I've posted it in other threads but...
Was laid off as soon as CA implemented the Stay At Home order. I had only been there a month (33 days), and was not trained enough to work solo from home (also... Live in a tiny cramped studio apartment with my GF, 2 dogs, and a cat... No room to set up a desk, computer, dual monitors).
They hired me back at 20 hours a week, due to the fact they can't get the forgivable federal loan if they lay people off. Okay. So now I'm folding pamphlets at home. Expected to do 1.5. Hours worth of work stretched to 4 hours. Not hard. Just repetitive. After a week and a half, they offer me "full time" again, doing what I've been doing. This confuses me. As my manager was just telling me they are running low on that type of work, and the work coming in is slowing way down (insurance quotes), they may have to start paying people to do nothing. So this tells me that they brought me back full time due to the loan thing.. They jumped the gun initially. I'm thankful to have work, but it's already causing strain at home.
My GF has high anxiety, and is very.... I don't want to say paranoid, but very germiphobic. Whenever one of us leaves the house, she wants us to fully decontaminate before entering. Stripping, spraying shoes with lysol, clothes go straight into the wash, and a shower. I can't watch the news, because the talk of the virus freaks her out. I'm the opposite.. I'm the opposite. I'm a sponge. Want to know everything. All the stats. Watch all the press conferences (county, California, National, and NY because why not?). I'm reading everything I can on it on Reddit. Hell, I've been inspired to read Richard Preston's newest book on Ebola, "Crisis In The Red Zone" (sequel to my favorite book, "The Hot Zone" (I highly recommend!). Anyways... Me bringing boxes and boxes of crap into the studio freaks her out. I've kinda pushed to work in the office (there's only 4 or 5 people in there at a time now. One from each dept and then one or two people doing work I'm doing. Plenty of rooms and space for everyone to distance themselves), but doesn't look like that'll happen.
My GF's income has been drastically cut due to all this, and she doesn't qualify for Unemployment, so theres that. If I hadn't of been "rehired", the amount I'd be getting on unemployment, plus the federal 600/ wk that was supposed to be coming at some point would help make up for it. Oh well.
Tiny apartment means no time to ourselves. We are always within 10 ft of each other
The other people living in out complex (my best friend's mom's property... A main house, and 3 other units on the property. My best friend is in one, his sister in law in one, us in one, and his mom in the main house) don't seem to be doing anything to "social distance". They are going out, going to people's homes, etc. And then don't understand why we are keeping to ourselves. Really doesn't help my GF's anxiety.
Oh, and it's been fucking raining for like the entire week. So I can't even go out for a walk to listen to my podcasts (which have been piling up...)
Oh and my Best Friend's wife and I are supposed to be seeing Green Day / Weezer / Fall Out Boy in July. The show hasn't been canceled yet but I'd be surprised if doesn't.
I'm lucky to have my health and my job, but still... Ugh.