Essential employee

A person that wants to stay at home in quarantine due to COVID-19 but can't due to the fact they cannot telecommute and there are no legal protections in place for the employee. So, she/he has to make a choice between (A) working for money with the increased risk of exposure, (B) staying at home and burning PTO until it runs out, or (C) leaving the company and having no income. Those living paycheck to paycheck (for whatever reason that may be is inconsequential at this point), wind up putting themselves and their family at greater risk because they have to keep a roof over their heads, clothes on their backs, and food on the table.

John wanted to stay at home during the COVID-19 quarantine across America, but he was told he was an essential employee and could lose his job if he didn't show up for work. Having no savings, John swallowed his pride, went to work, got infected with COVID-19 by a fellow employee in the same situation, and died.

by Sausage75 March 24, 2020

Essential

Necessary; vital; of the utmost importance

Water is essential for life.

by Diggity Monkeez November 26, 2004

Essential Oils

Magical healing oils used by anti vaxxers

Karen: Did you get essential oils? I heard there's a covid outbreak in alabama
Me: fuck off karen

by OkayAndrew June 18, 2020

Muscles Are Required Intelligence Not Essential

Muscles Are Required Intelligence Not Essential, the term used by Seamus Kennedy when describing the USMC.

"You wanna know what the word Marine stands for? Muscles Are Required Intelligence Not Essential."

by MuricanBoi December 24, 2020

Essentially

When used at the beginning of a sentence, this word is a variety of the 'filler' word basically. Another direct replacement for essentially is technically. Other filler words include like, just, and stuff and y'know, but they tend to be in the middle of or at the end of a spoken sentence. Filler words are rarely used in writing and are part of acquired speech.

Essentially, the leg bone is connected to the hip bone.
Replace the sentence with the less-wordy: The leg bone is connected to the hip bone

by Exit Ramp June 20, 2004

Essential

Needed because no else is available; used to bribe employees to stay, work, and feel important.

Hey we’re going to have you work because... your essential.

by Sewdonim March 26, 2020

essential oil vape

when you aren't vaccinated so you resort to essential oil vaping to get medicine

did you get the new essential oil vape?

by nigerianprince August 12, 2019