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This would be an independent clause because they made this decision on their own. They have a decision to stay home, get fired, etc.
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If I'm wrong, sorry, I'm good at science i vs d.
It could be both, it would normally depend on the situation as you haven't given any, but according to your information, the phrase "they left for work" would be a dependent clause.
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