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The coronavirus fall out....

kkards

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There are so many seen and unseen consequences of this pandemic. But besides the way this virus has moved across and thru the world, this is another reminder of how what happens in one corner of the world has huge ripple effects on other
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and closer to home.
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Runcarla

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DS#1 will find out his employment status today. DS#2 is producing food, and still at work. Most of my extended family is WFH or essential, though one young’un has been laid off, and another has reduced hours.

Anonymous

Dear god.

slim cat

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Macy's Inc will pay for med ins for full time workers through May 2020 but the rest is unsure. I did paper work on UI and will be waiting for results. I'm not very optimistic.

rachylou

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Yep.

Jenn

(website)

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I read that this morning. The system we built was fragile to begin with...not a surprise it's falling apart.

My husband's company just announced they were furloughing all non-essential employees across all divisions, but they're going to continue to pay for health insurance, including the employee contribution. It's a staggeringly large company, so that's scary, but luckily for us, he's considered essential (so far).

nemosmom

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DH just got laid off yesterday, despite being in an essential line of business. I hope I am not next. Crazy times...

kkards

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Scary times. I’ve worked in retail 30 years, thru a couple of market crashes, 9/11 & the Great Recession. This is the worst I’ve ever seen it, mostly because there just doesn’t seem to be a play book to look at to get an idea of what’s next or how to forecast what’s coming.

And I’m trying to figure out how to manage a team, and a business remotely.

Angie

(website)

Fashion Stylist

This is expected - and horrifying. It's absolutely mind blowing how a virus can devastate the world in almost every way.... and very quickly.

Our jobs are affected too. My income has come to a grounding halt. It is what it is.....

Kkards, good luck. It's all very hard and stressful.

Nemosmom, I'm so sorry. Hang in there. You still have your job. Much love. xo

cindysmith

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It just keeps getting worse, like a nightmare that won't end

Bijou

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kkards, Australia is also facing unprecedented job losses too, the situation for retail, tourism and hospitality is terrible. I know my business is likely to need to cut 20% of the workforce just to survive, I hope my job is safe. It most likely is in the short term, but not so much in 6 months from now.

@Nemosmom, thinking of you. (Virtual hug)

Style Fan

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It keeps going and going. I have received requests to go back to work (retired from health care). I don't feel well enough right now or I would.
Big hugs to everyone. We do what we can.

Staysfit

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I agreed to have the number of hours I am paid cut substantially in order to allow key co-workers, like the program nurse, and social workers to remain employed full or part time for as long as possible. Despite this, I continue to work more than 100% of my hours. There is no way to transfer services to alternate providers, The WFH format takes more time than in person services.

The future remains uncertain for everyone in my program. The state budget contains cuts to education, and we rely on both the education and health budgets for funding. Youth with developmental disabilities and mental health needs become low priority when finances are lean.

rachylou

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Y’all have seen Doctors and Nurses are being furloughed/hours cut? Except, I guess, in the hot spots. Hospitals are running low on operating cash and since elective procedures are out...

anne

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Just had a zoom meeting with church. Lots of people reporting cut hours. Hospitals are fairly empty, especially emergency. People in allied health with way less clients.

Janet

(website)

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It’s really sad. I think we have a long way to go, and it’s anybody’s guess what will be left of the life we knew by the time it’s over. It’s scary for sure. My husband’s business (IT consulting and project management) has one main client, and they’re a huge hospitality company. They are furloughing workers and laying off their employees; projects are being postponed or shut off. He has to work out how to get paid the outstanding invoices from the client and pay his consultants. And then there is another business he invested in and serves as an adviser — an oil field service business in Texas. Also gearing down, and with equipment still being paid for. Maybe the cattle ranch is our best bet right now — people still need to eat!

My oldest stepson filed for unemployment. He is a freelance sound and stage tech, and he was busy as could be until a few weeks ago. Now...nothing.

As for my rather small income — I don’t count on anything from that for the foreseeable future. I don’t think most people are thinking of buying art now.

Time to get more creative and self-reliant!

Anonymous

Awful for all! My company is applying for some grants for payroll- it's a healthcare nonprofit, and our programs are all needed now, so hopefully we get some extra help. DH isn't working, but I've mostly been the sole breadwinner with him in school so it's ok.
Can't believe they'd furlough doctors and nurses at this point. I worry especially about the loss of doctors, nurses, and emergency personnel to Covid. My cousin is a hospice nurse, and my mom just said she's in hospital. But she had posted it on FB so she must be pretty stabile. Will text her later.

kkards

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Yes, unbelievable how deep and wide this is hitting. I wish I had better words. My heart goes out to all impacted and I hope for a speedy recovery to all, both on health and purse.

Marilyn

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So sad. It breaks my heart every time I go to Banana Republic online. They're practically giving new arrivals away. Retail is taking a beating from the factories right on up.

My husband works for the federal government (Canada) so we're good.

My daughter heads corporate communications for a large hotel brand. The hotel industry has crashed. Her head office has been doing layoffs and cutting hours for those who don't look busy. So far she's good but who knows going forward. She's working her tail off to prove her worth. Some of their hotels have been taken over by the government and some have been taken over by hospitals for non-urgent patients and for health care workers as well. They get some revenue from that. She says the US Marriott head office went from 800 to 32 employees.

My son is essential retail so still working. He's halfway through a 14 day quarantine because he got sick. He's feeling better and thinks it was just a cold but who knows.

Suz

(website)

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It's truly heartbreaking.

Janet

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Marilyn, yep, Marriott has take a huge hit. They are a great company and are trying their best to do the right thing for their people, but this is an extraordinary time. My husband has been associated with them in one capacity or another for 20 years and it’s a huge strain on everyone involved.