Distortedreasoning Posted March 22, 2020 Author Share Posted March 22, 2020 6 minutes ago, renjifan said: My company just laid off a whole bunch of people, me included. They are saying that they are hoping it's just temporary, and that we can all come back after things settle down. We'll see... 😕 sorry to hear. i really hope we all get some aid that actually helps. but our politicians really hate us. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Distortedreasoning Posted March 22, 2020 Author Share Posted March 22, 2020 9 hours ago, SwimOdin said: Still working, still getting great hours, and I’m covered for nearly seven weeks if we are forced to close. I’m very blessed, just have to not get sick inbetween. thats my worry getting sick at work. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Distortedreasoning Posted March 22, 2020 Author Share Posted March 22, 2020 2 hours ago, katt_goddess said: For those of you who might be currently sans job due to your place of employment being on a forced shut-down, a potential suggestion. Grocery stores are allowed to stay open during this. They are super stretched for employees right now. They can't keep up with the demands to keep the shelves stocked even if the stuff is waiting in their back warehouse and they can't keep up with the expected sanitation needs. In other words, they are hiring. They need people during this particular problem and won't once the problem has come back under control. So, consider checking out your local grocery stores to see if they are hiring part-timers with the expected flexibility that if your old place re-opens, you can go there without any sort of two week notice. It might not be the paycheck you had before but at least it would still be a regular paycheck. yes demand for a few jobs will be up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Distortedreasoning Posted March 22, 2020 Author Share Posted March 22, 2020 whelp im still working for now. kinda pissed off the stay at home order hasnt been issued yet. from the looks of it, i think they will be given on monday. hate the thought of us non essential workers still going in and working with a lot of people. i guess they are taking a lot of measures, but the best one is to isolate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stilgar Posted March 23, 2020 Share Posted March 23, 2020 I just started to work from home today and it's really weird. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ghostrek Posted March 23, 2020 Share Posted March 23, 2020 i still have to go to work Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Distortedreasoning Posted March 24, 2020 Author Share Posted March 24, 2020 13 hours ago, stilgar said: I just started to work from home today and it's really weird. this your first time? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Distortedreasoning Posted March 24, 2020 Author Share Posted March 24, 2020 13 hours ago, ghostrek said: i still have to go to work how you feel about that? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Distortedreasoning Posted March 24, 2020 Author Share Posted March 24, 2020 well they issued a stay home order in my state, but my non essential business gets to stay open long as they are following social distancing protocol. fucking A, theres too many people here! even though they do a decent job of providing sanitation, it only takes one asshole. i put in my request for 2 weeks vacation next week. i' would do tomorrow but they got a 3 day notice here. not happy at all. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scoobdog Posted March 24, 2020 Share Posted March 24, 2020 13 hours ago, stilgar said: I just started to work from home today and it's really weird. It really is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
little_girl_lost Posted March 24, 2020 Share Posted March 24, 2020 My job gave the employees Letters of Transit so we can still go to work in the lockdown. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stilgar Posted March 24, 2020 Share Posted March 24, 2020 37 minutes ago, Distortedreasoning said: this your first time? Yes? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Distortedreasoning Posted March 24, 2020 Author Share Posted March 24, 2020 1 hour ago, little_girl_lost said: My job gave the employees Letters of Transit so we can still go to work in the lockdown. are you essential worker? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Distortedreasoning Posted March 24, 2020 Author Share Posted March 24, 2020 1 hour ago, stilgar said: Yes? what difference does it make? