Husband works in the building trade, self employed with a small team of lads working for him.
After the announcement of lockdown on Monday night we assumed that meant we would both stay home with our 2 young children until told otherwise. We both discussed how fortunate we are to not have any financial pressure as we have saved well over the years so have a big rainy day fund. I am self employed aswell but work from home anyway in a non customer facing role and have pretty much said I will stop working until the nurseries/schools open up again. I am happy to forgo my income and focus 100% on the children and adhering to the rules.
Come this morning and it turns out everyone of his mates/other trades have gone to work today as normal. I imagine purely for financial reasons as they are also self employed. Husband then starts telling me that if he doesn't go in to do his job, then other trades won't be able to do their job and it will be his fault they can't earn money.
He's now told me he is going to work tomorrow. I asked if it was essential, and he said no.
We are constantly watching the news so it's not as if he's burying his head in the sand thinking this isn't such a big deal.
I don't know if I am being dramatic about this but I really do interpret the advice to mean you should only be going to work if it's essential. Not go to work on non urgent jobs when you don't need the money as long as you stay 2 metres apart from others. Am I right? Or is he?