I don't have a choice!

[RiskyRetail]

I work in a supermarket convenience store. I'm sick of this 'Thank you to key workers' nonsense with everyone jumping on the band wagon!

I'm not risking my life voluntarily. I am still working because I HAVE NO CHOICE. I don't have the choice to stay home. I have to go to work otherwise I'll be sacked! If I have no job, I have no money and can't provide for my family.

Please stop thanking me, I don't want to be working, I don't want to be risking my life as well as that of my family.

Most other retail workers are probably in the same position.

I get that.
But people are just trying to be nice.
There’d be similar threads moaning if people weren’t saying thank you...

It’s not even sincere
Retail staff are treated like shit

I agree with the above poster. People are just trying to be nice. If they were saying nothing then that would probably be wrong too!

NHS here. I feel the same way sometimes. Thank god DH is furloughed and has totally taken over at home, or else I wouldn't be coping with the stupidly long hours I am working.

Jesus, there are more threads moaning about about being thanked lately, than there are are about the actual bloody virus.

How about we say "Thank you to all keyworkers except RiskyRetail'?