Update:
6 months in, and we've been expecting layoffs after being furloughed all this time. They warned us in early August.
Monday we all received our Vacation pay with no communication (they've been holding it all this time) it was nice to get the 69 hours of pay, but it felt like the layoff was coming. (turns out it's CA law for them to cough up the vacation pay for furloughed people within six months)
Lots of speculation the past few days with various co-workers across the country that I've worked with, some for 17 years. We're all receiving emails for different webex meetings.
Today they laid off half of the sales team that I'm on at our branch, but they extended the furloughs for most of our shop guys and a few of us in sales.
I'm still biding my time to see if we can get back to work in the events industry, but also looking around to what I might do in another type of industry.
It's bitter sweet when your co-workers get laid off, but you are still on a lifeline via furlough.
Meanwhile I've been watching some of my long time clients close their doors permanently.
Fuck Rona... Fuck the wild fires.. 2020 can stick it...
Fuck it, let's ride!