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NaBarney Posted March 24, 2020 Share Posted March 24, 2020 1 hour ago, Distortedreasoning said: well they issued a stay home order in my state, but my non essential business gets to stay open long My state has still done nothing but my city and county today closed non essential businesses and banned non essential travel. Restaurants still open to do Togo/delivery and hotels aren't allowed to serve any breakfast. Again this is just local, state still doing nothing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TacoTuesday Posted March 24, 2020 Share Posted March 24, 2020 been working from home for the last 6 months. don't care about this shit. i chill with the same 20 people consistently and a couple of them have come over and smoked some weed for a little bit. my life has barely changed, but i'm staying in and not going out because i live with my 60+ father who i'm not gonna let get this because of my carelessness. to those of you working - good for you - worlds gotta keep running somehow. we should just shut the whole world down for a month tho, global stimulus package for everyone, go grab what food you can, stay in for a month. problem solved. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TacoTuesday Posted March 24, 2020 Share Posted March 24, 2020 5 people without a job before this started? get a fucking job and stop being a leech. 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ghostrek Posted March 24, 2020 Share Posted March 24, 2020 6 hours ago, Distortedreasoning said: how you feel about that? i dont fucking like it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
little_girl_lost Posted March 24, 2020 Share Posted March 24, 2020 7 hours ago, Distortedreasoning said: are you essential worker? My papers say I am, but I don't think anything my store sells is that fucking essential, all the stores are claiming to be essential. But if all the stores are still open, and customers are still regularly shopping at the stores, what exactly is on lockdown? 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NaBarney Posted March 24, 2020 Share Posted March 24, 2020 1 hour ago, little_girl_lost said: My papers say I am, but I don't think anything my store sells is that fucking essential, all the stores are claiming to be essential. But if all the stores are still open, and customers are still regularly shopping at the stores, what exactly is on lockdown? This is how I feel on day one of the non essential businesses shutdown here. I looked at this list of places deemed essential and had to rack my brain to come up with more than a couple types of places that dont quality as "essential." Most everywhere is still open, most everyone still working. Fucking florists?? https://www.wate.com/news/knox-county-closes-all-nonessential-businesses-with-safer-at-home-order 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
little_girl_lost Posted March 24, 2020 Share Posted March 24, 2020 (edited) 6 minutes ago, Nablotson said: This is how I feel on day one of the non essential businesses shutdown here. I looked at this list of places deemed essential and had to rack my brain to come up with more than a couple types of places that dont quality as "essential." Most everywhere is still open, most everyone still working. Fucking florists?? https://www.wate.com/news/knox-county-closes-all-nonessential-businesses-with-safer-at-home-order No one: OMG, its an emergency, I NEED to go to joann fabrics! edit, I don't work there, just citing an example Edited March 24, 2020 by little_girl_lost 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naraku4656 Posted March 24, 2020 Share Posted March 24, 2020 16 minutes ago, little_girl_lost said: No one: OMG, its an emergency, I NEED to go to joann fabrics! you've never worken up in the middle of the night in a cold sweat and yelled "MY GOD I NEED TO REUPHOLSTER THE CHAIRS" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ginguy Posted March 24, 2020 Share Posted March 24, 2020 10 hours ago, TacoTuesday said: 5 people without a job before this started? get a fucking job and stop being a leech. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
katt_goddess Posted March 24, 2020 Share Posted March 24, 2020 5 hours ago, little_girl_lost said: No one: OMG, its an emergency, I NEED to go to joann fabrics! edit, I don't work there, just citing an example Three stupid words - 'homemade face masks' . -.-; Everyone seems to think they can make their own because they saw a picture on the internets [ not including those semi-hilarious bra ones...those are entertaining as hell ] . And I would trust none of these people with anything sharper than a butter knife. A plastic one. Note, I don't work at a Joann's either. I do work at a craft store though and it's literally the same thing right now. -.-; Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Distortedreasoning Posted March 25, 2020 Author Share Posted March 25, 2020 20 hours ago, TacoTuesday said: been working from home for the last 6 months. don't care about this shit. i chill with the same 20 people consistently and a couple of them have come over and smoked some weed for a little bit. my life has barely changed, but i'm staying in and not going out because i live with my 60+ father who i'm not gonna let get this because of my carelessness. to those of you working - good for you - worlds gotta keep running somehow. we should just shut the whole world down for a month tho, global stimulus package for everyone, go grab what food you can, stay in for a month. problem solved. you can be as careful as you want but the virus can still get you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Distortedreasoning Posted March 25, 2020 Author Share Posted March 25, 2020 22 hours ago, Nablotson said: My state has still done nothing but my city and county today closed non essential businesses and banned non essential travel. Restaurants still open to do Togo/delivery and hotels aren't allowed to serve any breakfast. Again this is just local, state still doing nothing. i think once the cases go up, they will start to act. its what happened in my state. