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Post by travelsoul on Apr 4, 2020 0:58:23 GMT
I’m feeling very bitter about it. Then I feel horrible for being bitter because I’m thankful to have a job and at the moment it’s very secure.
So I work for a very large national company. Many of the employees work in storefronts so working from home is not possible. There are also lots of entry level corporate staff that can’t work from home. Until yesterday those employees were given a weeks pay and then would have to use any PTO they had and then could borrow 40 more weeks of vacation. It felt like a sucky move for a company that is very financially secure. Yesterday they announced that all those impacted employees would receive pay for until May 1 and their vacation and sick would not get touched. While I think it’s wonderful, I’m over here working harder than I’ve ever worked, more stressed than I’ve ever been as I’m trying to balance being a solo parent, teaching her and working my required 8 hours on an extremely high profile project that I was handed last week to fix. Meanwhile hundreds and hundreds on my coworkers are getting extra 2 months of extra paid vacation.
So yeah I’m bitter. I would love to have a few extra weeks for my mental health.
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Post by revirdsuba99 on Apr 4, 2020 1:15:48 GMT
Sorry.
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Post by bc2ca on Apr 4, 2020 1:20:26 GMT
Meanwhile hundreds and hundreds on my coworkers are getting extra 2 months of extra paid vacation. No one is jumping for joy and seeing this as paid vacation.  |
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Post by LisaDV on Apr 4, 2020 1:25:39 GMT
I'm sorry. I get it. It's hard all the way around. And sometimes everything just gets to you. Right now some mental health breaks are really needed and as a single parent you probably aren't getting any of that. Hugs.
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Post by paget on Apr 4, 2020 1:55:58 GMT
I get it. I would have a hard time not feeling bitter, too. Sounds like a lot with the big extra project dumped on you and all the personal stuff with kids and school, too.
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Post by AussieMeg on Apr 4, 2020 2:10:19 GMT
That doesn't make sense, that you are still working your butt off, and hundreds of your co-workers are not working and still getting full pay. I would be bitter about it too. No one is jumping for joy and seeing this as paid vacation. You know to be honest, I can think of plenty of people who would, in fact, be pretty excited about being at home not working and still getting paid. (Not jumping for joy, but still pretty happy nonetheless.) I think people who haven't been touched personally by the virus, and are not anxious about it, would absolutely be happy about not working and still getting paid in full and not having to use up their sick leave or annual leave. Even though most people here are now following the social distancing rules etc, I think they are still in a bit of denial about how serious it is. We've *only* had 28 deaths in Australia so far, so it's easy for some people to look at this as a bit of a holiday. |
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Post by Merge on Apr 4, 2020 2:15:08 GMT
I totally hear you. Well, my husband does. He's still at work doing his job along with as much as he can do of his lower-level employees' jobs. They're all at home with full pay and while some can work from home, many things have to be done in the office. He's working 14 hour days most of the time as well as time on the weekends.
It sucks all over. I wish there was an easy answer.
On the flip side, if it helps, many of us who appear to be getting a "paid vacation" are in very real fear for our jobs when the inevitable belt-tightening comes. The people whose jobs turned out not to be 100% necessary for operational success will be the first to go. So maybe there's a little silver lining for you.
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Post by chaosisapony on Apr 4, 2020 2:27:02 GMT
I completely get it.
Right now we finally starting to get people working from home. We have 5 laptops for 16 positions with hopefully another 6 to come in a couple of weeks. You can really tell who the valued employees are by who is getting the option to work from home. I have asked repeatedly to be allowed to work from home (my job would be super easy to do from home unlike some others in the office) and all I get is "well there aren't enough computers for everyone..." which is the same line the others in the office are getting that live out of town like I do. What do they think I'm going to do, run off with their shitty laptop? It's nice to know who's health is important.
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Post by crazy4scraps on Apr 4, 2020 4:11:36 GMT
That sucks, and hopefully when all of this calms down your company will do something to show their appreciation for everything you have done. Hang in there.
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Post by travelsoul on Apr 4, 2020 4:25:29 GMT
Meanwhile hundreds and hundreds on my coworkers are getting extra 2 months of extra paid vacation. No one is jumping for joy and seeing this as paid vacation. I actually know a few dozen who are getting paid and not working. Trust me, they might not be running off to the Caribbean, but they have very much expressed that this feels like a staycation because they have the time to focus on their kids and home improvements. |
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Post by julieinsweden on Apr 4, 2020 7:31:46 GMT
I totally understand your frustration. But I can tell you that it is no walk in the park for those that are released.
My company has used a government (Sweden) package to release most of its employees 40%. So we have to work 3 days a week from home, then have two days off at almost full pay.
Part of me wants to be excited about having extra time for house and garden projects. But instead I am totally stressed out about losing my job in the long run. I would so much rather be working 100% on a really important project with the comfort that it will help when the layoffs start happening.
