This is undeniably a very strange time in our lives. The COVID-19 outbreak has landed many people in unfortunate positions and for that reason we need to look out for one another.
So, how are you? Perhaps you need to vent, maybe you’re in isolation and need somebody to speak to, or simply want to share what’s on your mind - you’re welcome to use this post to do so!
Sounds like carnage, but excellent work! By helping these people work from home you’ve allowed them to continue to earn a living - a stable income, and that’s something to be proud of!
It’s interesting to see how individual countries are handling this. I’m in the UK at current, schools have been shut, and today pubs, bars, clubs, cafes, restaurants, etc. have been ordered to close.
I work remotely from the UK most of the time so it’s simply what I’m used to, but most of our Sharks have had to shift to home working which has presented some challenges. Feeling very blessed to be in a position where I’m able to work from home.
On a personal level I’m really bothered by the stockpiling issue we have in the UK. Stockpiling loo roll, medicines, even perishables now. Today alone I visited 8(!) supermarkets and shops and still couldn’t locate what I needed (but I did get loo roll!)…
Keep up the excellent work!
I couldn’t agree more with the appalling panic buying behaviour (as I’ve mentioned in my little rant above). On Wednesday I was on a mad hunt for Calpol for a mate’s poorly baby - and no luck, luckily she managed to pick some up eventually. Italy doesn’t seem to have this problem.
Unconventional, I like it!
Y’all out there doing god’s work and I’m here playing video games and studying, rofl. Well, I guess not breaking quarantine is sort of the best I can do for my community anyway, but still. Keep up the good work, fellas!
The idea, I presume, is that since they’re going into quarantine they should stockpile all the necessary items so that they don’t have to ever leave the house until the quarantine is over, which basically means buying as much non-perishable food and toilet paper as possible.
Which is absolutely stupid, we’re allowed and expected to go out and buy necessities whenever we need, as long as that’s the only reason we leave quarantine!
That said, I’m glad that this is not happening in my country. Sure, people are panic-buying, but they’re not stockpiling obscene amounts of toilet paper.
That said, it is possible that they’re not buying out the toilet paper because every single household in Argentina has a bidet.
God bless bidets. Water doesn’t run out! Or, rather, if it does, I’ve got bigger issues. 
I am doing quite well! The situation isn’t affecting me too badly since I’m not exactly changing my habits. My gf and I both are joking around about how we apparently already lived under quarantine: we only ever left to go to uni and to buy food, so other than the fact that we are taking online classes now everything is exactly the same.
I’m from Argentina and as of this morning the government has elevated the situation from “quarantine” to what they call “siege mode”. It’s pretty much the same, except if you’re caught outside by the police and you were outside for any reason other than “to buy food” or “to buy medicine from the pharmacy”, you go straight to jail. Because my fellow countrymen are idiots and the first thing they did was head en masse to the beach. I’m a bit miffed by that, I’d like the people here to take things more seriously.
Thankfully, my parents DO take it seriously and are being very careful, which I’m very glad for because while they’re not over 65, they’re still close to that age so I’m quite worried for them, they’re close to the risk age group and all that. My mother also has a few respiratory issues she’s had since she was a child, so she’s in an even greater risk.
Not much to do, though, other than being careful, so I try to stay at ease.
That is messed up, sorry to hear. I do get where they’re coming from, though, the virus has got everyone in a panic.
Well, all my jobs have been cancelled, next one isn’t until April 6th. I took the kid out of preschool since I have nothing going on. And we’ve been hanging out. Things seem to be a little bit more chill here in Northern Sweden. But the shops are nearly all empty… Just been hanging out with friends via discord, as most of them are working from home now or in isolation as they have coughs and cold symptoms. Touched base with the family and the virus finally arrived in little Bermuda. Kinda worried about them as we only have 1 hospital there with around 15 ICU beds. The government has started ordering supplies, but it’s a little late. There’s a lot of panic buying there as the only food comes into the island via ship once a week. And they’ve been cancelled.
I’m currently on contract with a large FinTech company. Our offices mandating all non-essential employees to work from home made national news here. 
That said, I’m going a bit stir crazy, and the heavy proxy/VPN restrictions from work can make my job slightly more time-consuming than I’d like since I can’t just walk downstairs to the help desks. I’m trying to use the time during breaks to straighten up the house and kind of reflect on things and where I want to be in my career and overall try and become a better person once we come out the other end of this.
Hope everyone is safe and healthy! 
We heard this down south too. It was… lovely :’)
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