Re: COVID-19 related layoffs

2020-03-19 Thread M Arcino239
Great idea On Thu, Mar 19, 2020, 2:04 AM wrote: > I do agree - it hit workers in other industries much severely than ours. > We probably should try to help them. However, many of us have been in the > software building business for many years. We know "the logistics" of the > processes involved,

Re: COVID-19 related layoffs

2020-03-18 Thread agzam . ibragimov
I do agree - it hit workers in other industries much severely than ours. We probably should try to help them. However, many of us have been in the software building business for many years. We know "the logistics" of the processes involved, and maybe we could somehow figure out a way to help our un

Re: COVID-19 related layoffs

2020-03-18 Thread rick
Service industry employees are the ones feeling the impact the most right now, at least here in New York City. A huge number of those folks are simply out of work now and that’s not the kind of work where you tend to have a lot of savings to fall back on. > On Mar 18, 2020, at 7:08 PM, James Re

Re: COVID-19 related layoffs

2020-03-18 Thread James Reeves
I don't want to seem callous, but software development may be one of the industries best equipped to weather COVID-19, as developers can often work remotely. That's not to say we're unaffected of course; but other professions, such as retail, entertainment, tourism or any sector that requires peopl

COVID-19 related layoffs

2020-03-18 Thread Ag Ibragimov
I'm seeing more and more messages from people who lost their jobs due to the virus. Can we please collectively brainstorm some ideas of how can we help each other? The crisis is at its beginning stage. It would only get worse. Only together we can get through it. Maybe we can use Clojurists Tog