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I'm sorry, but I'm gonna 100% disagree with you on this one. Management at my job has, in my opinion, done an amazing job of setting the example that you can be (and are still expected to be) productive while working from home. If your job can reasonably easily be done remotely right now, why risk yourself, your family, and your coworkers' health by going into the office just to "set an example". Seems irresponsible to me and I'm glad I work somewhere that management recognizes this and doesn't expect us to go into an office before we feel comfortable with it under the tired guise of people being more productive under the watchful eye of management.

A lot to love in one photo...

Hall of Fame game is cancelled. Who knows if we'll even have a season. Which is fine by me because nothing would make me happier than Tom Brady and Rob Gronkowski never playing a game together in a Buccaneers uniform. Douche Bags.

Anybody who gets within arms length of me I’m just gonna touch them. Look for an article in the morning call about me lol

Fantastic. Looking forward to the end of summer PASR party.

The people I manage that have been on site a few days a week to maintain equipement couldn't be happier that I'm at home. I, too, take the approach of not asking them to do anything I wouldn't, and when they ask for help on field issues, I'm right there helping them. But, otherwise, they know I can work from home, and couldn't care less that I am. I don't have anything to prove to them, nor do they to me. 🤷‍♂️

Good points. I worked for years in environments with the old school mentality where "face time" in the office was important. It was very frustrating to see incompetent people who were willing to sit around until 10pm get promoted over high achieving people that got their shit done and went home. Sounds like your company is doing it right.

I clearly don't check this thread as much. I do know 2 people in Philly who are recovering. (1) One was hospitalized for 2-3 weeks and was on a ventilator (2) The other I've been tentative about posting because of the severity. She was been hospitalized for months and got out this week. She wasn't old. Haven't smoked in decades. Generally healthy, not overweight. She's the mom-type, around 50'ish. Obsessed with grandkids, still working, and normal working-class people. They're private people but I learned so much about the craziness and severity of COVID. It put everything into perspective. The documentaries and real-life stories that come out of this will be eye opening, for sure.

We dropped the ball. In March or April we all thought this would be a distant memory by July. Yet here we are.

I'm just going to start coughing uncontrollably.

Happy last day of yellow

I know a few people who drove into the gate because they got annoyed with it. then again, it was also the person who drove his car into the lake. so maybe it was more than Gate Hate...

Very interesting topic on the WFH... and very timely. I manage a Production Facility, so I've been in the building everyday, but the Call Center part of the business has predominately sent everyone home. The management team for the Call Center rotate through every few weeks to be in the building and manage their small remaining onsite teams. it can get frustrating seeing everyone else working from home, I feel management should set the example and be in the building and note most did not start 'WFH' until the weather got nice.. ??? Personally I'm struggling because I recently gained oversight of 4 other facilities across the country and I feel I can still get too caught up with issues in my 'Home' site. However, I feel I would be a hypocrite if I start working from home a day a week to focus on giving attention to my other sites.... Covid-problems I will add that I personally am glad that I had the ability to go to work during the major lock-down as my life during the week did not change much.. we've only had 4 positive tests in the building but nothing passed inside the facility...

True. totally agree with you @theprogram4 My parents use to own a vacation house in the poconos within a private community called Arrowhead Lakes. Had so much fun there as a kid despite security always busting our parties as teenagers and young 20's. Ok, and in our 30's too. The gated entry was more to keep people away from the amenities like the lake, pool, etc. But, it also gives a peace of mind when you own the house and you have security checking on it. When I moved back to PA, I fixed up the house and rented it on airbnb. Its crazy that so many people have turned their cabins in rentals. But, especially over the years it has created a divide between the owners and renters. Legit the facebook posts and people snapping photos of people doing "illegal" things (such has having a dog in the lake) or pictures of stop sign violations is out of control. The board are usually retired people who live there full time so the people who make the rules are not reflected of those who enjoy it. There's so many people up there who literally have nothing else to do but be snitches, complain, and post inappropriate things. It does suck. But, I love it because it's where my friends I've had since the 1990s all congregate.. we drive golf carts, play shoes, hang out on tubes or kayaks, and grill. It's simple. So although it sucks, I'll be up there pretty much all of the next week. It's definitely a love-hate. Thanks for coming to my ted talk about private pocono communities (I tried to post a picture of Birmy swimming in the lake because I figured that would get at least 2 likes but you can't post video :-I ) so this one will have to do.

Downtown Jim Thorpe. Mostly a parking lot now but still three tracks and the station still there.

579 in PA today

We made the increasing list. Awesome

We had cats so I had to put literal bags of shit in my car lol