Ebola Outbreak

[RandomJ]

If Ebola does start to infect people here, how are places of employment going to react especially coming up to cold and flu season?

My place of employment would not send someone home if they came in with a bit of a cold. But I would not be too happy with someone there coughing and spluttering considering the current circumstances.

At what point are places of employment going to accept a financial hit?

My office wouldn't dream of not asking us to work. They'd give us a cloth to put over our mouths and a wheelbarrow so we can move the ones who die at their desks.

 

[aguero93:20]

If Ebola does start to infect people here, how are places of employment going to react especially coming up to cold and flu season?

My place of employment would not send someone home if they came in with a bit of a cold. But I would not be too happy with someone there coughing and spluttering considering the current circumstances.

At what point are places of employment going to accept a financial hit?

I'm more worried about the first two layers of Maslow's Hierarchy with the human race and diseases tbh.

Maslows Hierachy means absolutely nothing to me. Care to elaborate?

Sorry mate, obscure response but very relevant when it becomes about economics. The first two levels of Maslow's Hierarchy of needs are physical safety and the necessity of survival and sociality.

 

[mammutly]

I'm more worried about the first two layers of Maslow's Hierarchy with the human race and diseases tbh.

Maslows Hierachy means absolutely nothing to me. Care to elaborate?

Sorry mate, obscure response but very relevant when it becomes about economics. The first two levels of Maslow's Hierarchy of needs are physical safety and the necessity of survival and sociality.

Self actualisation doesn't even enter the radar. Although, history shows that there will be some who push it to last minute.

 

[Nightmare Walking]

I'm more worried about the first two layers of Maslow's Hierarchy with the human race and diseases tbh.

Maslows Hierachy means absolutely nothing to me. Care to elaborate?

Sorry mate, obscure response but very relevant when it becomes about economics. The first two levels of Maslow's Hierarchy of needs are physical safety and the necessity of survival and sociality.

So you are saying that when the shit hits the fan we will all fuck work off regardless of what they say?

 

[aguero93:20]

Maslows Hierachy means absolutely nothing to me. Care to elaborate?

Sorry mate, obscure response but very relevant when it becomes about economics. The first two levels of Maslow's Hierarchy of needs are physical safety and the necessity of survival and sociality.

Self actualisation doesn't even enter the radar. Although, history shows that there will be some who push it to last minute.

And the tragic thing about it is that they'd be going about it the entirely wrong way, fear will never get you to that place.

 

[malg]

Anyone else not that bothered? I can't really get that worked up about it as we had the scare about HIV (even gay blokes don't worry about this anymore with the PEP stuff you can get) and all that nonsense about bird flu as well. I'm more worried about that Di Maria bloke on Derby day!

 

[aguero93:20]

Maslows Hierachy means absolutely nothing to me. Care to elaborate?

Sorry mate, obscure response but very relevant when it becomes about economics. The first two levels of Maslow's Hierarchy of needs are physical safety and the necessity of survival and sociality.

So you are saying that when the shit hits the fan we will all fuck work off regardless of what they say?

No, I'm saying that it's far more important, the loss of life and the grief that this virus could cause, than any economic and egotistical concerns should be. Worry about lives before jobs and GDP.


But I promise you, if Manchester has a massive Ebola outbreak people will hole up in their houses and the only professional people turning into work in any kind of decent numbers will be the medical staff, the fire fighters and the police. Oh and volunteers. Economics would be out the window (hopefully) at that stage.

 

[adrianr]

Anyone else not that bothered? I can't really get that worked up about it as we had the scare about HIV (even gay blokes don't worry about this anymore with the PEP stuff you can get) and all that nonsense about bird flu as well. I'm more worried about that Di Maria bloke on Derby day!

I'll be bothered, albeit possibly too late by then, when it's spreading through an educated and clean first world populace. Some of the pictures coming out of Africa are only making me question how it isn't spreading quicker, if anything.

I still think the moment this looks like genuinely threatening a wealthy nation the walls will come crashing down quicker than lager turns to piss. I have hundreds if not thousands more imminent threats to my well being already situated inside our borders.

 

[bluespana]

If Ebola does start to infect people here, how are places of employment going to react especially coming up to cold and flu season?

My place of employment would not send someone home if they came in with a bit of a cold. But I would not be too happy with someone there coughing and spluttering considering the current circumstances.

At what point are places of employment going to accept a financial hit?

People with Ebola don't don't cough and splutter. They bleed out of their orifices though. This is why caregivers (professional and non-professional) are getting sick because they deal with bodily fluids (diarrhea, vomiting and bleeding). The flu is more infectious and Ebola Zaire less infectious, but deadlier.

Here's an honest attempt to answer questions and avoid catching it. <a class="postlink" href="http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/oct/13/how-avoid-catching-ebola" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;">http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/o ... hing-ebola</a>

 

[Nightmare Walking]

Sorry mate, obscure response but very relevant when it becomes about economics. The first two levels of Maslow's Hierarchy of needs are physical safety and the necessity of survival and sociality.

So you are saying that when the shit hits the fan we will all fuck work off regardless of what they say?

No, I'm saying that it's far more important, the loss of life and the grief that this virus could cause, than any economic and egotistical concerns should be. Worry about lives before jobs and GDP.


But I promise you, if Manchester has a massive Ebola outbreak people will hole up in their houses and the only professional people turning into work in any kind of decent numbers will be the medical staff, the fire fighters and the police. Oh and volunteers. Economics would be out the window (hopefully) at that stage.

I am more concerned about the welfare of people than money. Unfortunately I do not think the company I work for has the same outlook on things.

I would not go in work if things got bad, not a chance. Unfortunately I do not have the same optimism as you that economics would go out the window. Just look at the medical staff and government arguing over finances in Sierra Leone.

It would take a disaster of biblical proportions to halt the wheels of industry. I just hope people would have the bravery to say "fuck that" before it got to that stage.