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Quarantine: are you telecommuting or doing personal stuff?

Are you telecommuting?

  • Yes

    Votes: 72 64.3%

  • No - I'm still going to work.

    Votes: 30 26.8%

  • No - I'm not at work and can't work remotely.

    Votes: 2 1.8%

  • No - I'm using personal time off.

    Votes: 4 3.6%

  • No - but I'm supposed to be :-)

    Votes: 4 3.6%
  • Total voters
    112
besserheimerphat

besserheimerphat

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Just curious how many people are actually working remotely and how many are just doing their own thing. Its an anonymous poll. No shaming, I just see lots of people talking about honey-do lists, gaming, streaming, etc.

I personally am working from home, as our office is on mandatory telecommuting for everyone to the extent possible, with distancing measures for anyone that must be onsite (alternate shifts, more sure desks are 6+ feet apart, etc). I am basically a data analyst, so as long as I have my laptop and a VPN I can work anywhere.
 
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My work is shut down and I'm fortunate to be getting paid. Spoiled, really.

Was gonna actually use the time to work on some PT improvements I've been making to bike and maybe run but got directed to quarantine the other day so just hanging out now reading too much about stuff I can't do anything about.

Am on the look out for direct things I can donate too if/when the recovery comes around. I was able to donate some tax return toward some things and will likely do more of that.
 
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madguy30 said:
My work is shut down and I'm fortunate to be getting paid. Spoiled, really.

Am on the look out for direct things I can donate too if/when the recovery comes around. I was able to donate some tax return toward some things and will likely do more of that.
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That's great. I hope we all keep on the lookout for those neighbors and others in our community in need in times like this. Sometimes it's very hard for people to ask for help. I'm hopeful this shows how strong and resilient our communities are, as this may take months and there may be "new normals" we'll all have to adjust to.

Oh, and I'm still working at my office.
 
I work in long term healthcare so I'm still going to work but since I'm not necessary as part of any nursing ratios or anything mandated in order for us to keep the doors open, I'll do as much as I can from home and only come in when needed. This week I'll basically still be here 40 hours but mostly bc we're working the kinks out and figuring out exactly how we're going to make it all work. I expect the next few weeks, I'll be about 25/15 wfh/in the office.
 
I'm going into the office. There are only about 10 people here as many are working from home and there is plenty of space between us here. Why add another hit onto the VPN if I don't need to. I get up, drive to work and then go home. Might stop at the store on the way back but I don't really need anything as long as we have electricity for the freezer.

The UK is having major telecommunication outages due to all the people working from home.
 
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madguy30 said:
My work is shut down and I'm fortunate to be getting paid. Spoiled, really.

Was gonna actually use the time to work on some PT improvements I've been making to bike and maybe run but got directed to quarantine the other day so just hanging out now reading too much about stuff I can't do anything about.

Am on the look out for direct things I can donate too if/when the recovery comes around. I was able to donate some tax return toward some things and will likely do more of that.
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they not requiring the use of PTO? That would be the best scenario.
 
Working as best I can. I'd love to use this as some personal time but with the toddler home........finding time to work is hard enough.
 
cowgirl836 said:
they not requiring the use of PTO? That would be the best scenario.
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Here at work if you need to take a day or two off because of kids, other things it isn't going to count towards your PTO.
Hopefully some people don't abuse that but I'm sure some will.
 
Working at home for the moment. My company hasn't mandated it, in fact, they're taking the "business as usual" approach...but I won't get into that. I'm staying home until I need to go in for anything.

I'd guess I'm getting about 50% done compared to usual. Usually I'm in the office by 8am. Now I'm sitting down to work at 8:30/9, but have been working a little later than usual, too.

It would be nice to just go do personal things, but even if I finished everything on my plate, I'd feel hard-pressed to do that without taking sick/vacation time.
 
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I'm in the office. Construction site so I've got crews to support. About half of my field engineers are working from home or coming in on an as needed basis. My portion of the project has been shutdown since the beginning of January due to some design issues so it's not a huge hit in terms of lack of productivity. Most of our business staff is at home. I think only HR, the business manager, and the purchasing guy are here. AP, payroll, doc control, cost control, scheduling, etc are all at the house.
 
Working remotely from home, mixing in some chores around the house. Nothing that takes a huge time investment, just little stuff like laundry, dinner prep, etc.
 
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Pigs and chickens still need to eat. Business as usual for us with exception of some CPR training and cleaning as we cant get dust masks
 
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Colorado resident here -- still working, in a healthcare (not ICU or ER) setting. My role has been paused due to travel restrictions. So myself and a number of other staff who have had their roles paused or reduced for a variety of reasons are being utilized around the facility as needed -- mostly filling roles typically done by volunteers (gift shop, cleaning therapy tables/mats between patients, helping food services and nursing get trays to patients who can't leave their room, etc.) or working at the entrance points screening everyone who enters the building for fever, cough, sore throat, travel history, etc. along with a nursing team.

Staff who can do 90%+ of their role from home are doing so. It's mostly research, secretaries, and business office working from home.
 
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