Shoot me now, but I was just reading an article about furlough on Daily Mail ().
Most of the top comments are people saying
"Get those workshy people back to work!"
"Furlough should be a loan that only those who are furloughed should be paying back"
"I've been working throughout, why should I pay??"
But I doubt these people would be saying this if they didn't have "secure jobs".
Of course you get some who take advantage, like everything.
But I have a waitress friend who rang me crying when restaurants were forced to close and she's now furloughed. She would rather be working but there are lots more applicants for jobs these days so not easy.
But AIBU to think it's wrong to want to punish people who were basically forced out of work because of lockdown by claiming they should be the only ones paying it back? Especially when a lot of these waitors, bar staff, beauticians, hairdressers probably aren't on amazing wages anyway! And to top it all off: recession so harder to find a job.
People need more sympathy and empathy, especially during this time when the virus has been around for almost a year so mental health will be declining.
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Donnsssfaa · 19/01/2021 19:38
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