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Post by dewryce on Apr 4, 2020 7:41:24 GMT
No one is jumping for joy and seeing this as paid vacation. I actually know a few dozen who are getting paid and not working. Trust me, they might not be running off to the Caribbean, but they have very much expressed that this feels like a staycation because they have the time to focus on their kids and home improvements. First, I want to validate you that this is a sucky situation and it’s got to be hard to see people not working and still getting paid what you are, especially since you put yourself at risk every time you go into work. I do hope the company recognizes and rewards you for that! As far as it being a vacation, maybe talk to them when they’ve been home for 3 weeks or a month, and see how it’s going then. I don’t work and I’m a bit of a homebody so I can’t relate, but so many people I know are having a very hard time being so isolated at home. It’s safer, yes. But very hard mentally on a lot of them. And hopefully this means you can embrace your job security. That’s a very valuable thing to have. Not only right now, but for a very long time to come. This is going to impact our economy for years. |
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Post by mikklynn on Apr 4, 2020 11:44:46 GMT
I validate your stress and frustration. I hope your employer will give you extra time off or a bonus in the future.
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Post by artbabe on Apr 4, 2020 14:27:30 GMT
Except for the president, my ex is the only one working in the building at his company- he is the only one that is "essential". Everyone else was either laid off or is working from home. Everyone remaining had their pay docked by 1/3. So he is going to work everyday for 2/3 his salary. It is better than being unemployed and the company going out of business, but it is still crappy.
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Post by smcast on Apr 4, 2020 14:57:42 GMT
I get you.
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Post by KelleeM on Apr 4, 2020 15:05:23 GMT
I totally get you. I do know people who are home and getting paid and pretty darn happy about it except for the isolation part.
My company is essential but many people are working from home and I’m jealous of them. I wish I could work from home but it’s not possible.
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Post by Really Red on Apr 4, 2020 15:38:03 GMT
No one is jumping for joy and seeing this as paid vacation. I actually know a few dozen who are getting paid and not working. Trust me, they might not be running off to the Caribbean, but they have very much expressed that this feels like a staycation because they have the time to focus on their kids and home improvements. I will validate you. My company is FABULOUS. They did the right thing from the very start. But I work from home and probably put in more hours than normal. Many people in similar situations have paid time off (I am not talking about the horror of people who have lost their jobs at all - that is the worst) and they feel like we all have the time off. I don't. I am working just as hard, if not harder, at home. I am worrying about my two kids who cannot come home because of their immuno-compromised sister and I am worried about the future of my company. I am supporting an additional child who had the bad luck to lose her job and I see my neighbors in my nice neighborhood looking at this like a paid vacation yet complaining about watching their own kids. (not all of them - in fact, many are GREAT - but there are always a few that ruin it for the rest of us) |
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Post by maryland on Apr 4, 2020 15:42:53 GMT
I validate your stress and frustration. I hope your employer will give you extra time off or a bonus in the future. That's what I was going to say too! That would be a good attempt by the company. |
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Post by lisacharlotte on Apr 4, 2020 15:52:17 GMT
My company did not voluntarily shut down. We shut down as governors of different states forced nonessential business to close. We shut down on 3/17 thru 3/31. It was extended to 4/7 and now 4/30. We were given 2 weeks paid by the company. After that we could file for unemployment or use PTO. The state amended rules for COVID closures and we don’t have to exhaust PTO before we file for unemployment, so I filed this week. Our company is paying all benefits premiums for covered employees through June 30. I worry I won’t have a company to come back to.
DH works for a defense contractor and is considered essential. He started a 2 week leave yesterday due to his higher risk (age/COPD) and lack of social distancing by the military he works with.
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Post by scrappinmama on Apr 4, 2020 16:19:07 GMT
I'm sorry. While I understand that it is a stressful situation, know that your co-workers are not on vacation. They are worried about what will happen after May 1st. I have a husband in a similar situation than yours. He's higher up in the chain of command and is having to do things that he never had to before. He's stressed and feeling overworked right now. It's really hard at times. But he understands why and he just tries to do the best that he can under the circumstances.
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Post by 950nancy on Apr 4, 2020 16:30:10 GMT
My company made everyone go to work from home on the 14th of March. I generally do that anyway so it wasn't a big transition for me. Most of my friends are teachers and they are exhausted from their new way of teaching and most of them flat out hate it. My kids are all deemed essential and still going into work. I wish they were at home. I don't know of anyone who is considering this a vacation if they are still paid to be at home. Maybe they just aren't rubbing it in anyone's face. I am sure they are all panicking at what will happen May 1st. While it isn't technically fair, it is what you would have been doing anyway. And hopefully you will be rewarded some way. Try not to feel to bad about it and your kiddo will be fine. Just do what you can and keep doing some school things this summer and he/she will be right in place with his/her peers. Maybe blocking some of the more boastful people on FB will help.
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