freebird
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Post by freebird on May 20, 2020 20:09:28 GMT
Once everything started in March, we missed something like 2 days of work. It was very slow that week. Very concerning, but since then it's picked back up to the point of overwhelming. (Our auto glass company). My husband normally cuts off at 4-5 jobs a day (5 is over booked). Today he'll be at 6.5 jobs. We're working Saturdays. Taking memorial weekend off has us booking things as far out as 6-4! We could really use an employee, but we couldn't find someone when there wasn't a pandemic. Now that guys are getting paid $600/wk to stay home, there's no shot at anyone.
Maybe we can find a high school kid for the summer.
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Post by pierkiss on May 20, 2020 20:25:59 GMT
Wow good for you!!! 😁
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Post by Lori McMud on May 20, 2020 20:30:12 GMT
Nope - I am in the medical equipment repair business and we have slowed alot. A good number of our customers are nursing homes and assisted living facilities and they are not allowing any non employee people in the buildings. We also do some work for a few medical research/device manufacturing companies/universities with a similar policies.
We are hoping things will start picking up now that the stay at home orders have been lifted.
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Post by needmysanity on May 20, 2020 20:30:32 GMT
That's great you are busy. I work for a collision center and we are still really slow. We usually have 100 cars here and right now we have 6. I'm hoping customers pick up soon!
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Post by beepdave on May 20, 2020 20:32:13 GMT
We are swamped! (Printing company.) We have never been this busy March/April into May. We have fewer people working (our owner offered people to take a furlough if they felt uncomfortable) and we've all stepped up to the plate to fill in the gaps. We think they got the small business loan, because we are working fewer hours, but he has bumped our pay up with an extra 8 hours each week to guarantee at least 40 hours, which I think has been a requirement, if I'm not mistaken.
Definitely ready for a three-day weekend!
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freebird
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Post by freebird on May 20, 2020 20:44:35 GMT
That's great you are busy. I work for a collision center and we are still really slow. We usually have 100 cars here and right now we have 6. I'm hoping customers pick up soon!
That surprises me, a lot of the auto places here are super busy. I can see though, if ppl are staying home, less car accidents!
It really picked up after the stimulus checks went out. Lots of ppl being "responsible" with their money. (yawn, boring lol)
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Post by pancakes on May 20, 2020 20:47:37 GMT
My husband builds computers (esp for gamers) on the side, partially for fun. His business has picked up enormously! Everyone needs a better WFH solution or has more time to game.
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Post by Deleted on May 20, 2020 20:49:43 GMT
We own a collision shop. We were super slow. Maricopa County has a documented 75% decrease in auto collisions. Now we’re busier, but with elective work and cash pay jobs now that people have nothing but time, can stand to be without their vehicles, and have stimulus money to spend. We’re still not getting a lot of accidents. We are not a DRP and we’ve heard from many shops around us who are that we are faring better than they are because the insurance companies don’t have the jobs to send them either.
We’re very thankful.
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Post by maryland on May 20, 2020 20:52:02 GMT
My friend's husband's company makes hand sanitizer as well as other things. I told her she will be building a mansion soon!
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Post by freecharlie on May 20, 2020 21:01:42 GMT
Maybe we can find a high school kid for the summer. That is a great idea. They won't be getting unemployment and you may find someone that will stick around. We had our windshields replaced that first week or so of the lockdown. At the time, that said we were their only call that day. I don't know how he is doing since then. |
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Post by Darcy Collins on May 20, 2020 21:14:52 GMT
My neighbor contacted a company about putting in a pool - apparently there's an 18 MONTH backlog. Too bad it's not an easy business to scale.
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Post by keithurbanlovinpea on May 20, 2020 21:22:38 GMT
Once everything started in March, we missed something like 2 days of work. It was very slow that week. Very concerning, but since then it's picked back up to the point of overwhelming. (Our auto glass company). My husband normally cuts off at 4-5 jobs a day (5 is over booked). Today he'll be at 6.5 jobs. We're working Saturdays. Taking memorial weekend off has us booking things as far out as 6-4! We could really use an employee, but we couldn't find someone when there wasn't a pandemic. Now that guys are getting paid $600/wk to stay home, there's no shot at anyone.
Maybe we can find a high school kid for the summer.
Sounds like DH's auto repair shop. Slow for a couple of weeks, then BAM. They got busy. I guess everyone working from home has time now to drop off their cars and get them fixed. |
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Post by needmysanity on May 20, 2020 21:59:17 GMT
That's great you are busy. I work for a collision center and we are still really slow. We usually have 100 cars here and right now we have 6. I'm hoping customers pick up soon!
