This sounds exactly like my boss. He doesn't believe that any of it is real.

Yep.

Yesterday was one of the few days in my life I was happy to go to work. Extreme boredom has set in.

Pick up a hobby...

Providing plans etc is not a big deal for most. Calling...NO WAY.

Just so she knows-you can get a fake Google number so her kids do not get her real phone number.

She teaches first grade. I don't think she's that worried about it. I don't know if she gives it out, but our daughters kindergarten teacher did.

The school my kids go to did not prep properly at all, they're busy trying to find out if the kids even have internet access by sending emails.

Retired nearly 7 years ago. I'm used to sitting on my ass................. ROFL

I edited my post if the link did not work.

Many ISP's have opened up their wireless connections. Good, unless you are in a rural area.

But kids do have hotspots on phones. Time to use them.

I'm still getting my 40 hours but it seems its a week to week thing with no guarantees. I think I'll be still at work though my company has deep pockets.

Plus right now I'm deemed essential.

I am self-employed and already work from home. But work related to trade shows has all been cancelled, including attendance, which is a good chunk of my income. So I've lost work. Next may be rental income lost but so far so good. So I suffering some income losses. Thank god I don't need a whole lot.

No category in the poll applies to me.

Working remotely, now notified we have to take two weeks of unpaid furlough.

What do you do, BEP, if you don't mind me asking?

Yea I have high end net speed the issue is half the school district is rural.

Webcam strippers touring is really down eh?

Being the fact that I am a RN means I don't get to huddle in the safety and protection of my home.

Check your rep for answer.

My Wife and I were talking about that very thing last night. She tells me "I'm so glad I retired when I did or I would never be home". She was a MSN.

This’ “essential” list is still weird to me.

Some to me are obvious, others just seem to be self-declarations. In my case, I had already left the Secretary of Defense’s office for other reasons but guys from the shop still ask my opinions.(essential? staff work?)

In my Engineering firm board position, the firm is deemed “essential” due to supplying components to large firms. In fact due to this, we have many more contracts (many of which are non-medical) as large firms are moving to lock down their suppliers.

In managing, my farms, again determined “essential’. Here,no shit. I’ve also seeing more contract offers (futures) to lock in the prices and supply of corn and soybeans from large food producers. I recently sold/delivered grain from many of my bins. Not my typical volume this time of year, when the fields are not producing. I like having more of a reserve in the bins. Who knew Tostitos was essential?

Also depends on where you are a RN. I live in San Diego, and while California has many issues, it does a good job of protecting their RNs.

Thanks. Kinda flips the “thank you for your service” targets of the last 20 years. But I have several family members doing the same and know it was always deserved but now more so for your choice and service. thanks again.

I've worked from home for over twenty years, so that part is normal. Not getting on a plane for the last three weeks is absolutely bizarre, however.

That would be the logical reasoning. I feel for my wife for the pure nonsense she has to deal with on a daily basis.

Most farmers go to work everyday, especially those of us in remote areas, who dont have to be around anybody but family members. Unless we have to run into local town for parts. Local JD dealer has locked their front doors to customers, if you need parts, they ask you to order from phone, when they have your parts they will call you and you can pick up at front door. Not a real inconvenience.

I normally look up parts online anyway, and give them the part #'s, makes everyones life easier.

Were still doing maintenance and repairs on equipment in my shed, too wet to think about any work in the fields. Normally we would be thinking about doing a "burndown" spray to kill weeds in fields we intend to plant in May, but the extended wet weather has put than on hold.

My hobbies are poker/fishing/drinking

Casino is closed, it was raining and cold and I cant drink on a Monday morning.

I could see nothing really new for this last week or so. Teachers that are not used to this need to learn what to do. But after that.....there has to be new content to meet standards that have not been taught.

I’m still at work but I’m dumbfounded by the amount of people that deem getting a marriage license or a passport as essential right now.

Stay the **** away from my office, assholes.

The sack lunch thing is an interesting idea. We have a fair amount of subsidized lunches in our district, so I like that there is at least that available to the kids. The challenge is getting some of the parents up off their duffs to at least take them in to pick up the food. They are doing it curbside here. You pull into the circle drive in front of the school, they bring out a sack meal(s) to you car...wash, rinse, repeat. Nobody is allowed to go in.

Well you have plenty of time to find a new one.

Boyfriend was told not to come in today. So far, it's just for today, but my boyfriend is stressing bad.

