I still have to go in many days. Wendy has been working from home since March which is a plus to me, I get home to supper on the table in the evening. 
The pandemic and your job
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I hear the same thing from most people who work in construction. That, and they can't find people who want to work despite the unemployment numbers.
Rastoff
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We've been working two weeks at work and then two weeks teleworking. I haven't missed a paycheck.
On the 21st we will stop this nonsense.
On the 21st we will stop this nonsense.
ACORN
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No change for us. We are an essential business.
No extra anything for the employees other than
thanks from our District Manager.
We're just tiny cogs in a big machine.
No extra anything for the employees other than
thanks from our District Manager.
We're just tiny cogs in a big machine.
CAJUNLAWYER
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What exactly is an essential job vs a non essential job? I think that distinction depends entirely on ones point of view. In other words my job is essential to ME 'cause it is how I feed, house and clothe myself and my wife.
Schools closed down at spring break, but we bus drivers kept getting paid through the end of May, then unemployment plus the $600/week bribe until August. School starts 9/8, but drivers will have reduced hours. The school situation could change dramatically if there are a lot of infections after a couple of weeks.
I have been out of work for five months, bored silly with much reduced social life. Looking forward to next week, but with some trepidation, because under the best of circumstances, a school bus is a festering sink of contagion.
I have been out of work for five months, bored silly with much reduced social life. Looking forward to next week, but with some trepidation, because under the best of circumstances, a school bus is a festering sink of contagion.
I work my fun retirement job at a pawn shop dealing primarily with firearms. Usually get a bump in sales when the tax refunds hit, but this year my sales have been up 500 to 600 percent. The funny thing Pawn's dropped to almost nothing. I guess now the govt money is running out, sales are easing some and all that stuff I sold is now being pawned.
Furloughed for 7 weeks. Drew unemployment.
Things are still slow and my hours may be cut soon if they don't pick up.
Things are still slow and my hours may be cut soon if they don't pick up.
Intermodal freight slowed with shutdown but still had enough work for the drivers . I had to stay home anyway till blood sugar lowered to pass DOT physical.
When the pandemic hit I worked as a QA tech in automotive reman facility. After about one month we started having core shortages and could not get new parts so started some layoffs. I read the writing on the wall and took early retirement. Sold off a bunch of stuff and moved to a remote, fly in location on the peninsula. Never looked back and never been better!
ACORN
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My automotive industry job was designated essential by our state(Pa.), along with vape stores, beer distributors, etc.
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You've mentioned this a few times and I've commented back, but I'll comment again. What's happened to the Springs, a place that used to be one of my favorite places, really breaks my heart. The homelessness. The crime rate.
Who would have thought Eastern Nebraska could look more appealing than the Front Range.
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Very interesting, but how do you deal with medical stuff when you live in a remote area of Alaska like that?
I slowed down and finally stopped working 4 yrs ago.Having had a stroke 6 months ago and discovering several cardiac problems more recently,I've been keeping a very low profile.Home and the grocery store are my whole world now [emoji33]
But after some surgery (I hope) and a vaccine, I'm busting outta here lol
But after some surgery (I hope) and a vaccine, I'm busting outta here lol
sigp220.45
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I'm retired, but work two part time jobs. One is doing backgrounds for a local PD and the other is firearms instruction for a very large defense contractor.
Both jobs shut down for the corona.
On a whim, I applied for unemployment and listed my govt pension. It took them about a week to move me from pending approval to approved.
Both jobs are back now so no more unemployment. It paid for some nice guns, my dog's vet bill, and I still have a few grand on the debit card they put the dough on.
Both jobs shut down for the corona.
On a whim, I applied for unemployment and listed my govt pension. It took them about a week to move me from pending approval to approved.
Both jobs are back now so no more unemployment. It paid for some nice guns, my dog's vet bill, and I still have a few grand on the debit card they put the dough on.
We have a health clinic here but for anything major you have to go somewhere like Dillingham or Anchorage. If it's a stroke or heart attack I suppose you could get medivac but I am in reasonably good health, take no meds, no BP trouble, etc. and don't really spend too much time worrying about it, life's too short.
I am retired but my wife's job had no impact other than increased phone traffic. State banned non employees from entering the premise for 4 months.
A friend has rental storage units in a nearby big city. [Butte, MT]
He claims most of his are rented to people recently moved in from other places who found they could work from wherever they wanted and live wherever they wanted.
A friend has rental storage units in a nearby big city. [Butte, MT]
He claims most of his are rented to people recently moved in from other places who found they could work from wherever they wanted and live wherever they wanted.
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