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Work status and expectations

Job status... what is yours?

  • Small biz owner - expect to soldier through

    Votes: 15 11.5%

  • Small biz owner - not sure I can make it through

    Votes: 1 0.8%

  • Work for a small biz - should be solid.

    Votes: 23 17.7%

  • Work for a small biz - worried about keeping my job.

    Votes: 6 4.6%

  • Already unemployed -

    Votes: 7 5.4%

  • Work for a large Corp - should be good

    Votes: 43 33.1%

  • Work for a large Corp - worried about being laid off.

    Votes: 5 3.8%

  • Retired - worried about making ends meet

    Votes: 2 1.5%

  • Retired - I should be good.

    Votes: 9 6.9%

  • Other - explain if you wish.

    Votes: 19 14.6%
  • Total voters
    130
  • Poll closed .
JesasaurusRex said:
I wonder if the poll says more about our personality types than the reality of the situation we're in. Can't believe more of you aren't worried about your jobs :laughing
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My project shut down but I'll probably continue being paid for a few months before they have nowhere on the books to charge my salary to. Beyond that I ain't stressin, my instinct for saving has my ass covered.
 
Grays Harbor County (WA) ran a TV commercial here last night.
"FRO for the time being! Glad to see you once this blows over. Right now NIMBY!"

Week before last the weather was nice and tons of King County bods flooded the coast touching all the things in local stores.
 
WoodsChick said:
I work(ed) for the Hyatt Hotel in SF, been there 27 years. Got The Call a few days ago. I am officially laid off. As I am on top of the seniority heap in my department I will be the first to be called back at my same wages. I may defer and allow the #2 gal to go back first, as she has kids and is not as solid financially. To be honest, the fact that it's official now has been a blessing in disguise. No more anxiety or confusion or wondering what's going to happen. I made a list, the con's of unemployment versus the pro's. It was overwhelmingly weighted to the pro side. There were only 3 items on the con side...no wages, missing my long-time coworkers, and worrying about my coworkers that are not in a position to weather this storm.

My husband is still working. He is a layout guy for a construction firm that has a bunch of jobs going all over the Bay Area. There are already signs that things might slow down due to supply chain instability so who knows how long he'll be working full time. While recognizing it's better for everyone involved if they stay busy, we're both hoping he ends up with a little bit of time off. We'll be fine financially, even if it goes on for 6 months.

I am super sad to see what's happened at my hotel. The salaried GM took a 50% pay cut and is doing all kinds of extra stuff, the department heads took 20%-25% pay cuts and are now the ones running the hotel. The Director of Sales was doing night audit the other night. I am guessing the hotel will "temporarily suspend operations" when April gets here and there are no more airline crews contracted to stay with us. We've been running single-digit occupancy :(
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WC, it sounds like the hotels are now caught up with the entertainment industry. I'm surprised it took this long. The Hyatt is one of my clients for Audio Visual equipment rentals BTW. Small world..

I've been furloughed for 60 days as mentioned earlier in this discussion, but I have been waiting for the official lay off call. I'm in a wait and see frame of mind, but thinking I'll need to start looking for work in a different industry.

There are going to be a lot of people looking for jobs when or if this COVID thing clears up in the next few months. If you aren't in the Tech sector there is going to be a lot of competition for even menial jobs that some of us haven't really had to consider for a long time. As a HS dropout I've been really lucky for the past 20+ years, but if I have to look for work my options will be pretty limited. I just don't see my industry being as vibrant as it was for a long time. I hope I'm wrong about this.

Like you WC, I'm a senior employee with 17 years at my company. I'm just not sure if that's going to work against me at this point with my salary. What I do have is a lot of experience and a lot of contacts in the industry so I'm hoping this is what saves my job.

I worry constantly about all my co-workers and clients who have been laid off. I'm lucky that I have planned for an extended lay off so I'm good for a while. Plus, my partner is still working so I don't have to worry that much right now.

My spending has stopped completely. I don't even want to drive anywhere because I don't want to put gas in the truck. Now I'm really wishing I had a more fuel efficient vehicle.

I like how you did a pro and con list. I might do that. It's pretty easy though with the loss if income being the biggest con.
 
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oh shit, my wife was having a meeting with Stanford folks when someone must have hacked into the zoom meeting. They started drawing all over the slides and texting profanities in the chat area. It was a meeting with people updating their interactions with the CDC. The meeting needed to be recheduled.
 
