still morning here, but yes! It’s wonderful. A much needed rest for the mind and the soul alike.
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still morning here, but yes! It’s wonderful. A much needed rest for the mind and the soul alike.
All creatures great and small
truly am sorry for your loss
i have a 13y old Irish setter and not looking fwd to that time...
truly am sorry for your loss
i have a 13y old Irish setter and not looking fwd to that time...
no it’s not odd. Life is not like in the movies. Some stuff is incredibly hard. In the Covid19 case we’re fighting a strong living organism that moves invisibly between us. It’s like an alien invasion, we might fend it off in the long term but it ain’t easy.
As for cancer... the problem is that cancer means lots of things. As far as I know we did huge improvements in the field.
Ultimately what is not odd is dying. Nature wants us to die, so there are things that will make us die. We’ll fight them, but something else will pop up.
I'm still astounded that after 50 years or so, we haven't found a way to travel at light speed.
And where are my Jetsons flying cars?!?!
And where are my Jetsons flying cars?!?!
I may have one, but the flux capacitor needs recharging. The NRC seems to frown on my orders of 239Pu and trying to do the recharge in my apartment. Pffft.
Lovely, and life-affirming post; and what a lovely send off for that kitty - even if - of necessity - adapted to current needs, both health and hygiene.
Not being able to be with those whom you love (animal or human) - to comfort them (and take ease from the fact that you know that you were there for them) in their last hours and minutes must be devastating, and is something that we must be thankful for, when it is made possible under current conditions.
Groundhog Day has nothing on this quarantine. It's now been so long, cabin fever might be causing my neighbors to get a divorce. From what I can hear through the walls, they apparently don't know much about each other right now. The real sad part is they've got a 6/7 month old up there as audience.
Sad but probably not all that uncommon. Especially under lockdown.
With some drastic changes that happened this week, I have spent the last few days cleaning up my computer data (local and cloud), my online presence data and even reviewing my current financial position.
During the process, I learned a lot! I also took the time to clean up my LinkedIn account, and my Curriculum Vitae.
Honestly, I did not realize how long I have been working in IT. I feel weird all of a sudden; as if I should have more to show for it. Not physical stuff, or certificates, but 'something'...
During the process, I learned a lot! I also took the time to clean up my LinkedIn account, and my Curriculum Vitae.
Honestly, I did not realize how long I have been working in IT. I feel weird all of a sudden; as if I should have more to show for it. Not physical stuff, or certificates, but 'something'...
One concern which has been expressed in the media is that with this enforced togetherness that there is going to be a significant increase in the occurrence of violence and abuse in many homes, some of which already had been experiencing that prior to this, and now there will be new incidents. Liquor stores and such are still open, and that, too, can lead to abusive, out-of-control behavior. The longer this stay-at-home scenario goes on the worse it will be for many families, and that is very sad.
Yes. It certainly is. Domestic abuse calls are up and violence is as well. My husband is law enforcement, he said people are getting quite volatile. It's truly sad and I wonder just how much worse it is yet to become.
That would have brought about a whole other set of issues, and I think this is why those stores are allowed to remain open during this.....
Agreed, and this is most certainly an issue.
A friend of mine (with whom I have worked abroad), a retired Superintendent of Police, told me last week when we chatted by phone, that Christmas - which he dreaded when he worked for that precise reason - was always a time when a serious and significant spike occurred in reported cases of domestic violence or abuse.
Agreed.
While many in our world have acceded to Government requests (or instructions) to isolate, or stay at home, or curtail, curb or limit the public aspects of your life, professional, personal, social, very few electorates in the western world would willingly sign up to a situation that resembles a severe version of life as lived under a puritanical Christian sect, (or a strict interpretation of Islam, for that matter).
As companies think about reduction in force (RIF), or redundancies, is the emphasis on employee talent, or on the salary savings per annum, per employee that is part of the RIF/redundancy?
Curious...
Curious...
we need the general population to make GOOD decisions
family violence is on the up tick. this is a good time to netflix - chill, not beat up the significant other
it is really difficult to be kind to other when everything seems wrong
everyone is a snowflake so give them the best opportunity to succeed
stay sober.
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That depends on the nature of the business, or work in question: Firstly, whether it is deemed "essential", secondly, whether it is public sector (much of the work is 'essential' and those in non-essential areas may be requested to re-deploy to 'essential' areas that are currently short-staffed) or private sector.
The private sector runs by, and is governed by, different metrics, and, for some, profit and the proverbial bottom line are all that counts, whereas for others, keeping the business afloat and employees paid may matter more.
Right. The problem if the authorities suddenly close liquor stores as well as bars is that people accustomed to a certain level of ethanol in their system can be at risk of life-threatening cardiovascular reactions if that level is suddenly dropped to zero.
The last thing hospitals need at the present time is a huge influx of people needing medical detox, not least because most of the detox units may have been converted for intensive care of coronavirus patients.
And then there's the fact that ethanol is a sedative class drug and of course not the only one in the class, so suspension of ability to draw on one form of it can lead to efforts to acquire some other form, legally or otherwise.
Bottom line probably just as well to let the sellers of beer, wine and higher proof stuff continue to sell it for consumption offsite. The toll in household domestic violence can be pretty high when someone NEEDS a drink just as it can be when someone drinks too much. "White knuckle" sobriety was never a joke.
Same as any redundancy. Positions are made redundant not people. So if the MD decides the company no longer need a warehouse supervisor (because the warehouse is closed), then off he just go. You can’t make decisions based on who you like or dislike.
Fortunately I get to make the decisions where I work. But even if you are put on furlough on 80% salary, the company is paying the balance.
Absolutely! LizKat, you spelled this out much more succinctly and clearly than I could! To shut off the ability to purchase wine, beer, scotch, bourbon, etc., would be a recipe for disaster. Either way, whether allowing normal, as-usual access to purchasing alcoholic beverages or shutting all the liquor stores and places that sell beer and wine, there would be major problems added on to the ones we're already dealing with in this pandemic.
As for RIF (Reduction in Force) -- I think that is different than furloughing, isn't it? It's my understanding that with a furlough, employees can anticipate being called back to work at some point, and at times the employer will continue to keep them on the payroll but at a reduced amount of salary and healthcare insurance benefits are retained. With a RIF, since it is often due to lack of funds or prospect of continued incoming revenue for the foreseeable future, or sometimes reorganization of the overall hierarchical structure, some, if not all, employees are permanently released from their positions and (unlike someone who has voluntarily quit a job) are immediately eligible for unemployment benefits, with the understanding that their work with their former company will not be resumed -- the position is no longer there -- and that they need to seek new employment.
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We don’t have RIF here. But yes furloughed staff are retained and called back when the work is available again.
Of course if the government end the scheme before the crisis is over (which is unlikely) then those furloughed staff would be at risk of redundancy.
And at risk of taking this into PRSI territory everyone gets health benefits regardless of their employment status. This is the UK!
Yes, in the UK that makes a huge difference, having the NHS. Here, employers offer health care insurance benefits, often with various choices, and may or may not pick up some of the costs for their employees. A very few rare companies pay all the healthcare insurance benefits costs for their employees; in most cases an employee does have to pay for some of it. In the event an employee is no longer employed by the company, such as in a RIF situation, there is an option, COBRA (Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act), by which they can purchase healthcare insurance and continue coverage on their own, but that can be very expensive.
Today it's in the low range of summery temperatures here in the mountains, so in between last gasps of winter when a day like this comes along, it's hard not to just down the pre-gardening tools during a coffee break on the deck, and so to daydream of summer escapades... nothing too sensible, of course, as that would spoil the fun!
