As a restaurant owner, we have been trying. But due to restrictions on buffets, and less business, I don't know that we will survive COVID. We've done everything we can to keep our managers paid. But with increased labor (having to have more staff to serve cafeteria style) and only about 50% of previous sales, it's not looking good.
As an essential employee (I have a job in the mental health field) life hasn't changed much for me. I still have to go to work daily and interact with the same number of ppl I did before. My kids never stopped going to daycare, I never stopped going to the store (no curbside pickup in my town). So now that things are opening back up, I'm going to take advantage of them and support as many local business as I can as long as I can afford to do so. Because I know thats the only way many businesses can survive.
Many of my fb "friends" post about how selfish it is to go out and do things. I think when you have been able to work from home (like most of them have, so their finances haven't changed) its easy to cast stones at those who want restrictions lifted or encourage ppl to go out. When you watch everything you have worked for for the last 15 years go down the drains in 6 months, it's different.
As an essential employee (I have a job in the mental health field) life hasn't changed much for me. I still have to go to work daily and interact with the same number of ppl I did before. My kids never stopped going to daycare, I never stopped going to the store (no curbside pickup in my town). So now that things are opening back up, I'm going to take advantage of them and support as many local business as I can as long as I can afford to do so. Because I know thats the only way many businesses can survive.
Many of my fb "friends" post about how selfish it is to go out and do things. I think when you have been able to work from home (like most of them have, so their finances haven't changed) its easy to cast stones at those who want restrictions lifted or encourage ppl to go out. When you watch everything you have worked for for the last 15 years go down the drains in 6 months, it's different.