As in, everything.

EPA staff cannot hold meetings with outside parties. DHS disbanded all "affinity groups". The names of all probationary employees are to be reported.

I'm feeling slightly less panicky now, because my staff are probably reasonably well protected: they were hired into remote positions, and that does come with some protections: we cannot unilaterally change the terms of their employment without notice. I may end up back in the office 4-5 days/week, which I just will have to live with.

But nobody is able to focus on their work and everyone is twitchy.

That sounds a little better, Suela.

Obviously the whole point of the back to work orders is to get people to quit without payoffs and and layoffs.

Something went awry with Matilda’s ESim On her phone and it is making her so anxious trying to navigate a big city without her phone.

So we took special excursion via Metro to try to rectify it. But now we’re in a Starbucks near a visitor center just for the Wi-Fi (since our sim plans aren’t working ) and to take a pee.

Things conquered: getting money at 7-11, riding subway and making connection to get to Asakusa, seeing Karnarion gate and major outdoor shopping arcade filled with middle school kids roaming around after school in their uniforms and many women wearing beautiful kimonos (you can rent them here).

Things that conquered us: Suica cards, ESim set up, bouts of frustration and bickering.

But Matilda just bought a new plan and allegedly we can pick up the activation code at the visitor center two blocks away.

eta: We were indeed able to get a new precious one-time only login code for an ESim account. And we're back at the hotel with a robust WiFi connection. So we're taking a pit stop then we're going to get ramen, just an 8 minute walk from the hotel.