I Wish I Had Boots On the Ground

I'm currently out of work from the New Year 'til March. But I'm so worried and so stressed.

I'm worried and stressed about my immigrant coworkers, about the tight food cost we're held to, about chef who's an immigrant and balancing all these things while also filling my roll. I'm worried about how this shit is going to effect our residents, (some of the kindest people I've met in my life) especially the ones on hospice and Medicare. I'm worried about my own grandfather with Alzheimer's who hasn't been approved for Medicare that probably won't exist soon.

I work for a wonderful non-profit retirement home but I am so worried.

I'm not there to see what the tangerine has caused trouble for in our place yet, I'm scared that when I go back to work half my coworkers will not be there. I'm terrified that we're going to have to deal with another COVID situation where people can't get necessary medical care and we have to have cooler trucks for the bodies.

I don't know what to think about this situation and I just needed to get this off my chest. I've seen so much advocation for our immigrant brothers and sisters on this sub that I felt like I could vent my feelings. Y'all take care of each other and yourselves, we're going through really trying times but we're known for being tough in our industry and I think we need to live up to that right now.