# I am an essential employee in a "stay at home" state. Anyone else?

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**Category:** The Quarantine Zone\
**Tags:** covid-quarantine\
**Created:** [March 23, 2020, 4:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-an-essential-employee-in-a-stay-at-home-state-anyone-else/850072 "2020-03-23T04:01:56Z")\
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**Post date:** [March 30, 2020, 7:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-an-essential-employee-in-a-stay-at-home-state-anyone-else/850072/61 "2020-03-30T19:50:56Z")

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> [@Ann\_Hedonia](#):
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> Judging by what I see on TV, apparently the advertising and television commercial production sectors of our economy are essential. It seems like every consumer based company in the country is running new coronavirus oriented advertising.

My BIL works in the music industry and is considered essential. 😕  
Fortunately his boss has allowed everyone in his office to work from home.

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**Post date:** [March 31, 2020, 2:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-an-essential-employee-in-a-stay-at-home-state-anyone-else/850072/62 "2020-03-31T02:49:20Z")

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Children’s court is still open, so I’m still at it. All in-person visitation between parents and children has been suspended, many parenting classes and other reunification services are closed, and all but the initial hearings in each case have been postponed to minimize exposure, which means parents don’t even have much of an opportunity to fight for their kids. I’m fielding a lot of desperate phone calls and can’t do much to make things better. It’s taking a toll on me.

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