Coronavirus and Walt Disney World general discussion

[TeriofTerror]

How many people here are working from home, or not working at all today?

I'm working from home. My daughter is , as well (alternating between her home and ours.) My husband is a bartender and karaoke/trivia host, so he's not working at all. :/

 

[21stamps]

I am, but then again I can work from anywhere there's at least a 5MB/sec internet connection. I have to work so that folks can talk and surf.

I’m at my office. We were in meetings from 7am-9am with more to come I’m sure.
Everything just keeps changing, as soon as we think we figured something out, then it hits the fan again.
I think we’re all waiting to see what new announcements come today.

Kiddo’s school was supposed to attend today, then on Saturday we received an email saying they won’t be back... Parents and students have staggered times to meet with teachers today and receive packets and instructions for the next few weeks. The kids will skype every day with the teachers.
I’m more nervous for this school meeting than I am about work right now.. I just don’t see how this all is going to play out.
I put an advert out (with schoolmates and friends) to hire a babysitter/tutor for the daytime..: Hopefully someone responds, and doesn’t charge an arm & a leg.

 

[danlb_2000]

I was wondering about situations like this. If you’re not laid off, but told not to come to work, then is it even possible to get unemployment... or would you have to technically leave your job to get it?
The latter could seriously mess up people’s benefit packages.

During the last financial crisis the company I worked for had people take mandatory week long non-paid furloughs. We were able to collect unemployment for those weeks.

 

[lazyboy97o]

You do realize that even if you are stricken with this the vast majority of people experience mild to moderate symptoms. Many people may have already been infected and not even realize they had this.

The description of mild to moderate symptoms is somewhat misleading. It does not mean that approximately 80% have the sniffles for a few days and never realize they are sick. It is a wide range of severity where hospitalization is not required but still includes a lot of people getting very sick, including pneumonia.

 

[Giss Neric]

How many people here are working from home, or not working at all today?

Work from home. I'm in a line of work where we need to work constantly or else there would be backlog of work that would stack up if we don't accomplish it. Good thing all you need is fast internet and a laptop.

 

[Storm]

Good decision !

 

[21stamps]

During the last financial crisis the company I worked for had people take mandatory week long non-paid furloughs. We were able to collect unemployment for those weeks.

Ah ok. So it didn’t mess up vacation, medical, or retirement?

 

[ImperfectPixie]

Ah ok. So it didn’t mess up vacation, medical, or retirement?

My husband's work did that too - they treated it as if everyone took an unpaid vacation.

 

[NotAddictedToDisney]

How many people here are working from home, or not working at all today?

I've been working from home on the same contract for just about 6 years now. I only leave the house to keep my car running and to go to the beach or WDW. It's strange to look out my window this morning and see so many cars in the driveways!

 

[21stamps]

My husband's work did that too - they treated it as if everyone took an unpaid vacation.

That’s really good news. Obviously, still stinks, but at least if benefits remain intact it will be a little less devastating for many.

 

[Isher]

1. Did you click on the article? They are digging in a cemetery.

2. I don't mean to digress, but how did anyone take Covington out of context?

1. Which article? They are digging in a cemetery?! Who would do such a thing?! (sorry couldn’t help myself )

2. Forget I asked anything.

 

[Giss Neric]

Always remember folks...

 

[disneygeek90]

How many people here are working from home, or not working at all today?

We are at the office today. Break room doors are propped open, sanitizer and wipes readily available. For what it's worth, we just received an email about VPN access, so I'm sure it's coming.

 

[Kevin_W]

During the last financial crisis the company I worked for had people take mandatory week long non-paid furloughs. We were able to collect unemployment for those weeks.

Same here.

 

[21stamps]

2. Forget I asked anything.

I had to let that slide too, or else this thread would be moved elsewhere.

 

[LittleBuford]

Good.

Coronavirus: US man who stockpiled hand sanitiser probed for price gouging

Matt Colvin, from Tennessee in the US, bought 17,700 bottles of hand gel to re-sell on Amazon.

www.bbc.co.uk

 

[Lilofan]

Good.

Coronavirus: US man who stockpiled hand sanitiser probed for price gouging

Matt Colvin, from Tennessee in the US, bought 17,700 bottles of hand gel to re-sell on Amazon.

www.bbc.co.uk

The guy should go to a Wal Mart parking lot anywhere in the country and sell at cost. His 17K hand santizers would be sold in a matter of hours.

 

[Chef Mickey]

Perhaps this will get them back home.......

Walt Disney World Sets Closing Date for Disney Springs and Resort Hotels | Theme Park Tourist

Disney Springs and Disney hotels will be closing this week

www.themeparktourist.com

Some people just need a little push.
This event in history is quite unprecedented.

Weather you agree with what is going on or not is irrelevant now.

Stay safe everyone.

The actions taken are unprecedented...the event really is not.

 

[Giss Neric]

Good.

Coronavirus: US man who stockpiled hand sanitiser probed for price gouging

Matt Colvin, from Tennessee in the US, bought 17,700 bottles of hand gel to re-sell on Amazon.

www.bbc.co.uk

The nerve of him to even show his face on TV. Imagine he went state of state just to buy those.

 

[danlb_2000]

Ah ok. So it didn’t mess up vacation, medical, or retirement?

Vacation and medical were fine. I don't remember what happened with retirement, but 401K contributions are a percentage of pay, so if you don't get paid I assume you don't get the contributions for that period.