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Who are frontline workers (occupations)?

[Deleted User] · 2011-10-10 02:46:52

Howdy, Not sure if this is the right place to stick this, but not sure of any better suited forums. Anyway, silly question, perhaps, but just wondering who exactly qualifies as a frontline worker? Thinking of a little photo project in my head. As far as I know the following are considered "frontline"; Garda Fire Officer…

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Howdy,

Not sure if this is the right place to stick this, but not sure of any better suited forums.

Anyway, silly question, perhaps, but just wondering who exactly qualifies as a frontline worker? Thinking of a little photo project in my head.

As far as I know the following are considered "frontline";

Garda
Fire Officer
Paramedic
Teacher
Nurse
Doctor/Surgeon (I presume this is only the Doctors in hospitals? Is a GP "frontline"?)

Who else falls under the 'frontline' umbrella? Are the lads and lassies sweeping the streets considered frontline, too?

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#2 10-10-2011 2:52am

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Hookers, Coke, Atari Chocolate Sponge Cake

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#3 10-10-2011 2:56am

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Pat "the plank" Kenny

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#4 10-10-2011 3:10am

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Indispensible workers who can hold the country to ransom: doctors, nurses, garda, prison officers, electricity workers ...

You know. The underpaid.

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#5 10-10-2011 3:12am

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http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/forumdisplay.php?f=1023

OP have a read through here, might be of some help to you.

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#6 10-10-2011 3:14am

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hondasam wrote: »

http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/forumdisplay.php?f=1023

OP have a read through here, might be of some help to you.

I post there regularly, and while I'm aware that the Emergency service personnel are 'frontline', I'm trying to figure out who else is considered same.

kincsem, hadn't thought of prison officer.

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#7 10-10-2011 7:26am

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What IS the frontline? Anyone calling to houses? Electricians, plumbers, builders, utility Cos?

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#8 10-10-2011 7:28am

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Soldiers on the front and doctors in "Doctors without borders". Everyone else is just posers.

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#9 10-10-2011 7:49am

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Chuggers, they stand on the street trying to extort money from the public.
They are the bravest of us all

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#10 10-10-2011 8:04am

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"Frontline workers" makes it sound like these people were in a bloody war, not just staffing hospitals & Garda stations.

It might be applicable to the likes of the Fire Services, but it's still a bit of an over exaggerated term.

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#11 10-10-2011 8:14am

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Isnt this just a term for the person on to of a dole queue?

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#12 10-10-2011 8:19am

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anyone who deals with customers face to face is a frontline worker i would assume

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#13 10-10-2011 9:11am

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beautiful girl wrote: »

In a broad sense，everyone is a frontline worker,because you must face to everything with yourself to live !

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BNsrK6P9QvI

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#14 10-10-2011 9:43am

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Retail workers are frontline too, they have to deal with the prospect of junkie attacks\armed robbers every day but we don't hear about those worker perils that often as their pay ain't great.

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#15 10-10-2011 12:09pm

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social workers, social care workers, SNA's etc ?

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#16 10-10-2011 12:28pm

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meh, according to wikianswers....

Any employee with direct contact with customers and/or with direct involvement with the money making process in their respective company.

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