Bowling4Bikes said:
oh shit, my wife was having a meeting with Stanford folks when someone must have hacked into the zoom meeting. They started drawing all over the slides and texting profanities in the chat area. It was a meeting with people updating their interactions with the CDC. The meeting needed to be recheduled.
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:laughing
 
JimE said:
I have two jobs:

Job 1: Full time building engineer at Facebook (I work for the property management company called Hines). I don't work with people so it's not a big deal. At first we were told to be there all the time. We can get MORE done without people there. I agree with this. Then they sent us home. Now they are having us rotate in one day a week. Guess they figured out we are essential. Fire systems, electrical, generators, etc.. We do all that. I'm impressed with FB taking care of their people. All the food and kitchen staff, all the janitors, all the people they call "contingent workers" (aka contractors) are being paid their regular pay. FB has indicated they are willing to spend their war chest on this. Amazing. I would rather be working there every day. I work on my own most of the time doing mechanical and automation stuff anyways. Just a guy with a meter, laptop, some wrenches.... make stuff work.

Job 2: I started and developed a small business working on fixed in place, fully automatic emergency electrical generators for residential and commercial use. 15 years invested. When I went to work for somebody else (insert "divorce is unfair to men story" here) I retained the service aspect of this business. I still do some new installs but I have several hundred services I do every year. Lots and lots of small generators at Mr. and Mrs. J.Q. Smiths' home. They add up. Also doing power quality analysis work for light commercial and large residential. Fundamental harmonics and THD analysis and code compliant studies for other contractors and whatnot.

So I don't really work with people. Never have. Good thing because I'm not really a "people person" anyways. I like machines they don't zigzag the way people do. Can't catch a cold from them either.

I'm "essential" I guess. Already had folks get me out in a rush make sure the power stays on. For their CPAP. Or (hopefully not) their ventilator. I'll never get rich doing all this but I am paying a mortgage, got quite a few used but good bikes and am happy with what I do.
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We're in a very similar line of work, for the same employer. And yes, they are taking very good care of their subcontractors.
 
FYI I was on the EDD site and they have a covid 19 "reason" and also have a self employed subject status.
 
Cycle61 said:
We're in a very similar line of work, for the same employer. And yes, they are taking very good care of their subcontractors.
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I'm in the same line of work too, only for a different billionaire. :laughing

They are taking good care of us as well. Corporate staff that doesn't have a job that can be done from home got sent home with full pay.

Warehouses all got a $2 an hour raise and all overtime is now double time for them with pretty much as many shifts as you want to take from what I hear.
 
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JesasaurusRex said:
I wonder if the poll says more about our personality types than the reality of the situation we're in. Can't believe more of you aren't worried about your jobs :laughing
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My industry is breath takingly stable, probably the only thing more stable is government work. That matter aside, there are only a handful of industries being deeply impacted right now. Hospitality is being fucking destroyed, and I hate that, but beyond Hospitality, seems like it isn't too bad. I know a lot fo service providers are having a hiccup, because of a lack of access to the public, but Hospitality and their associated vendor chains are the only guys getting fucking ruined.

I'm already trying to plan some big, "Welcome Back to the World!" events once the SIP is lifted to try and support the survivors. Hiring a Party bus to take a bunch of friends down to the Tourist Containment Zone to do a hammered bar crawl and see the sights. A few more drop ins to bars and clubs. That kind of stuff.
 
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OK Budman, perhaps take a screenshot of the existing poll, start a new threat with the same poll and the screenshot in the OP?

Merge threads, win!
 
bikewanker said:
FYI I was on the EDD site and they have a covid 19 "reason" and also have a self employed subject status.
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im self employed, been trying to manage this since they signed the stimulus saying it would help people like me.
i've been without work/pay for 3 weeks, and now it looks like a minimum of 4 more.

the unemployment insurance for self employed is massively confusing.
you can't get a hold of anyone.
It reads as if there are some strict stipulations that will without a doubt nullify 99% of self employed applicants if the information on the site is updated and correct.
I even tried opening a claim, and on the 3rd page of of the application, it said self employed people are not eligible.

im gonna keep trying to get a hold of people, but I would be surpised if I end up getting help for the application at this point in time. I have the funds to manage 3 weeks quarentine, but with office rent/ medical insurance/ home rent/ etc, 8 weeks is not realistic.

I don't live above my means, I own my (small cheap) car, keep my bills as low as i safely can, but this will decimate any savings I have. This is the reality of lots of gig workers. I hope the Self Employment Unemployment insurance is something that will be beneficial.
 
this is going to decimate my savings account as well and delay the 2nd property investment.................

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Work for a large O&P company which is classified as a medical/essential service.
Status: TBD (talks of reduction of wage of furlough)
Expectations: get as many patients in as you can (revenue) but with social distancing/disinfecting guidelines. Yet being scheduled back to back every 30 min (which is a typical busy schedule for me).
So pretty much work more with less unless I'm furloughed.
So really not sure how to plan financially or for safety...good times.
 
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