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#21
My husband will lose his income since he is 100% commission/sales, and I am working my job from home. We need to take out a bank loan to help us survive, and I'm freaking out about it. We will go even further into debt, but we have no other options.
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I’ve been getting generic emails from organizations like phone companies or utilities etc saying that you can be ok delaying your bills for a month or so. I’d contact everyone you have to pay bills to and ask for s delay. Or and and you can pay only part of the bill. Typically if you pay something even a bit, you’d be ok. |
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His work place should either provide base pay right now or explain what’s the next step. What did they tell him? If they refuse to pay base pay now, yes he could qualify for unemployment. |
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He just told me the order was issued in my state to remain at home until April 4th. He also said that his business is considered "essential business", so they will remain open and he will continue to work, but at reduced hours. So I am relieved on the one hand that he can still bring in income, but worried on the other hand because he continues to be exposed to the general public. That's very concerning. __________________ "Twenty-five years and my life is still trying to get up that great big hill of hope for a destination" ~4 Non Blondes |
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our company has limited hours, set places where customers may stand while waiting to be served (6' distance marked out on floor etc..as dictated by the governor for us to remain open), quantity limits on certain products and there is talk of further restrictions ..20 customers at a time in the store, additional hour cut offs. oh & no bags from home..it's plastic bags for everyone now.
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I am sorry to hear that he has to work. So stressful. Income is good though. But I’d rather be safe. Double edged sword isn’t. Hope he takes precautions as much as he can |
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Yes, it is very stressful. He is definitely taking all precautions necessary!!! __________________ "Twenty-five years and my life is still trying to get up that great big hill of hope for a destination" ~4 Non Blondes |
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Shelter in place lock down here starting today at midnight. My husband said his work gives me a note stating he is essential employee in case he gets stopped. I said I’ll give him a note stating he is essential to stay home. Lol it’s essential for me ha
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Stressful is understatement. My daughter thinks this will go on for 2-3 months. I think she is right. Look at China |
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Yeah, I know... I am trying very very hard not to completely stress out. It's completely out of our hands, outside of self-isolation, social distancing and being very careful. I am mentally preparing for this to go on for months. SO unnerving, so foreign and just downright surreal. All of it. __________________ "Twenty-five years and my life is still trying to get up that great big hill of hope for a destination" ~4 Non Blondes |
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Now this is very interesting and somewhat ironic. I am conducting an interview Wed for a job that is based in the city. I'm sure it would be remote to begin with, but I am amazed and blown away that companies are continuing to interview and hire right now.
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Yes my daughter got a new job offer right before the lock down. She supposed to start in April. They told her now that offer stands and if lock down doesn’t stop by then, she’ll receive a laptop by mail and instruction over the Internet and her start date won’t change. She doesn’t want to postpone start date so not to have gap between jobs. So she’ll start a new job for a firm she only visited twice for two days of interview. And in fact never met her boss. Isn’t it something? |
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I would probably have to start this job (if I were even offered it) while working from home and never having the chance to meet anyone in person. But I've done that before through independent consulting. You can video chat so that way you can get a good sense of the people you're going to work with. I imagine if I made it to the next level of interviews, they would suggest a video interview. __________________ "Twenty-five years and my life is still trying to get up that great big hill of hope for a destination" ~4 Non Blondes |
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So I thought that COVID-19 would actually give me a break from work that I sorely need. But because I work with medical researchers (sort of considered a medical researcher myself), I'm being pulled into calls to help develop crisis communications and basically worked throughout the weekend, working late at night...we are all taking breaks as needed. I'm really inspired by these people I work with though because every time I feel just too tired and cranky to do anything else, I hear another patient story and my colleagues inspire me to keep going so we can help people manage and survive this crisis. But I am kind of exhausted.
This crisis just shows how we don't have enough interdisciplinary researchers who can understand science and translate it accurately into lay language. Journalists and politicians pretty much muck it up every time. Scientists can't drill it down to the information that lay people need to live their lives and be safe. Honestly, yeah soap box here, we need more artistically inclined individuals who also understand science (btw, most artists do so...). I'm also having fellow consultants/freelancers turn to me, because they know I'm being pulled into this other work, if they can get some work to help me with my other clients who aren't as high priority right now, because their work is drying up. So I feel like I'm trying to find work to throw to people who would assist me, which does mean more work for me, but if I can collaborate and help people earn right now, then it seems like I should. I'm so tired... __________________ What if I fall? Oh, my dear, but what if you fly? Primary Dx: C-PTSD and Severe Chronic Treatment Resistant Major Depressive Disorder Secondary Dx: Generalized Anxiety Disorder with mild Agoraphobia. Meds I've tried: Prozac, Zoloft, Celexa, Effexor, Remeron, Elavil, Wellbutrin, Risperidone, Abilify, Prazosin, Paxil, Trazadone, Tramadol, Topomax, Xanax, Propranolol, Valium, Visteril, Vraylar, Selinor, Clonopin, Ambien Treatments I've done: CBT, DBT, Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS), Talk therapy, psychotherapy, exercise, diet, sleeping more, sleeping less... |
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I'm an Early Childhood Special Education Teacher who works through the school district. My caseload is full of children with developmental delays, medical diagnosis' that lead to developmental delays, or are at high risk for developmental delays. I work with children birth-3 years old and their families in their homes.
Things are a bit foggy right now. Schools were closed last week and this week to give teachers time to prepare for distance learning. But since I'm working with special education, things are more complicated and details haven't been worked out yet on things like due process paperwork, types of service, new referrals, etc. I know that I'll continue to work, even if my state calls for shelter in place...I just don't really know how exactly that will look. I'm thankful to still have a job and a paycheck. But all this confusion is really increasing my mental health issues. I just want the best for my students and their families. |
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__________________ What if I fall? Oh, my dear, but what if you fly? Primary Dx: C-PTSD and Severe Chronic Treatment Resistant Major Depressive Disorder Secondary Dx: Generalized Anxiety Disorder with mild Agoraphobia. Meds I've tried: Prozac, Zoloft, Celexa, Effexor, Remeron, Elavil, Wellbutrin, Risperidone, Abilify, Prazosin, Paxil, Trazadone, Tramadol, Topomax, Xanax, Propranolol, Valium, Visteril, Vraylar, Selinor, Clonopin, Ambien Treatments I've done: CBT, DBT, Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS), Talk therapy, psychotherapy, exercise, diet, sleeping more, sleeping less... |
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#38
It has greatly affected my ability to get a job right now.
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In a similar boat here, albeit different age bracket. My state’s department of education deems online learning against the law. If we continue teaching online, we are supposed to follow IEPs and we clearly cannot. But we still post endless online resources that have to be combined and created etc and today I also spend hours back and forth communicating with students (“can’t log in”, “forgot my password”, “which assignment should I do first”). Then I had to communicate with parents re few different things. I spent minimum of 5-6 hours today on that. So if someone says I sit home doing nothing and collect pay check, not the case. Plus I’d rather be at work! We are on a lock down “shelter in place“ until at least April 13th. It’s a nightmare. I am grateful I get a paycheck. Those poor people sit home and get nothing (wait staff relying on tips for example) |
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#40
My husband just texted me his “essential employee” letter from work allowing him to be out and about. Looks scary like war time paperwork
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