Captain’s Log #49 – Covid-19, Day 0.1
First, let me say I don’t have it, yet. I’m told by management that there is one confirmed case in Independent Living but that is being seriously downplayed. Yesterday The Administrator (“No… sir!”) announced a meeting in the parking lot so we could be 6’ apart. We wondered what she would say. One resourceful employee accessed The Sacramento Bee online and searched recent stories about State workers. She found one that said there will be layoffs, which seriously dampened the mood in the room. It stands to reason as the State’s going to drastically lose revenue. I announced that I’m still on probation and could be let go at any time for no reason. That got me worrying about applying for Social Security asap and wondering if I could get a job stocking shelves or driving delivery vans, anything. It was a pretty nervous 30 minutes waiting for the meeting. What she actually said is that ALL of us are essential (whew!) and outlined how, if we felt sick, we could call in and get Administrat...