OT: How are the kids doing?

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My son has been fortunate and so has his girlfriend: haven't been impacted at all and won't be. Tech and a fully funded non-profit are 2 good places to be working right now. 

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I'm old enough to have adult kids, but I have 13 year old twins. Both miss their friends, but their biggest stress points are when we're out of ice cream and when the wifi goes down and they can't check in on their favorite tik tokker or youtuber. 

I do have a 24 year old girlfriend though. Does that count? She's fine. Brilliant data analyst gainfully employed. Her only problem is that she don't remember queen of soul...or New Order or REM or...

I do feel bad for all those young people who worked their asses off to graduate college only to find themselves six digits in debt, waiting tables and now out of work. Still think 100% of the stimulus should've gone to the unemployed. 

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@MaroonBells said:
I do have a 24 year old girlfriend though. Does that count? She's fine. Brilliant data analyst gainfully employed. Her only problem is that she don't remember queen of soul...or New Order or REM or...

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@MaroonBells said:
I'm old enough to have adult kids, but I have 13 year old twins. Both miss their friends, but their biggest stress points are when we're out of ice cream and when the wifi goes down and they can't check in on their favorite tik tokker or youtuber. 

I do have a 24 year old girlfriend though. Does that count? She's fine. Brilliant data analyst gainfully employed. Her only problem is that she don't remember queen of soul...or New Order or REM or...

I do feel bad for all those young people who worked their asses off to graduate college only to find themselves six digits in debt, waiting tables and now out of work. Still think 100% of the stimulus should've gone to the unemployed. 

we can agree that those that needed it the most didnt get enough,  but the new problem is getting people to go back to work.  in some areas they are finding that the lower wage earners are making more with their state unemployment plus the $600 from the feds so even though they are wanted back at work they are not wanting to go back and make less.

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@JimmyinSD said:

@MaroonBells said:
I'm old enough to have adult kids, but I have 13 year old twins. Both miss their friends, but their biggest stress points are when we're out of ice cream and when the wifi goes down and they can't check in on their favorite tik tokker or youtuber. 

I do have a 24 year old girlfriend though. Does that count? She's fine. Brilliant data analyst gainfully employed. Her only problem is that she don't remember queen of soul...or New Order or REM or...

I do feel bad for all those young people who worked their asses off to graduate college only to find themselves six digits in debt, waiting tables and now out of work. Still think 100% of the stimulus should've gone to the unemployed. 

we can agree that those that needed it the most didnt get enough,  but the new problem is getting people to go back to work.  in some areas they are finding that the lower wage earners are making more with their state unemployment plus the $600 from the feds so even though they are wanted back at work they are not wanting to go back and make less.

States need to enforce the looking for work provision. Which i believe they do. seasonal workers make out the best in the current system

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@Bullazin said:

@JimmyinSD said:

@MaroonBells said:
I'm old enough to have adult kids, but I have 13 year old twins. Both miss their friends, but their biggest stress points are when we're out of ice cream and when the wifi goes down and they can't check in on their favorite tik tokker or youtuber. 

I do have a 24 year old girlfriend though. Does that count? She's fine. Brilliant data analyst gainfully employed. Her only problem is that she don't remember queen of soul...or New Order or REM or...

I do feel bad for all those young people who worked their asses off to graduate college only to find themselves six digits in debt, waiting tables and now out of work. Still think 100% of the stimulus should've gone to the unemployed. 

we can agree that those that needed it the most didnt get enough,  but the new problem is getting people to go back to work.  in some areas they are finding that the lower wage earners are making more with their state unemployment plus the $600 from the feds so even though they are wanted back at work they are not wanting to go back and make less.

States need to enforce the looking for work provision. Which i believe they do. seasonal workers make out the best in the current system

it puts employers in a tough spot, especially the ones that have taken funds tied to bringing those employees back.  On one hand they know they their employees are likely better off right now,  but on the other hand if they dont report them as refusing to return to work they are going to be penalized for not taking that employee back when they reopened.   That the problem with programs that are created in times of disaster is often there isnt an exit plan created at the same time,  now how does the govt get people back to work at a lower pay rate without just killing the program and leaving a lot of needy people in a bad place?

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@JimmyinSD said:

@Bullazin said:

@JimmyinSD said:

@MaroonBells said:
I'm old enough to have adult kids, but I have 13 year old twins. Both miss their friends, but their biggest stress points are when we're out of ice cream and when the wifi goes down and they can't check in on their favorite tik tokker or youtuber. 

I do have a 24 year old girlfriend though. Does that count? She's fine. Brilliant data analyst gainfully employed. Her only problem is that she don't remember queen of soul...or New Order or REM or...

I do feel bad for all those young people who worked their asses off to graduate college only to find themselves six digits in debt, waiting tables and now out of work. Still think 100% of the stimulus should've gone to the unemployed. 

we can agree that those that needed it the most didnt get enough,  but the new problem is getting people to go back to work.  in some areas they are finding that the lower wage earners are making more with their state unemployment plus the $600 from the feds so even though they are wanted back at work they are not wanting to go back and make less.

States need to enforce the looking for work provision. Which i believe they do. seasonal workers make out the best in the current system

it puts employers in a tough spot, especially the ones that have taken funds tied to bringing those employees back.  On one hand they know they their employees are likely better off right now,  but on the other hand if they dont report them as refusing to return to work they are going to be penalized for not taking that employee back when they reopened.   That the problem with programs that are created in times of disaster is often there isnt an exit plan created at the same time,  now how does the govt get people back to work at a lower pay rate without just killing the program and leaving a lot of needy people in a bad place?

Yeah the PPP forgivable loan money causes a quandry. If you are offerred your old job back you need to take it. It is emergency funding that will help alot of peeps that need it. Govt is not perfect and their actions cause complex problems along with the solution. but its time like these that drastic action is necessary. 

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My 25 y.o. daughter is a store manager at Starbuck. She went to college but I don't think she even completed a semester. Her starbucks never shut down in all this and she's never missed a day of work.
My 82 y.o. mom lives down the road from me. She hasn't been any where since mid-march. I take groceries and restaurant food to her. She does a lot of online shopping. 
I haven't missed any work since March 7th. I'm ready for a vaca