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Distortedreasoning Posted March 25, 2020 Author Share Posted March 25, 2020 (edited) 17 hours ago, ghostrek said: i dont fucking like it i feel you man. time to strike. Edited March 25, 2020 by Distortedreasoning Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Distortedreasoning Posted March 25, 2020 Author Share Posted March 25, 2020 14 hours ago, little_girl_lost said: My papers say I am, but I don't think anything my store sells is that fucking essential, all the stores are claiming to be essential. But if all the stores are still open, and customers are still regularly shopping at the stores, what exactly is on lockdown? they just putting profit before your own well being. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NaBarney Posted March 25, 2020 Share Posted March 25, 2020 Supposed to be essential travel only yet they're totally fine with all the hundreds of homeless people milling about while tens of thousands of hotel rooms sit empty and hundreds of hotel employees are laid off and thousands more having their hours cut due to lack of occupancy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
katt_goddess Posted March 25, 2020 Share Posted March 25, 2020 Still employed. But almost a full dozen in my store are not as of today. I feel nauseous. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhilosipherStoned Posted March 25, 2020 Share Posted March 25, 2020 (edited) Not even the Coronavirus could ensure I have a day off, but cannabis can thanks to it's overwhelming tendency to leave traces in the human body. I hope that puts things into perspective Covid-19.. You aint really shit... Marijuana, and those that advocate this devil grass are on an entirely different level. Edited March 25, 2020 by PhilosipherStoned 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lupin_bebop Posted March 26, 2020 Share Posted March 26, 2020 5 hours ago, katt_goddess said: Still employed. But almost a full dozen in my store are not as of today. I feel nauseous. That stinks. I literally just started today.....and got 45 extra minutes because no one paid attention to me or helped me clocked out. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sahockeygrl15 Posted March 26, 2020 Share Posted March 26, 2020 I’m still working. They moved the whole company to work from home, including our new hire class that started last week. This has been insane. But I’m just glad I can still pay my bills. 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Distortedreasoning Posted March 26, 2020 Author Share Posted March 26, 2020 9 minutes ago, sahockeygrl15 said: I’m still working. They moved the whole company to work from home, including our new hire class that started last week. This has been insane. But I’m just glad I can still pay my bills. the little wins that count sometimes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Distortedreasoning Posted March 26, 2020 Author Share Posted March 26, 2020 7 hours ago, PhilosipherStoned said: Not even the Coronavirus could ensure I have a day off, but cannabis can thanks to it's overwhelming tendency to leave traces in the human body. I hope that puts things into perspective Covid-19.. You aint really shit... Marijuana, and those that advocate this devil grass are on an entirely different level. people gonna need their cannabis in these trying times. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Distortedreasoning Posted March 26, 2020 Author Share Posted March 26, 2020 7 hours ago, katt_goddess said: Still employed. But almost a full dozen in my store are not as of today. I feel nauseous. yikes! hang in there katt. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sahockeygrl15 Posted March 26, 2020 Share Posted March 26, 2020 Just now, Distortedreasoning said: the little wins that count sometimes. Truth. Can I be honest though? I hate working from home. Especially with my child at home and not in school. 😐 Lord help me. This single working parent shit is for the birds. And before anyone comments on that, it wasn’t by choice to be a single parent. He passed away. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Distortedreasoning Posted March 26, 2020 Author Share Posted March 26, 2020 7 minutes ago, sahockeygrl15 said: Truth. Can I be honest though? I hate working from home. Especially with my child at home and not in school. 