So you did end up cancelling, Dana.

Yep. I'm pissed about it and I'm gonna stay pissed.

Msbelle, Disney seems unlikely to be safe in January! I’m expecting with thanksgiving and xmas cases will soar by then!!

I am so not with it today. Woke up with a headache and then the muffins I made last night disagreed with my tummy. And the dog got up at 530 and would only be quiet for 20 minutes at a time after that. And I don’t want to do work and I just can’t even.

I do am one of the thinking I posted things and hugs and condolences, but not actually doing it. The new board has been a god-send in terms of the phone use.

One of my cowworkers and her husband tested positive 14 days ago and are still sick. This was after she crossed state lines to see her grandchild. She hadn't been back to work, because of NYS quaratine policy, followed by testing, for out of state travelers.

We have an office building where everyone has a separate office (not shared) with a door. The rule is we can be unmasked in our office with the door shut, because no one else goes in their (except presumably to empty the garbage. We are still work from home, but I had started going in because my mental health was suffering and I have perked up a little, so I am glad I did it while I could.

My workplace is you can be unmasked at your desk, by yourself. If anybody approaches to talk with you or if you get up from your desk, mask on. So far we haven't had a case at our site (100ish people), though we've had a couple of scares. And those of us who can work from home, mostly still are.

Teppy, I hope Tim is okay. How does the co-worker get away with not wearing a mask? WTH?

Because management doesn't care. I think co-worker is maybe case #5 of Covid since March (in a company of about 150). But 3 of those cases have happened in the last couple of weeks, as Ohio's rates have shot way the hell up. Our curve is basically a vertical line. But yeah, management at Tim's company doesn't give a shit about Covid. The first memo that the CEO sent out about Covid back in April referred to it as "the China virus." That ought to tell you everything right there.

I’m half-assing everything and on the verge of failing all of it.

This is exactly how I've been feeling for months. I'm barely functioning, I can't concentrate on work or anything else. Thank goodness I can work from home, not only from a safety standpoint, but because my boss can't see just how much I am staring into space and crying at work. I'm in bed right now with my laptop and my phone. I can answer phones and edit documents without being upright or dressed. If I had to drag my withering carcass into the office every day I think I'd have a breakdown from how hard it is to encounter people and pretend to be okay.

Thank goodness I can work from home, not only from a safety standpoint, but because my boss can't see just how much I am staring into space and crying at work.

Yup. If I could figure out how to phrase it, I would add "Can edit while bawling eyes out" to my resume's Skills section.

I'm in bed right now with my laptop and my phone. I can answer phones and edit documents without being upright or dressed.

I haven't taken a shower since Friday. I am entirely unfit to work in an office.

I'm not sure how I'd do if I had to work in an office. Working from home and having another person around all of the time can be a bit much, but at least I can just roll out of bed and take a nap in the middle of the day if necessary.

I'm alone in the office and it's been useful. It gives me structure and, since I moved this summer and am STILL in a world of boxes, the office is better for working. And it's been useful to the organization - I answer phones, get checks deposited and invoices paid, take in packages, etc. If there's anyone else around, I put the mask on (and they do as well), and so far I'm all right and I think everyone else on staff is as well. We have, however, had one person furloughed and two people fired (for non-virus reasons) and one person left for another job. I do enjoy the sheer relief in people's voices when they realize they're talking to a real person.

Yep. I'm pissed about it and I'm gonna stay pissed.

Oh, yeah.

The first memo that the CEO sent out about Covid back in April referred to it as "the China virus." That ought to tell you everything right there.

Ugh.

Palate cleanser: Clearly, Halfrek turned Anya (left) and Xander (right) into dogs. [link]