Company Furloughs
5Now, I know people have it much worse than I do right now but I’m being forced to take my 5th non-sequential week of furlough soon since the pademic started. With more potentially down the road. I’m grateful that I still have a job but am I wrong at saying this is starting to get annoying?
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It is not starting to get annoying it is annoying. My company is currently closed due to covid-19. I am going stir crazy
@CaptAmehrican how long have you been closed? My company was labeled essential so we have remained open. However Corporate did close us for two weeks for furlough and just those two weeks caused stir crazy. Can’t imagine what some of you are going through.
some of our locations will be furloughed for 61 non sequential days. mostly around holidays. for example we had 6 additional days off for memorial day. And will have 6 additional days off for Independence Day.
@JnKL Hmm. 12 weeks worth of furlough is allot. We just learned that these week long events could continue into October and potentially further. Seems like they may just do a week each month. I work in the airline industry so perhaps if people start flying more often, corporate may keep us open more. We shall see.
I lived away from my family for two months straight and have been in the office every day since this kicked off. All of my approved PTO for Q1 and Q2 was revoked but I’ve been able to take one day off so far this year which I was thrilled about. I’d love to be annoyed.
@capnjb Dang. My sympathies.
@EvilTuna It’s all good. We’re doing some pretty cool science and my girls are home now. So I guess it’s a win and should be good for a fun campfire story when everything settles down and gets back to normal
I’m just doing my best to learn how to act like a human again with my wife around 
I do feel bad for those furloughed… I spent almost a decade with the Department of Energy as a contractor and I’ve had a few rounds with the furlough monster. I know it’s not that fun. Around here the days are long but the mission is sound. Can’t wait to take 7 weeks of leave in December 
@capnjb @EvilTuna I didn’t even know there were 7 weeks in December!
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that’s 7 weeks … all at the same time.
It hurts across all industries.
What’s this “non-sequential” stuff? I work in liquor sales and I was furloughed 4 weeks ago. Consecutive at home time.
One company I know of that put employees on furlough found that when they called the employees back after 2 weeks, the majority didn’t return. I figure they either found other jobs or decided to retire at least temporarily.
@kevinrs or maybe were getting more money from unemployment and the current extra bonus money than they made at work… I’ve heard that happens quite a bit.
@duodec Unemployment here anyway doesn’t count until after the first week off. The first week you get unemployment for is the second week you are unemployed. So at most they had filed, and were probably waiting for the first check when they were called back.
These are jobs that are at or near local minimum wage, part time without benefits, so the $600 flat a week extra probably would make it more than they’d get while working, but I don’t think they’d have even seen that math yet. Point is, if a company wants to keep their employees, they should be at least trying to support them if they tell them not to come in to work, and not just expect them to go without pay and then come back immediately when called.
@kevinrs Ah, missed that two week part; they might know about the extra money and what they’d get but wouldn’t be receiving it yet. That might still be a factor for some but if the jobs are that meh… definitely no expectation of loyalty to the company for that kind of wage.
@duodec @kevinrs Except by law if you are called back and refuse to return your benefits are terminated. If there is a lag catching up with that you get to repay what you received after they should have been terminated. Of course this depends on the company turning in the employee for failure to return.
Of course some employees can’t return until child care reopens since social services takes a dim view of leaving little kids home alone.