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Flyingdragon

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So I guess Stevie Wonder wouldnt need to apply....:32 (19):

Not quite. I'm a supplier of products used in the flooring and laminate industry. The machines we operate require the ability to see, adjust and control color while preventing visual defects. Churning out defects at 400 meters/minute is very expensive.

As a friend of mine says, I'm in the "business of burning money" by any normal manufacturing standards.
 

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Is the problem I am having

i can’t find a dispatcher for my department for the life of me right now.

the good people are scared to leave a job if they have it now and the shitty ones are collecting the free money they handing out on unemployment
 

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I work in entertainment, live events. No work since March.
Govment unemployment has been keeping me afloat no problem though.
Paid my dues and the system is paying its dues to me fortunately.
 

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I work in entertainment, live events. No work since March.
Govment unemployment has been keeping me afloat no problem though.
Paid my dues and the system is paying its dues to me fortunately.


Good luck man. Hope business comes back soon for ya. I am not far from you geographically. I like concerts. :32 (20):
 
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I work in entertainment, live events. No work since March.
Govment unemployment has been keeping me afloat no problem though.
Paid my dues and the system is paying its dues to me fortunately.

Yeah man I feel really bad for all the musicians right now too. I work with a guy who does the same thing as you also.
 

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ive been lucky enough to pick up some yards around a friend's neighborhood. Which has been keeping me afloat. I'm not sure what these people do but it is a decent neighborhood and it would seem most of them kept their jobs if not all.
 

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The company Im working for did fine.
Our store was open at all time while the other companies stores having they locations at supermarkets(we have our own place) where closed and running poor because of the lockdown period and then short work time. We actually gained lot's of they're clients also because of it... ,feel bad for them though. But we hit a record last month for my shop. was a crazy month.

whilst Corona our shop was running around 10% less income while the online orders did much much better. so overall nothing changed for us. I'm really happy for that cause lot's of people around me got either cut salaries or sacked off. Like our Airport, in one day they left 500 people without a job. Then the bigger restaurants went same route. scary.
 

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Our business is a mental health private practice and is deemed *essential* - we have seen more business in the past few months than ever before. Several of our contractors/interns are completely overloaded with clients. I've seen the back-end consequences of the lockdowns in the form of mental health issues (depression, anxiety), suicide, and substance abuse. People already struggling with MH issues are having a rough time.
 

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Our business is a mental health private practice and is deemed *essential* - we have seen more business in the past few months than ever before. Several of our contractors/interns are completely overloaded with clients. I've seen the back-end consequences of the lockdowns in the form of mental health issues (depression, anxiety), suicide, and substance abuse. People already struggling with MH issues are having a rough time.

This aspect of the consequences of what lockdown has done doesn't get enough attention. Really, mental health never get enough attention in our society. It's good you guys are able to help people.
 

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Our business is a mental health private practice and is deemed *essential* - we have seen more business in the past few months than ever before. Several of our contractors/interns are completely overloaded with clients. I've seen the back-end consequences of the lockdowns in the form of mental health issues (depression, anxiety), suicide, and substance abuse. People already struggling with MH issues are having a rough time.
Three of my local union brothers have died of suicide in the past two months.
Indeed the cure has become worse than the virus from where I’m sitting.
 

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Construction where I'm at is still booming! Great ful for tht!!!!
 
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The worse covid gets the more money I'm going to make. A second lockdown in December is being predicted and I am well stocked for it. I made the right connections back in April and figured out who at each company I buy from is best for getting a deal done in a few days to a week. If it hits bad in December and covid is killing a shitload of people I can reorder and have it in a week whereas most others are going to be waiting months. That business is immune boosters which is part of larger business. In comparison to what I've seen coming from western medicine I have much more faith in our products. Covid has really changed things in so many ways.

Slic.
 

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The worse covid gets the more money I'm going to make. A second lockdown in December is being predicted and I am well stocked for it. I made the right connections back in April and figured out who at each company I buy from is best for getting a deal done in a few days to a week. If it hits bad in December and covid is killing a shitload of people I can reorder and have it in a week whereas most others are going to be waiting months. That business is immune boosters which is part of larger business. In comparison to what I've seen coming from western medicine I have much more faith in our products. Covid has really changed things in so many ways.

Slic.

Why not promote your business in the advertising section?
 

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I'm in the casino/tourism industry so I was ****ed pretty good by that midget asshole Fauci. On the bright side I've never been stronger because of all this free time.

I can't wait until him and that awkward **** William Gates are no longer plastered everywhere.
 

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Construction in Denver did not slow down at all. In fact I was super busy all year. Finally pumped the breaks in late January and early February due to weather. Everyone kind of expects the weather so they plan ahead. Sucks because we missed out on working some nice 60 degree days because no contractor was ready
 
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I have an ecommerce store, and we sell disinfectants, commercial cleaning supplies. Needless to say, we have been killing it. I bought $18k worth of Lysol last Friday and expect it to be gone by the end of the week.

Somehow I've been able to source this stuff and keep a steady supply when all of the big ecommerce stores are out.

I've only made money like this one other time in my life. Very grateful to be in this industry right now.

It's not difficult to find if you'll take a truckload.

Slic.
 

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I am in financial services. Our stock dropped 50% last March but has rebounded to 10% above pre-COVID levels.
 

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