What has happened to proportion?

When - and why - did we start clapping people for doing their jobs? (In admittedly trying circumstances).

I see no one clapping the government, which is dealing with exactly the same problem.

Difficult to criticise the national religion before, it will be utterly impossible now.

If we want to thank health workers, maybe we could pay them properly instead anyway. A national round of applause is just ridiculous.

Thank you, NHS, and all who work there. But can we get over it already?

This page is a permanent link to the reply below and its nested replies. See all post replies »

Picklebobble2 · 56-60, M

I dislike it because it's worthless.

Sheep mentality for a pointless exercise that is somehow supposed to make us all feel catharticaly 'better for it'.

Yes. They are doing their jobs. Important to recognize that many will [b]die[/b] doing it !

This current bullshit about [i]needing a coronavirus test as soon as possible[/i] is also worth debunking.
A test serves no purpose other than advising your employer you are either well enough to return to work, or likely to drop dead at some point.
That in itself is worthless. Made worse by the 30+% failure rate of it.

Want to do something meaningful for frontline workers ?
Let's all agree NOT to go shopping for the FIRST and LAST hour during a stores opening hours !
At least that gives them a half-chance of getting the stuff they need without having to fight for it.