😐 Lord help me. This single working parent shit is for the birds. And before anyone comments on that, it wasn’t by choice to be a single parent. He passed away. believe me, no one here is gonna give you any shit for being a single mom. you do your thing baby having kids at home must make working a lot harder from home lol. how can you ever get any work done? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sahockeygrl15 Posted March 26, 2020 Share Posted March 26, 2020 1 minute ago, Distortedreasoning said: believe me, no one here is gonna give you any shit for being a single mom. you do your thing baby having kids at home must make working a lot harder from home lol. how can you ever get any work done? Oh yea, it makes it a lot harder. I still get my work done but while I’m in meetings I have to keep muting my phone. I’m pretty sure all kids have tapeworms too. There should be no reason that I feed her and literally as she walks away from the table tells me she is hungry. 😐🙏🏻 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Distortedreasoning Posted March 26, 2020 Author Share Posted March 26, 2020 15 minutes ago, sahockeygrl15 said: Oh yea, it makes it a lot harder. I still get my work done but while I’m in meetings I have to keep muting my phone. I’m pretty sure all kids have tapeworms too. There should be no reason that I feed her and literally as she walks away from the table tells me she is hungry. 😐🙏🏻 could be but hard to know without proper diagnostics. something definitely wrong if you feed her and she still hungry. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rogue_Alphonse Posted March 26, 2020 Share Posted March 26, 2020 All my offices officially close Friday... 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vamped Posted March 26, 2020 Share Posted March 26, 2020 (edited) 14 hours ago, sahockeygrl15 said: Truth. Can I be honest though? I hate working from home. Especially with my child at home and not in school. 😐 Lord help me. This single working parent shit is for the birds. And before anyone comments on that, it wasn’t by choice to be a single parent. He passed away. Even if you did, fuck them. "Fuck them" appears to be an acceptable solution ...especially in capitalism. Edited March 26, 2020 by Vamped 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
avec Posted March 26, 2020 Share Posted March 26, 2020 Between my 3 contract jobs I should be able to make ends meet at a bare minimum even with the shelter in place. Trying to look at this as an opportunity to start holding classes online but Im procrastinating due to lack of confidence. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Distortedreasoning Posted March 27, 2020 Author Share Posted March 27, 2020 9 hours ago, avec said: Between my 3 contract jobs I should be able to make ends meet at a bare minimum even with the shelter in place. Trying to look at this as an opportunity to start holding classes online but Im procrastinating due to lack of confidence. what do you do? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrigunBebop Posted March 27, 2020 Share Posted March 27, 2020 (edited) Me. One of the many benefits of being a work-at-home balloon QA tester is that virus outbreaks can't really stop me from working. >.> Edited March 27, 2020 by TrigunBebop Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vamped Posted March 30, 2020 Share Posted March 30, 2020 Just got an e-mail from my university saying the state is in emergency hiring mode for social work jobs and they're taking students and retirees. No word on pay but I know its part time so it'll probably pay less than I make now .... but I think I'm gonna give it a shot. Gonna scratch out some time at work to update my resume 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SwimOdin Posted April 3, 2020 Share Posted April 3, 2020 On 3/22/2020 at 10:31 AM, SwimOdin said: Still working, still getting great hours, and I’m covered for nearly seven weeks if we are forced to close. I’m very blessed, just have to not get sick inbetween. Fuck this fucking company. They lied. Fuck them 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naraku4656 Posted April 3, 2020 Share Posted April 3, 2020 11 minutes ago, SwimOdin said: Fuck this fucking company. They lied. Fuck them fuck man, what happened? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
katt_goddess Posted April 3, 2020 Share Posted April 3, 2020 Just got my call. Store closed. No vacation pay. No PPTO pay. No emergency quarantine pay. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naraku4656 Posted April 3, 2020 Share Posted April 3, 2020 On 3/19/2020 at 8:22 PM, Naraku4656 said: i finally got permission to work from home seeing as there were only like 4 people left in our section. i'll probably work from home through next week then go back the week after since it's my on call week anyway also i did go back on monday of this week but it was dead. we're "strongly encouraged" to work from home so god only knows when that'll end. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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