Are you guys working from home too?

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Hello guys, how are you doing?

I just figured that it might be interesting to have a conversation about this whole coronavirus-thing and of course take the opportunity to practice our English skills.
What are your opinions on this situation? Do you believe that the media is blowing the whole thing out of proportion or we need to prevent while we still have a chance?

I always take the bus to go to work, so to avoid any problem my boss just told me and my co-workers to stay home as long as the pandemic lasts. I don't know how long it is going to take, but I'm not scared, just a little bit worried specially because of the elderly people. In this moments we need to be sympathetic and catious. Although the group risk is the elderly, we need to keep our eyes open because even if the virus doesn't have an effect on us, we might spread this thing.

But humanity has faced many challenges and I'm sure this is just a momentary one. Let's be optmistic and keep our immune system strong.

Anyway, just some night thoughts... Take care.
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Hi all .newbie here)
Full time remote after > 10 yrs in an office. It's honestly not that different to me, and certainly not the panacea people expect. In many ways it's worse (constantly aware of managing the perception that you're working when you can't be SEEN working).

The main benefit is lack of a commute. Otherwise, for me at least, it's really not that different. Same workload, same amount of phone calls, same stresses (and new ones since you're no longer around in the thick of things).
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Here I am not working remotely. Anyway, we got into a rotation system in which we go to work a day and then some days other groups will go.
At home my teens and wife tend to get the flu, so they got a mild flue, one of them had a headache yesterday - no complaints today.
It´s a good thing that the mayor made the beaches off-limits around here, anyway teens are restless and they always have an excuse to go out.
Hand alcohol have disappeared from the drugstores and mart's shelves.
Elderly people stubbornly go to the streets, even when there are six cases of this virus being tracked in the city, confirmed. Unfortunately one have died.
There are several measures in place, many shops are closed but there are others that aren't, it´s a slow time around here.
The elderly being can be 'weakest link' but there are cases in which young people have died (in some country a 34-year old guy with no history of any previous diseases, for instance). It seems like almost a case-by-case thing, one can develop some symptoms other show others. One can be asymptomatic and so on. So, the young should take heed of the warnings, plus they have a family (uncles/aunts/grandmothers/grandfathers, etc), should they like it they ought to protect themselves and the family would be
Protected in the process.
So, I think the South Korea approach of testing a large number of people would be a good idea, in combination with using the Japanese or German medicine - they are effective at the beginning of the contagion.
The flu vaccine should be scheduled early than scheduled, at least for the elderly and to those with lower immunity issues, to my thinking.
I have seen discussions about the current state of things, people compare, for instance, the 10th day in Brazil to the 10th day in Italy. They shouldn´t, in my view. We have seen it, we have known how it unfolds, so to what end would we have the very same fate? It´s like we were saying "okay, they had this number of people that got the bug, so the graph around here will spike, it´s expected this very number!" What? We sit in our butts and wait? Peopleat the airports aren´t checked, people that go out aren´t checked, etc. In some countries there are "checkpoints", test sites on the roads, so if you are driving you are caught in the net for a test. :-)
This is my opinion, and it´s not only about Brazil, many other countries also take that approach too, and many put a price tag on human lives, that's bad!
And lastly, it's for no reason that we have the highest number of public figures (top brass - included) that got the virus (compared to other countries). We just don´t see (or turn a blind eye to) more serious things.
It´s up to the general population to take preventative measures. In Rio that meant, to take to the beaches! Ha ha. Not any more, for the time being.

In time: "In moments like these we need to be sympathetic and cautious." seems a better wording to me. Thanks.

Plus - the views above, assuming we know something. Assuming we aren´t seeing just the tip of the iceberg...
In my opinion, we must do whatever it takes to prevent this virus to spread more than it already has. Unfortunately, most people can't afford working from home, my father for example is a salesman, due to the very essence of his job he can't do it from home. And, of course, his company will hold off realeasing its employees because ultimately it means less sales, thus a less profitable day/month/year. On the other hand, it's essential that they care for the health of their employees. It's really complicated and is a deep discussion, but if things continue the way they are, they will have to get into a rotation system as you are already doing. Maybe it's about time the government decrees total quarantine for all Brazil.

Despite all warnings, I've seen many people on the streets, bars, beaches and so on. It looks like they don't know how big this problem is. It's heart-breaking how things are turning out in Italy and some people just act as if the world hasn't been threatened by a dangerous virus. I even watched some people fighting over hand sanitizers, so sad. But I have also seen a lot people offering to buy the grocieries for the elderly, so they can stay home, which is amazing. Crises like this one reveal who we really are.

I'm not pessimistic but I think that we must take action. Actually, for a great deal of us, taking action means staying home and avoiding social interactions. Saving the world had never been so easy :)

Thanks for correcting me dude, that's how we learn. I hope you, your family and the enligh experts members can stay strong through this crisis.
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@Mateus.
I hope everything runs smoothly. Perhaps there´s some way emergency aid (money) in place, and somehow it trickles down there. Or maybe to the pocket of his customers and then it trickles down there. Business is hit hard as well these times, many small entrepreneurs are vulnerable since the bills are the same - no discount.

@Newbie cowolter. :-)
Glad that to know that somehow there´s some scheme in place to home- working. On the bright side, one doesn´t have to commute (in practice commuting in Brazil is the equivalent to public gatherings...).
Too bad that you have such a workload ! I hope you find a way - anything, to relieve the pressure a bit.
cowolter escreveu: 09 Abr 2020, 10:55 Hi all .newbie here)
Full time remote after > 10 yrs in an office. It's honestly not that different to me, and certainly not the panacea people expect. In many ways it's worse (constantly aware of managing the perception that you're working when you can't be SEEN working).

The main benefit is lack of a commute. Otherwise, for me at least, it's really not that different. Same workload, same amount of phone calls, same stresses (and new ones since you're no longer around in the thick of things).
I know what you mean about the commute, my girlfriend says the same. We would take a bus at the bus station that takes nearly 30 minutes to get to our destination. It's not that much, the problem lies in the fact that the bus is usually packed, which is energy-draining.

She also emphasizes to me the fact that she doesn't need to dress up when working from home. I agree with her, I just wear the same comfortable t-shirt and sweatpants almost everyday and It's fine, no one can see me after all. But of course, if I need to turn on my camera to participate in video conferences, I'll most certainly put on at least a dress shirt.

What makes me feel joyful about working remotely is that I'm the kind of guy who enjoys silence and calmness. The least people talk to me when I'm working the better, this way I can concentrate a lot more. Fortunately, most of my tasks don't require getting in touch with anyone, so it's feasible in my working context. To each their own I guess, some people like to be surrounded by others all the time, even if their job doesn't demand a constant social interaction.