My world: Everyone at the software companies are working remotely. The chocolate factory shut down yesterday due to not be considered an essential business. The chocolate elve had already left due to health concerns. I handle all the commercial rentals myself so no impact:
I don't intend to lay-off anybody...if this stretches into June or July...then we may look at cutting salaries by 25 to 50%. With the $1,200 everyone is getting already from the gov, and the 4 month unemployment (+$600/week additional), if we have to do layoffs, then the Team will not be totally without funds.
Originally Posted by ghak99:
Now you have me wondering.
I send out multiple 1099s, but no one actually works for me full time either. The mother ****ing multinational cock sucking packer oligarchy sure a hell hurt my income and are still doing so via workforce shutdown rumors and other market manipulation tools.
I reached out to small business rep at my Bank of America down the street. Had a 1pm appointment that he cancelled bc he said they had a system wide conference call in regards to the stimulus. Told me he'd be back in touch with me tomorrow.
It wasn't terribly encouraging because I knew about 10 times more about the proposed details of the disaster loans and PPP than he did, but I guess we'll wait and see. I'd honestly rather do it through the bank where I do my personal business, but I figure verification of expenses would be easier if I applied through the bank that holds my business account. [Reply]
Originally Posted by blake5676:
I reached out to small business rep at my Bank of America down the street. Had a 1pm appointment that he cancelled bc he said they had a system wide conference call in regards to the stimulus. Told me he'd be back in touch with me tomorrow.
It wasn't terribly encouraging because I knew about 10 times more about the proposed details of the disaster loans and PPP than he did, but I guess we'll wait and see. I'd honestly rather do it through the bank where I do my personal business, but I figure verification of expenses would be easier if I applied through the bank that holds my business account.
Honestly, I've not heard much today that wasn't already in process on Friday...I agree that even the bankers are a little perplexed today, and may take several days before the real answers start coming out. I'm starting to think funding will come much sooner than anticipated (my original estimate was 2 months), but I don't think it will be in the next week, and I wouldn't make recommendations to that effect.
In the meantime, my consultants were greeted this morning with the mass confusion of small business owners, so we're trying to keep them as informed as possible based on what we know.... [Reply]
Originally Posted by MahiMike:
I want to know what you guys are gonna do with your stimulus checks. Just keep them and/or hire back your staff?
Personally, I haven't let anyone go. But I have a very small staff and I'm also a hoarder and don't live month to month with the company bank balance. I have some cushion as well as a decent amount to still bill in the next few weeks.
It's gonna be much more noticeable to me in the summer when I see the lack of money coming in from being so damn slow for the past 2-3 weeks and continuing. I won't go broke if the PPP doesn't work out for me, but it'd sure help cover some of the losses.
There's another strange thing I've wondered, and I could be totally reading things wrong and haven't done the due diligence researching. I didn't lay off employees because I do have some cushion and their situations are certainly more in limbo than mine....but I wonder if it wouldn't actually help in the long run if I did. From the little I've read, they'd be making a decent amount more on unemployment right now (accounting for the extra $600 from fed) than what their weekly paychecks are from me. Seems like a pretty backwards way of incentivizing employers and employees from each taking advantage of the system, no? [Reply]
Originally Posted by blake5676:
Personally, I haven't let anyone go. But I have a very small staff and I'm also a hoarder and don't live month to month with the company bank balance. I have some cushion as well as a decent amount to still bill in the next few weeks.
It's gonna be much more noticeable to me in the summer when I see the lack of money coming in from being so damn slow for the past 2-3 weeks and continuing. I won't go broke if the PPP doesn't work out for me, but it'd sure help cover some of the losses.
There's another strange thing I've wondered, and I could be totally reading things wrong and haven't done the due diligence researching. I didn't lay off employees because I do have some cushion and their situations are certainly more in limbo than mine....but I wonder if it wouldn't actually help in the long run if I did. From the little I've read, they'd be making a decent amount more on unemployment right now (accounting for the extra $600 from fed) than what their weekly paychecks are from me. Seems like a pretty backwards way of incentivizing employers and employees from each taking advantage of the system, no?
Good to read that you are set for the immediate future!
If you lay them off, what guarantee that you have that they will come back to you? $600/week is for 4 months only.
We have not laid off anyone and stated to them that we are family and we will work through it. A lot of companies can't afford to do that and I respect that. We are in a position where we can. [Reply]