Work going as usual for us. We're deemed an essential service even though there's nothing essential about what we actually do.

This is true. I have a ton of yardwork to do, but file that under rain. I could piss and moan about not being able to play the WSOP online circuit, but that gets political pretty fast.

Play one of the 8 billion other video games out there.

All those jobs people said Americans wouldn't do?

Yeah, you're about to see Americans doing them.

If they're lucky...

I was TDY to San Diego for about 8 months and she worked at Rady Children's hospital. As much as I hated SD she loved working at that hospital.

We moved back home and I retired but she worked another year at a hospital here in KS (she had worked there for several years before) and she then retired.

Going on week two of working from home. My wife is also working from home, and the 6 year old is here too. Its been OK, obviously more distracted but I'm getting the work that needs to be done finished. A little worried about how much there will be to do this this goes beyond a month or so.

My 2 year old thinks tostitos are most certainly vital. ROFL

Wish you’d send some of that my way. We’re not too bad moisture wise but we don’t have a hell of a lot when it gets hot. And the forecast doesn’t seem too promising.

I still have a ****load of chemical that needed to go out 3 weeks ago though.

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The JD dealers being open or not was a concern but they sent out an email answering this-again with the essential. These posted link guys in Mo. just underwent a winter re-organization/partnership so that added to the questions of procedures and availability. But, here we go is the bottom line-weather as you mentioned-but that’s a normal part of farming.

Yeah, Rady's is an amazing children's hospital. I have a few friends that work there, and I hear it provides a very high level of care for kiddos. You would never catch me working there though, I get too emotional helping sick kids. Probably a byproduct of being a dad.

Can't win money playing video games

I dunno man. I have a hard time believing the ****leheads around here will magically stop being ****leheads. If good employees shake loose around here it will be because some small businesses ate it. And I don’t want that.

Well now I’ll quit questioning it as essential

Have been working from home for two weeks now. I was even able to expense a desk and chair and bring all of my equipment home.

So, am I reading correctly in that, even if a city puts forth a stay-at-home order, that non-essential businesses can still have people in the office as long as it's no more than 10 people and must be closed to the public? If so, I could actually remain working through that. There are 4 people in my office, and 1 other who office shares with us. So, 5 people.

Yea, but not sure for how long.

We got the order to stay at home for the next 30 days. First things my boss says is "I'm not staying at home."

Must have a mean spouse....

Yes, essentially

I'm a nurse, there is no closing down. We just get busier.

Guy sounds like he's a real peach to work for.

I hope you have enough PPE to weather the storm.

Co-workers and I are discussing closing up our doors just to give the appearance that we're closed.

We don't really deal with walk in customers anyway and there's just a few of us. But if it keeps us away from any friction then maybe it's a good idea.

LMAO

She definitely in in charge of the house.

We are good, though. We would fall under legal and financial institutions. Even if not, we meet the guidelines for a non-essential business with regard to physical distancing.

Just in case someone would come in, just post a sign stating that you're washing your hands with soap for at least 20 seconds and/or using hand sanitizer, cleaning common surfaces regularly, and maintaining physical distancing.

I've cancelled all dental which includes orthodontics I was planning on getting. Bumer, because I need a crown. I just don't want someone in my mouth even if their wearing sanitary gloves etc.

No offense, but I had to chuckle, especially if you would have put “me” between the “in” and the “today”, in your post.😏

Temporary layoff. Max Weekly unemployment here is $685.00 a week. Jersey has great unemployment benefits. I think in ny the max is like $400.00 a week. **** that

I heard the other day that AZ maxes out at $240/week.

The lack of supplies has led my 72 year old mom, who broke her ankle a few weeks ago while visiting New York City, to begin sewing makeshift masks for my sister to deliver to any local hospitals in need.

Every day

I'm a business owner and I have two employees who open up the office in the mornings. I called the office on Monday morning and was talking with my service manager and he proceeded to tell me his wife had been sick all weekend and that the other guy who works in the office wasn't feeling well. I cut the call short and then I called back and sent them both home. I didn't say it but I thought it. What the **** are you guys thinking? So we're working from home now and we'll get the office cleaned on Monday.

full stack developers have a ton of value and can work remote.

Checked last week and Florida is $275 max.

Yeah out there working like a sane individual...

People being this scared of a cold increases my lack of faith in humanity