That surprises me, a lot of the auto places here are super busy. I can see though, if ppl are staying home, less car accidents!
It really picked up after the stimulus checks went out. Lots of ppl being "responsible" with their money. (yawn, boring lol)
Most collision centers here are 1/3 of the staff. We are still at 1/2 staff so that's good. Last I read, claims in the US were down 42% since COVID. Hopefully as states start opening up people will get out and get in wrecks! |
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Post by finsup on May 20, 2020 22:12:26 GMT
I just read a newspaper article about how garden centers are really thriving in our area right now.
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Post by unknown pea on May 20, 2020 22:40:42 GMT
Volumes at my job are up 318% according to the numbers they ran on Tuesday. I can barely keep up.
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Post by Bitchy Rich on May 20, 2020 22:57:51 GMT
It is nice hearing that there is a positive effect for some people and businesses. I did think of how busy printing places must be with all the extra signage!
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Post by psiluvu on May 20, 2020 23:03:36 GMT
I work in a law office we do mostly insurance defense and professional liability and a small bit of employment law. The employment law segment has ballooned. The courts here in Ontario opened a little bit yesterday and we are super busy!!!
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Post by angiet on May 20, 2020 23:24:00 GMT
I work for an insurance company and since auto claims are way down we are busy fielding phone calls from customers asking where their premium refunds are!
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Post by fredfreddy44 on May 20, 2020 23:25:27 GMT
I sell stuff on ebay. I started a month before but business picked up more when the stay at home started, I think because people had more time to browse ebay.
Good for you!
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Post by huskermom98 on May 20, 2020 23:51:38 GMT
My neighbor has an online flower shop and she's been very busy since late March. Easter was much busier than normal and Mother's Day was 2-3 times busier than normal (she ever ran out of flowers).
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Post by pyccku on May 21, 2020 0:10:56 GMT
Yes. I sell on teachers pay teachers and I’ve sold a ton of digital activities.
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Post by Darcy Collins on May 21, 2020 0:11:03 GMT
I just read a newspaper article about how garden centers are really thriving in our area right now. Definitely! I went a week or so ago and it was a madhouse |
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Post by Spongemom Scrappants on May 21, 2020 0:17:42 GMT
Even my Etsy shop has picked up a lot of activity. I'm shipping more like the pre-Christmas levels of packages.
A friend with a local garden center/gift shop can't beat the customers off with a stick right now. Those people who have extra time and extra money right now are wanting to use both.
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Post by Peal on May 21, 2020 0:31:51 GMT
My neighbor contacted a company about putting in a pool - apparently there's an 18 MONTH backlog. Too bad it's not an easy business to scale. Yeah, we want to put in a pool, it's an 18 to 24 month wait. We haven't committed to anything yet, so we are still at the 24 month wait point. |
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Post by moodyblue on May 21, 2020 0:38:36 GMT
My neighbor contacted a company about putting in a pool - apparently there's an 18 MONTH backlog. Too bad it's not an easy business to scale. Yeah, we want to put in a pool, it's an 18 to 24 month wait. We haven't committed to anything yet, so we are still at the 24 month wait point. The husband of one of my coworkers has a business installing pools. I just heard today that he has a long list of jobs to do. |
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Post by beaglemom on May 21, 2020 0:46:02 GMT
Yes. I sell on teachers pay teachers and I’ve sold a ton of digital activities. I would love the link to your store! I would love to support a pea! |
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Post by maryannscraps on May 21, 2020 0:50:21 GMT
My husband’s electronics manufacturing company had a record month. From all different industries. He’s a bit confused but will take it. Their projections are very good for the year. Weird.
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Post by sassyangel on May 21, 2020 1:37:08 GMT
Swamped. Health insurance. 😐
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Post by alexa11 on May 21, 2020 1:56:24 GMT
As many of you know, I'm an Instacart shopper so I've been very busy. It has slowed down a little, but some days are still nuts.
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Post by stittsygirl on May 21, 2020 2:08:21 GMT
Well, I’m headed into work tonight at my big hospital. I haven’t been there since March but this is their first full week back since the halt in elective surgeries has been lifted. Only three days in and I understand they are already absolutely slammed. I expect with a two-month backlog we’re going to be running hard around the clock to play catch-up. I don’t think my body’s ready  . |
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