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I’m seeing it in my industry. My parents see it in theirs. My neighbors see it in theirs.
Companies— especially small and midsized firms— are not meeting deadlines and projects/products are not being finished. The cause?
Half of their staff is sick. The other half was exposed
Companies— especially small and midsized firms— are not meeting deadlines and projects/products are not being finished. The cause?
Half of their staff is sick. The other half was exposed
When an outbreak occurs in a production facility, most of the staff have to quarantine. This leaves their employers extremely short-staffed.
Notice all the fast food places hiring? It’s not because of demand. It’s because their staff can’t come in and it’s only getting worse
Notice all the fast food places hiring? It’s not because of demand. It’s because their staff can’t come in and it’s only getting worse
Vendors are missing deadlines. Shelves are empty. And the stores that sell them are hurting too.
When a virus is THIS pervasive— nearly 10,000 cases in AZ yesterday— it’s not possible to avoid it. You can wear a mask and wash your hands and stay home, but you have to go to work
When a virus is THIS pervasive— nearly 10,000 cases in AZ yesterday— it’s not possible to avoid it. You can wear a mask and wash your hands and stay home, but you have to go to work
And employers can only do so much without help. In manufacturing, there’s only so much space in a warehouse and you have to keep a certain number of employees on the clock to meet your production goals. There’s no creative-problem-solving your way out of a pandemic
I bring this point up because conservatives want to claim a shut down would decimate the economy— and it likely would without stimulus. But I’m saying it’s already hurting us. You think it’s bad to shut down for 3 weeks? Imagine taking out 20% of your workforce for 3 months
We’ve tried everything else and we’re in an infinitely worse position than we were nearly a year ago. Shut down and stimulus is the only option.
