Are you back to work yet?

[Searc]

Then no problem there. Just because the weather is nice doesn't mean people from different households should be out together in a relatively small boat. Just not safe.

Agreed.

 

[Disneysoule]

I've been working the whole time. Work in Downtown Boston, even though Massachusetts has had high number I think we are doing well handling it and the numbers seem to be heading in the right direction.

 

[wilbret]

I mostly worked from home prior to this. I traveled right up until our company said to STOP on March 13.

I've worked every day since. We laid off 20% of workforce, and my team was hit hard - I lost 6 people. Oddly, we've had all-time record business during the shutdown, so my workload has been overwhelming. I've been to the office once, a plant once, made a trip out of state once, and we officially start back into the office a few days per week this week. Since there won't be any real travel, that means I'll be in the office now more than ever before. I can't stand going into the office, it's an open office design, and I hate Atlanta traffic. This is going to be a hard thing to adapt to. We have to wear a mask from our vehicle into the building.

My wife is a special ed teacher, and she has been working this whole time. I'd say this has been tougher on her than me, the demands have been unreasonable. She would have been an ACE at teaching our 3 kids, but having to teach full time made it infinitely harder.

 

[MusicalAstronaut]

CDC here so I haven't stopped working. That's a good thing, obviously, but boy do I need a vacation. They're asking us to not take the holiday for Memorial Day but I feel like I'm about to pop!

 

[Silvermist999]

I hate using PTO to do nothing but I would rather use it than lose it. It sucks !

have you been allowed to carry over days before all of this?

we are allowed to carry over one years worth Of days to the next year and that hasn’t changed. My SO can carry over 80 hours and that didn’t change.

I’ve actually never had any issues using up all of my vacation days in previous years, not to go on trips, but mostly to stay at home with the kids during school holidays (way too many IMO) or if they were sick.

Will they let you cash some time out? At least a week?

Unfortunately no, they don’t provide that option in the vacation policy. I know some employers do though.

 

[BLAZEY]

Been back in the office for a week now, before that I worked from home about 80% and in the office 20%. Our office has been locked to non employees since mid March and I have been working the whole time. Strict cleaning of personal and common use areas is in effect, and you must stay home (with pay if sick for 2 weeks) I work in the the road building industry, and was deemed essential. DH has received full pay while working about 50% of the time. He works at a public university, which received funding from the government and due to his union contract and long term service is immune to lay off. At this point laying him off would cost more money.

 

[BLAZEY]

Washington State baffles me. Hit hard by coronavirus, all I saw yesterday was photos of people in Washington spending the weekend out and about with friends, lots of folks putting their boats in the water and taking neighbors and friends out on the water. No social distancing, people crammed in a boat. No masks. If I lived in Washington State I think I would be more careful

I'm in BC, shaking my head about pictures from Washington State, let's just say I'm happy the border will be closed for another 30 day to non-essential travel.

 

[tvguy]

I'm in BC, shaking my head about pictures from Washington State, let's just say I'm happy the border will be closed for another 30 day to non-essential travel.

To me masks and social distancing are a minor issue. What bothers me is the number of people who are apparently carriers spreading the virus without having any symptoms themselves.

 

[BLAZEY]

To me masks and social distancing are a minor issue. What bothers me is the number of people who are apparently carriers spreading the virus without having any symptoms themselves.

That's WHY social distancing and mask wearing is important especially if you feel fine, it lessens the spread from those asymptomatic carriers who are out in public, unaware they are spreading it as they "don't feel sick"

 

[KBoopaloo]

Went into the office for the last time in March 17 to pick up a loaner laptop so I could work from home. Seems like I’ll be working from home with the earliest date for a possible return to the office sometime in mid August but that may be pushed out even more. My commute is typically terrible and long so it will be a ride awakening when I have to calculate those 3-3.5 hours back into my day.

 

[MrsCobraBubbles]

But aren't you doing some work from home? Being part of the zoom meets, or whatever, sending emails to kids, or other things to help out the overwhelmed classroom teachers? I'm a tutor, and I'm teaching two small groups, helping a few other kids at other times, sitting in two classes, and contacting as many kids as I can to see how they are doing.

I have had no student contact during all this, the wording of our union contract forbids it. I wish I could help in the ways that you have but I'm not allowed. I am taking part in the staff zoom meetings and doing hours worth of training and credentialing every work day while I'm at home. And helping my own kids with school every day takes up a good chunk of my time.

 

[ronandannette]

I worked from home for a 14 day mandatory quarantine period after returning from international travel. I've been back at my office (which has never closed) since April 6. We've laid-off almost 1/2 our office staff and about 1/3 of our field staff due to financial considerations and to achieve an acceptable space-ratio in our workplace. The rest of us have taken pay-cuts and I manage a department that's currently splitting 8 full-time jobs amongst 4 people. I'm working harder and longer than I ever have in my life and supporting the morale of my remaining staff-members is getting harder by the day. We're all exhausted, heart-broken and stressed-out.

 

[sasywtch]

I'm retired but my son that lives with me had just started working for the state when this first hit. He has been training from home since mid March. His boss told him and the others that the department heads have realized that most workers can do so at home. I think a lot more state agencies are going to have more at home workers.

 

[Shelley Chiarats]

I work in the Soda Pop / Water Business so we have worked since Day 1 in the office / plant. I am Office Manager / Production Planner for plant with 7 lines that makes 16oz, 20oz, 1liter, 2L, 12pk Cans, 20pk Cans, 24pk Cans, 1G, 5G, and BIB. All sizes have continued to stay popular and busy except the BIB line which has slowed to about half.

 

[Happyinwonerland]

I'm still happily working from home and will likely continue to through the summer.