All:
Last week, it was virus. Now, it’s our economy.
People all around me are losing their jobs. I feel that we are going to collapse, or at least go way down in my town. In the last 2 days, 11 people I know from five different employers are out of work.
Are things getting that bad by you?
RAS
A lot of the people I hang with are in the medical field and/or government (teachers, cops, fire, etc).
So far the cops are calling out and using flex time comp time at high rates, as no one wants to be there.
Medical are obviously working plenty too, except for PT and OT and some aids who are getting hammered since all elective surgeries are cancelled. Chiropractor taking a beating. Teachers are home teaching. Sales guy is screwed. Karate place is going to go under.
Hotel business is devastated. Pretty high management friend got laid off. It was a huge shock, as he thought he'd be re-assigned.
Aside for my elderly parents, I am far more worried about the economic implications than for the WuHuFlu.
I am half hoping for a housing crash. We are in need of more house for our home and I'd love to catch one on fire sale. Only hoping a little though, as it'd mean a lot of pain for others.
Short answer, its bad and going to really suck in 6 weeks.