Candid moments and expecting losses
My daughter and I headed out to a local shopping center for a couple hours today, while my wife went to the hairdresser. Life as normal I guess, however, there weren't a lot of crowds and the shop staff looked decidedly bored.
There have already been layoffs in the manufacturing sector, and I suspect more will follow as employers take the opportunity to clear house and streamline their staff numbers.
For the moment, I am relatively safe in one job, but I have a feeling that my own company work is going to drop from a cliff, as training is generally the first overhead that gets cut. I am hoping to retain some at least, but I think it is going to take a pretty heavy hit if this situation is protracted for too long.
It is frustrating, as I have worked heavily the last few years to get ahead and this is going to likely set things back a fair way. Many others are in the same boat of course, but it doesn't make it any better. The reason I took my other job was to create some stability for just such an occasion, and I am glad I did. Now, it just means more hustle and grind is necessary to maintain the same.
Speaking of which, with work uncertainty, I am predicting I will have some more time to post and perhaps I will take the opportunity to be a bit more social, since a lot of the IRL socialising is coming to a halt. My friend cancelled her 40th birthday party, which was to be held in two weeks and pretty much all non-essential interaction has been put on notice.
While I understand the precautions and fear, I am unsure if the reactions so far are warranted. I do get the better to be safe than sorry position in this however. Yet, I wonder what effect the way this has proliferated socially will have on the future. Will it be that we react increasingly faster to threats, or do we become complacent and unresponsive when needed - will it be the lesson from, the boy who cried wolf? With the ability to mobilize billions of people near instantly, the temptation to do so may be very strong as the economic incentive is very high.
Regardless if the conditions, I have things I need to take care of the best I can in order to provide adequately for my family. If that means working harder, so be it.
Today though, I got to spend it laughing with my daughter. Not a bad way to remind oneself of what all the work is for.
Taraz
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I'm still dancing around my conspiracy theories XD and we're just carrying on with heightened precautions (more handwashing and some relatives are already doing the reduced contact/social distancing thing) until the group things (gymnastics and homeschool group) shut themselves down.
And then I'll probably still be going out, just possibly to further out places because one thing I've discovered is a ridiculous amount of people think that travel time over 10min is unreasonable.
Are you going to be stuck home if things lock down?
They have already shut down most of this. Smallsteps will be home from daycare, wife will work from home til further notice, I will likely end up home too. Not sure how much work we can do with Smallsteps here.
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If she still has naps, when she has naps, otherwise it'll have to be in shifts XD
J will be working from home too eventually, least ours are old enough to know that he has to be left alone between certain hours.
Looks like she was having a blast there. I am already of they cry Wolf group, I hae just seen this to many times from governments and media. AIDS, MERS,SARS, 0-11, an now Covid-19 which has had it's name change so many time because of politics. No Wuhan Flu allowed, No corona virus allowed, now it's just Covid-19, politics.
They talk about all the deaths in Italy, and the growing number in the U.S., what they don't do a good job of is pointing out how odd it is that in the entire country of Italy, 90% of all cases are in only one province, In the U.S. 30 out of 40 deaths are in one state in one or two counties. Not a normal dispersal pattern, so yeah, I am in the cried Wolf one to many times camp.
But being ready, preparing for the just-in-case, especially when the Governments and the Media's are all pounding hard on the fear factor, is something that really needs to be done, protection from the panic point more than the virus point.
Most likely, the most dangerous part of it is the human reaction from the general public. It makes for good news numbers though, and a lot of online clicks to drive the traffic stats...
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There's been some discussions in the papers here (in the UK) about the psychological effects of an undetermined end to isolation. If allowed to drift without clear feedback, gradually people will cease to comply and start to go about their business (similar to the steem/tron issue if it remains unresolved for too long). There's also some concerns about how people will fare if they are isolated, especially elderly or vulnerable people.
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I think that we are in general, not great at following orders, even if they are goo for us. Complacency happens very fast these days.
A few years back I went through the Anne Frank house and wondered even given life or death conditions, I do not think the average person today could survive 2 years in the attic.
Social isolation makes people act strangely, and you are right about the tron/steem conditions.
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A very emotional and motivational publication at the same time. Children are the impulse to continue in the midst of adversity. This will pass and everything will go back to normal. Beautiful photographs, to continue enjoying life and this moment, in the blink of an eye the children grow up. It seems to me that mine was like this yesterday enjoying in a carousel, and it already turned 21. A greeting from Venezuela, friend @tarazkp
I think they are a massive driver of a lot of what we do in life.
She seems to be 3 going on 56 :D
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Oh! don't worry my friend. I've already published a comprehensive post with advices and a motivational healing message on the matter. Just follow thru.
Exactly! that's the spirit. :)
I think alcohol kills the virus.
Yeah I'm an independent worker so I'm also one of the first to go but I'm lucky I'm a rare specialist.
It can be a hard life, which is why I took the second job on top to offer a little security. One certainty in the economy is, it is always going to crash.
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Hi @tarazkp !
Your girl looks like she is having a blast!
I agree it is our families which make it all worthwhile. Moments like this are priceless.
The world is really a mess right now, but despite the idiocy of government the people survive.
I have faith that this too will pass.
My wife went to Church last night to pray for our nation. A woman in the front row was coughing and blowing her nose loudly. My wife texted me her picture. My reply to my wife: “People, you can’t live with them and you can’t kill them”
Life goes on, inspite of our actions, sometimes.
Take Care and enjoy the girl, they grow fast.
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Nice to see you post about Family. Glad to see you have such a wonderful time with your precious daughter. Nothing beats that :)