03-19-2020, 06:27 AM
Gen X Nomad, living in the Philly area. Things are shutdown here - schools closed, non-essential businesses closed. Grocery stores are stripped of paper products, eggs and bread but have other supplies (last I checked). I work in software development for an investment bank, and I am mandated to work from home. Luckily my company let me take my laptop docking station and monitors from the office, and I now have them set up on my dining room table for my home office. It's actually a pretty nice set up, and I am grateful for my circumstances and focusing on earning as much as I can since I suspect that recession and layoffs are coming.
My girlfriend is already out of work, and her prospects aren't good because she is in theater. Theaters are all closed. I already know at least one other person whose livelihood has been ruined by social distancing; she runs a dance studio. It's very hard in that field right now. I worry for people.
I worry for my family, who are scattered all over the East Coast. My mom is in her 70s and lives alone. My sister works in a call center and they have not let her work from home. At least some other family members are able to work from home or have companionship, for which I am grateful.
I am definitely feeling that this is a huge social moment right now.
My girlfriend is already out of work, and her prospects aren't good because she is in theater. Theaters are all closed. I already know at least one other person whose livelihood has been ruined by social distancing; she runs a dance studio. It's very hard in that field right now. I worry for people.
I worry for my family, who are scattered all over the East Coast. My mom is in her 70s and lives alone. My sister works in a call center and they have not let her work from home. At least some other family members are able to work from home or have companionship, for which I am grateful.
I am definitely feeling that this is a huge social moment right now.
Steve Barrera
[A]lthough one would like to change today's world back to the spirit of one hundred years or more ago, it cannot be done. Thus it is important to make the best out of every generation. - Hagakure
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[A]lthough one would like to change today's world back to the spirit of one hundred years or more ago, it cannot be done. Thus it is important to make the best out of every generation. - Hagakure
Saecular Pages