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A friend of mine who works at a very large company said there has been a discussion that employees might be requested or given the option to work from home due to the risk of the coronavirus. Anyone in the US been asked to do this so far?
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This hasn’t come up at work at all. There was discussion about a conference getting cancelled that isn’t until October and brings in a global audience but nothing has happened.
It’s definitely nerve wracking but I don’t think it’s going to come to that for most people.
My employer has put out emails regarding restrictions on travel to certain countries, but there's been no request that we WFH (at least not in the US) other than the standard "if you are sick with ANYTHING that has a chance of being contagious, WFH so you don't share it with others".
My employer has put out emails regarding restrictions on travel to certain countries, but there's been no request that we WFH (at least not in the US) other than the standard "if you are sick with ANYTHING that has a chance of being contagious, WFH so you don't share it with others".
Same here. There are a lot of international students and faculty around, plus all kinds of international conferences, so the university just announced that there should be no work-related travel to China (and now South Korea.) There's also been a big push to self-isolate if you have travelled to the "hot zones" and to not come to work/class if you're sick in general with anything--talk to professors and supervisors to make other arrangements.
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I asked my boss, he says if I want I can work from home 1-2 days a week, but I have to come into the office for another 2-3 days.
Companies dont have to order everyone home at this point, they should just allow employees to decide.
Then there are people sneezing and sick with flu and keep coming in, they should be told specifically, if anyone is feeling unwell, then WFH. Management failed to do that.
I work for a global company that has offices in Asia. Some staff in Asia are working from home (not all though as some need to be in the office). In our other offices, including the US, they're asking that people who have traveled to/from/through China, Hong Kong or Singapore or who have household members who have, to wait for 14 days before returning to the office. They'd either work remotely or work out other options (not sure if it would be PTO, etc.) But for staff outside Asia that haven't traveled to those areas (or live with those who have), there has been no impact.
I would say 90% already telecommute at my job. But we all have to come into the office at least once a week. No talk so far to let us WFH all the time. Nor about forcing those who don't WFH now to start doing it.
My employer (me) has told its employee (me) to work from home for the last 24+ years.
So, I will continue to do so.
But, my 23-day vacation starts Friday and we land in Milano on Saturday.
It's been discussed in our small office, and while day-to-day isn't really a huge risk, we are working up plans in case large events have to be canceled.
The best part of the discussion is that we are getting stricter about people STAYING home if they or their kids are sick with anything like flu or stomach virus. In a communal office where everyone is touching the printer and other equipment, we really just don't need to spread germs unnecessarily.
Folks in the US are basically at zero risk unless they've traveled to an area where it is prevalent. Absolutely no reason why the average Joe needs to stay home.
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