MrDollarBills wrote:Prokorov wrote:vincecarter4pres wrote:Man, I thought I was the resident doomer here?

I've been laid off all week and for God knows how long, so been trying to make the best of it while self-quarantining. Going to get into some hiking this week.
Shout out to everyone out there and especially your sis, MDB. And big shout out to the liquor stores too lol.
Swav, what's your job? Hunters is up there on my list for sure too.
Sucks you got laid off. straight lay off or furlough?
Let me know if there is any way i can help!
vc4p i didn't realize you said you've been laid off. I hope you were able to at least get unemployment.
Hopefully congress can get something done and get monthly payments going. I still have my job and am working from home so I don't want any money, I'd rather it go to people who have been let go due to lack of work, illness or freelancers/elderly folks.
Yeah, I was laid off the week before all the quarantine orders came down, but with the expectation to be brought back within a couple weeks. But that was before this got completely out of control, though I personally saw the writing on the wall.
I'm collecting, but it's not really enough to totally keep afloat without dipping into savings, but I'm not stressing too bad yet and hopefully a more everyday people friendly version of that Bill gets signed soon and then I'll be fine.
Thanks for asking Prok as well, I'll just respond to both of you here and thanks for offering help!
I'm an apprentice in a trades Union and the company I'm currently with is mainly considered non-essential. I've been in contact with a couple of the guys there and I'm not sure if they're shutdown entirely or just have a handful of their core company guys working.
Tbh I'm not even pressing the issue right now. If they call me in and assure me the work environment is safe I'm not going to turn it down because I wouldn't mind latching on with this company and their work is the aspect of the trade I did for years non-union before I got in, but I can ride it out a few months if necessary and limit my contact with this facking virus.