Urgent- should I go home

[S2pandapple]

Please help. I am 22 years old in a city away from home for work (2-3 hours away depending on whether I am picked up or use public transport).

Should my parents come and pick me up, I really want to be at home during this as we don't know how long this will last. Can they pick me up?

Or could I take the train to my home city and then take a black taxi?

What job do you do OP?

I'm a graduate in the financial sector

Scary as this is OP you might need to adult your way through this. If you can’t work from home (as in, where you are living) then you can’t go and stay at your parents house.

I wouldn’t go. You could be incubating the virus and give it to your parents.

Have to say to someone outside the industry I’m not clear on why ‘financial sector’ can’t dial in to work from home, do you think you can do your role remotely?

I think you should stay where you are.

I know plenty of people in the financial sector working from home. But that doesn’t really help you, sorry.

Work, plus the fact that you’re a risk of infecting your parents should you return to them, would probably make me chose to stay where I was if I were you OP.

BUT you’re 22 and you’re scared. I get it.

I could easily work from home and others are, I have no idea why they have said I cannot

So you usually live and work in city, but your parents want you to return to your childhood family home?

What do you mean by "home" here? I call where I grew up 'back home' but it isn't my actual home. I'm not registered with GP or insurances or anything there

If you live and work in city, stay put. We'd all want our newly adult children home in bison of family, but unless you were at university in halls that can no longer cater for you, there is no reason for adults to do exodus's out of the cities - it's non essential movement. You're 22 not 15.

Bosom not bison! 🤣

Yeah, let them pick you up in their car. Go today, go now. Much less chance of you bringing a bug back from public transport. Just do it! Good luck.

I would stay where you are and ask your company why you can't work from home. Presumably you wouldn't be registered with a GP at your parents home.

ps. tell work you have developed a tickly, sore throat - can't argue with that, can they.

pps. You can always self isolate at your parents home if you're worried you might actually have it.

essential travel guidance

stay in your primary residence
and yes, ask your employer why you can't work at home.

Christ Willoman you're actually suggesting that if the OP has Covid she takes it to her parents?!

If you get your parents to pick you up, how will you feel if it turns out you are infected and give it to your whole family, or they are infected and give it to you?

It would be better to stay where you are... if you really can’t then you should go quickly and probably today.

If you have no idea why you can’t work from home, ask your line manager to explain, and ask HR for advice if you think that it isn’t right.

If you've left home and are living independently then no you shouldn't go to your parents house.

You're an adult and you need to stay put, don't risk spreading the virus to another area. People just aren't getting the message.

If you were my DD I would come and pick you up without a moments hesitation💐

My advice would be to go home with your parents - cover your face in the car & wear gloves and then when you are home self isolate until you are sure you have no symptoms.
Anyone who thinks this is only going to last for 3 weeks is deluded IMO

You shouldn’t go -but i know if you were my child i would want to come and get you. If you do go, can you self isolate in a room at your parents house for 7/14 days (whatever the guidance is - havent checked recently) with absolutely minimal contact (ie food left on trays outside your door - not mixing with family as normal). If you are infectious, this disease would be far more likely to harm your parents than you, so you should take all steps to protect them.

@willloman the OP can isolate with her parents but is this really the safe choice?

Poor @S2pandapple you’re really getting a mixed bag of responses!

Reading the thread its clear the answer to should I go home? Is no.

No, you shouldn't.

Morally and on most other levels its the wrong thing to do. You should stay at home. Your home, not your parents'.

If you feel you absolutely must though and there's definitely nobody in an at risk group (this includes asthmatics, diabetics, people with rheumatism, auto immune diseases which you might not think about day to day, being very overweight, over 70), your parents should pick you up. You then need to stay put and not go out. Don't use public transportation.

People make an excellent point that you may well be carrying the virus to your parents. They may then spread it at the local supermarket before becoming very ill themselves. Plebty of people in their 40s and 50s have needed intensive care and even died in Italy. Think seriously about that.

Stay where you are

Why do the rules not apply to you?