I have a friend that works sales for a business and he is commission based for his pay. Right now they are by appointment only and only 1 sales person can be in on a given day. Their service shop is still open though. He said things are really slow right now and they have to get creative to make a sale but luckily he has saved up enough over the years to weather through this but not everyone else he knows in sales can without a paycheck right now. His girlfriend is a dental assistant and she is laid off right now too and had to file for unemployment.
I work IT support for an essential business and as long as we still have employees in the office I don't see a scenario where I am told I have to work from home. Some of the job functions unfortunately someone still has to be in the office for because they cannot replicate that function in a work from home environment. I've faced the harsh reality that I likely have been exposed to the virus at some point by now that there are at least 3 confirmed cases in the building I primarily work out of. I feel just fine tonight and by end of this week will be at least 14 days or more since the last known case was in the office so unless any more cases are reported that have been in the office more recent than that I'm hoping all the precautionary measures I have taken in recent weeks keeps me healthy.
One thing I am grateful for is the alumni association handed out free ISU buffs at 1 football game last year so I'm now keeping that on me to wear as a face mask if I find myself in a situation I feel I need to wear it. Most of my interaction at work is over the phone or remote support lately but if I find myself in a situation where I can't distance enough I'll be sporting the cardinal and gold at least if I need to break out the buff.
