Yeah, we're doomed. The way we all die is infected coworkers who can't afford to miss a paycheck and will lie about being sick to keep working.
I had one of our guys in my office a few weeks ago, maybe a month now, and he was hacking all over the place (and not covering his mouth while doing so, by the way!). I'm like "Dude, are you sick? WTF are you doing in my office? Why aren't you taking PTO?" (our company doesn't separate sick vs. vacation time, which I've always felt is a huge mistake).
His response, "I can't afford to." :shock:
The other way we all die is people who admit to having the virus but don't do enough to keep others from getting it.
In the meantime, my dad is terminally ill back in the UK, with the end maybe a couple of months away, and I'm wrestling with the guilt over feeling like I shouldn't go back. Not so much because I'm afraid of catching the virus myself, but because I wouldn't want to infect my loved ones (there or here) or get a long quarantine upon return to the US. That's assuming they even keep the borders open. Worst case is I get both the virus and a get stuck in an another country.
The one bright spot for me, not because I'm a great oracle, but because I've been afraid as **** that the stock market has been totally overblown for the last year, is that I got all my money into cash last November, when the market last crashed out to the tune of 1000 points. I was actually starting to feel a bit foolish for doing so, particularly last week when the market was at an all time high. Now I feel a bit relieved and am actually rooting for it going down a **** load more so that, assuming I live, I can ride the next run-up. It will position me better for my anticipated retirement in about 4 years. Again, assuming I live.
