing services that enable employees exempted in this Order to work as permitted, subject to certain conditions discussed below.
geofft 7y ago
It's defined in the order: https://www.sfdph.org/dph/alerts/files/HealthOrderC19-07-%20Shelter-in-Place.pdf https://www.sfdph.org/dph/alerts/files/HealthOrderC19-07-%20... The definition is pretty complicated but thorough. Healthcare counts, and there are other categories of "Essential Businesses" (grocery stores, gas stations, banks, hardware stores, plumbers, delivery services, etc. etc.), and you're also explicitly allowed to go to work if it's needed to keep the company alive (inventory, security, pyaroll) or needed to keep the rest of your company able to WFH.
bbarn 7y ago
That's why this entire thing is a joke. Supply chains needs every occupation short of (although maybe even including) telemarketers. The constant escalation without any escalation of cases should terrify everyone. We're now so far "all in" on "prevention" that we're likely to see life remain fucked for months.
- cultus 7y ago
  It's either that or the actual possibility of millions of excess deaths. Either way, things will be quite fucked.
gsbraitberg 7y ago
The text of the order https://www.sfdph.org/dph/alerts/files/HealthOrderC19-07-%20Shelter-in-Place.pdf https://www.sfdph.org/dph/alerts/files/HealthOrderC19-07-%20... has a full list. It's too long to include here, but it includes grocery stores, hardware stores, banks, gas/service stations, transportation providers, and more.

What is essential job?

avip 7y ago

If you're not sure if your job is essential or not, it's not.

brigade 7y ago
I wouldn’t necessarily think that Best Buy or Office Max were essential, but they seem to be exempted as essential because they sell equipment to enable working from home

skookum 7y ago

Any job not performed by a cat or a boa constrictor in a Richard Scarry book is non-essential.

selimthegrim 7y ago
I thought they are all wearing hard hats except the mayor

deleted 7y ago

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madengr 7y ago

They have no idea. A grocery store worker is essential, until the freezer craps out, at which time a HVAC repairman is essential, who needs a part delivered via FedEX, who needs a functioning airport, etc. There are too many micro-essentials to count.

SpicyLemonZest 7y ago
While it's true that it's going to be partly played by ear, HVAC repairmen, shipping, and airports are explicitly noted as essential services.
geofft 7y ago
This is untrue. They have an idea and all of those cases (grocery worker, HVAC repairmen, FedEx, and airports as necessary to support essential work) are accounted for in the actual order.

Real_S 7y ago

From the site: “Essential Businesses” may stay open and their employees may leave home to go to work. Examples of Essential Businesses include: Healthcare organizations, such as hospitals, medical and mental health clinics, doctor offices, pharmacies, health care supply stores, and other health care facilities. Grocery stores, certified farmers’ markets, farm and produce stands, supermarkets, food banks, convenience stores, and other store groceries. Food cultivation Gas stations and auto-supply, auto-repair, and related facilities. Banks and related financial institutions. Garbage and sanitation services and collection. Hardware stores, and plumbers, electricians, exterminators, and other service providers who provide services that are necessary to maintaining the safety and sanitation. Schools, for distance learning and providing meals. Laundromats and laundry service providers. Restaurants and other prepared food facilities, but only for delivery or carry out. Businesses that supply products needed for people to work from home; Businesses that supply other essential businesses with the support or supplies necessary to operate; Businesses that ship or deliver groceries, food, goods or services directly to residences; Airlines, taxis, and other private transportation providers providing transportation services necessary for Essential Activities and other purposes expressly authorized in this Order; Home-based care for seniors, adults, or children; Residential facilities and shelters for seniors, adults, and children; Professional services, such as legal or accounting services, when necessary to assist in compliance with legally mandated activities; Childcare facilities providing services that enable employees exempted in this Order to work as permitted, subject to certain conditions discussed below.

geofft 7y ago

It's defined in the order: https://www.sfdph.org/dph/alerts/files/HealthOrderC19-07-%20Shelter-in-Place.pdf https://www.sfdph.org/dph/alerts/files/HealthOrderC19-07-%20... The definition is pretty complicated but thorough. Healthcare counts, and there are other categories of "Essential Businesses" (grocery stores, gas stations, banks, hardware stores, plumbers, delivery services, etc. etc.), and you're also explicitly allowed to go to work if it's needed to keep the company alive (inventory, security, pyaroll) or needed to keep the rest of your company able to WFH.

bbarn 7y ago

That's why this entire thing is a joke. Supply chains needs every occupation short of (although maybe even including) telemarketers. The constant escalation without any escalation of cases should terrify everyone. We're now so far "all in" on "prevention" that we're likely to see life remain fucked for months.

cultus 7y ago
It's either that or the actual possibility of millions of excess deaths. Either way, things will be quite fucked.

gsbraitberg 7y ago

The text of the order https://www.sfdph.org/dph/alerts/files/HealthOrderC19-07-%20Shelter-in-Place.pdf https://www.sfdph.org/dph/alerts/files/HealthOrderC19-07-%20... has a full list. It's too long to include here, but it includes grocery stores, hardware stores, banks, gas/service stations, transportation providers, and more.