Will you go Back to WORK?

[eldirector]

Folks are estimating an unemployment rate around 13% right now. That means 87% of us are still working.

 

[KittySlayer]

Folks are estimating an unemployment rate around 13% right now. That means 87% of us are still working.

Do those numbers include the permanently unemployed that never want to work even when businesses were hiring any warm body that would show up?

 

[DoggyDaddy]

Do those numbers include the permanently unemployed that never want to work even when businesses were hiring any warm body that would show up?

Many still are, especially grocery stores, warehouses and other essential businesses, but with the unemployment "bonus", many won't bother.

 

[Crusader17]

Never stopped. Significant changes have been made but we are so big and already semi-remote that everyone is implementing different levels of caution. Those concerned are working from home, or using PTO, or working from their car (due to nature of work). Those not concerned are plugging along the same as before. I miss my friends. Feel like I’ve done pretty good for the last month, haven’t even done the things that I could still technically do but wanted to eliminate as much risk as possible. It’s starting to wear me down, even with Cass county having a major outbreak.

 

[Route 45]

Many still are, especially grocery stores, warehouses and other essential businesses, but with the unemployment "bonus", many won't bother.

Why should they? $400-500 a week to work full time vs. $800+ a week to hang out at home for a few weeks?

I never was very good at math, but I can solve that story problem.

 

[DoggyDaddy]

Why should they? $400-500 a week to work full time vs. $800+ a week to hang out at home for a few weeks?

I never was very good at math, but I can solve that story problem.

Yep, therein lies the problem.

 

[Lex Concord]

I'm very blessed to have been working from home the entire time, and plan to keep doing so as long as I'm still employed and able to get away with it.

Both my wife and I are considered "high risk"; since they pack us in like sardines at the office I'm in no rush to head back in.

 

[DoggyDaddy]

I'm very blessed to have been working from home the entire time, and plan to keep doing so as long as I'm still employed and able to get away with it.

Both my wife and I are considered "high risk"; since they pack us in like sardines at the office I'm in no rush to head back in.

^^^This.^^^ We were in the process of moving into our newly remodeled area when all this happened. Smaller cubes, closer together, with almost non-existant walls. Oh, and desk sharing. I'm going to try and keep working from home as long as they'll let me.

 

[Dean C.]

This might interest some, as it confirms to me that communism will never work and people need incentives to actually work.

So the company I work for is an "essential business" we shut down to follow what FCA and the Mayor of Howard county wanted for the first three weeks of this mess. Then back to work with the option of taking an additional two weeks of unemployment (company still pays health care premiums which is nice).

Sooooo despite it being a well paid union shop enough guys took the additional layoff that we literally cannot produce anything. Because you guessed it they don't loose any money off unemployment right now so it's a free vacation to them. Hell I even took the layoff since sitting at home doing nothing is better than sitting at work doing nothing (for the record I LOVE my job when we are actually making materials)

And one last thing, **** FMLA and the people that want to turn those in to paid sick days. You know who you are.

 

[crewchief888]

ive been working. we did have a 4 week time when we ran skeleton crews, 1 week on, 1 week off.
as of last week, all mechanics are back. parts dept is still on split weeks, non essential office drones are either off or working remotely.

 

[churchmouse]

I worked all last week. I worked yesterday. I am working today.
Screw all of this insanity.

 

[bwframe]

My daughter and a niece of mine are both layed off in this lock-down. They work in two totally different businesses, restaurant and dental.

Both were asked to go through a new hiring process and or hiring agency to resubmit a new application for reemployment.

Anyone know the particulars of this new procedure and the reasoning behind it?

I have speculations, but would like to get some input. Better yet, the legal or liability reason why this is being done.

 

[7hatGuy]

I mean i work at Amtrak so things are not going to stop. Its a blessing to be honest.

 

[gregkl]

My daughter and a niece of mine are both layed off in this lock-down. They work in two totally different businesses, restaurant and dental.

Both were asked to go through a new hiring process and or hiring agency to resubmit a new application for reemployment.

Anyone know the particulars of this new procedure and the reasoning behind it?

I have speculations, but would like to get some input. Better yet, the legal or liability reason why this is being done.

Most likely it's a way to see what's out there and make adjustments in staffing.

Also, Indiana is an employ at will state. Not a legal eagle, but I'm not sure we have much recourse over our employer's decisions. I guess one could hire an attorney.

 

[eldirector]

My daughter and a niece of mine are both layed off in this lock-down. They work in two totally different businesses, restaurant and dental.

Both were asked to go through a new hiring process and or hiring agency to resubmit a new application for reemployment.

Anyone know the particulars of this new procedure and the reasoning behind it?

I have speculations, but would like to get some input. Better yet, the legal or liability reason why this is being done.

New Procedure? Sounds like their employment was terminated. They would have to be rehired. Sounds rather normal. We hire quite a few seasonal staff. The process is pretty similar. We hire, term, and rehire all the time.

 

[bwframe]

New Procedure? Sounds like their employment was terminated. They would have to be rehired. Sounds rather normal. We hire quite a few seasonal staff. The process is pretty similar. We hire, term, and rehire all the time.

My daughter was notified that she was fired, along with the rest of her coworkers. She was quite put off by this after working for the company for 12 years, essentially all of her working career.

 

[churchmouse]

My daughter was notified that she was fired, along with the rest of her coworkers. She was quite put off by this after working for the company for 12 years, essentially all of her working career.

If and when they take interviews the entire pay/benefits structure will not be anything like it was. I would move on.

 

[Ingomike]

If and when they take interviews the entire pay/benefits structure will not be anything like it was. I would move on.

If it turns out to be 15% unemployment, to what?

 

[churchmouse]

If it turns out to be 15% unemployment, to what?

Good point.

I have skills. Skills kept me working at any number of things. So in that I have been somewhat jaded.

 

[Ingomike]

Good point.

I have skills. Skills kept me working at any number of things. So in that I have been somewhat jaded.

Yep, guys like us will always make lemonade out of the lemons they offer, the general population, not so much. I feel bad our society has let so many down that they struggle to discern the difference between the employers and the government, it is all just "they" owe me.

Guys like us never think that way, and we are always thinking, and not about what the Kardashians are doing...