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Working From Home - Impacts of Coronavirus

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james_s:

--- Quote from: maginnovision on April 13, 2020, 08:47:29 pm ---Yea, theaters, restaurants, theme parks. These things make money being packed and they're unlikely to run if forced to be at 20% capacity.

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Well we might have to adjust what is considered viable for a while. Prices may have to be higher, staff might have to be fewer, building rents might have to be lower. People can find a way to adapt, none of these problems are insurmountable.

nctnico:

--- Quote from: maginnovision on April 13, 2020, 08:47:29 pm ---Yea, theaters, restaurants, theme parks. These things make money being packed and they're unlikely to run if forced to be at 20% capacity.

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In addition to what james_s wrote: think about what the average seating rate is of a restaurant during the day. Spread the people better during the day and the problem is solved. During Christmas many restaurants have 2 or even 3 time slots to have dinner. The same system can be applied.

coppice:

--- Quote from: nctnico on April 13, 2020, 09:46:32 pm ---
--- Quote from: maginnovision on April 13, 2020, 08:47:29 pm ---Yea, theaters, restaurants, theme parks. These things make money being packed and they're unlikely to run if forced to be at 20% capacity.

--- End quote ---
In addition to what james_s wrote: think about what the average seating rate is of a restaurant during the day. Spread the people better during the day and the problem is solved. During Christmas many restaurants have 2 or even 3 time slots to have dinner. The same system can be applied.

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Rush hour traffic, congested restaurants, and many other of the time wasters of modern life stem from the obsession most businesses still have with the 9 to 5 paradigm. Line workers need to follow the same hours, but less and less modern employment is like that. Break the paradigm, and much crowding would disappear.

james_s:
I wonder how the few drive-in movie theaters remaining are doing? Surely they could be operating still, the 1950s drive-in movie and diner options are ideally suited for the current situation.

One of the things I've always liked about the tech industry and my current job in particular is the flexible hours. I need to be around for the meetings and stuff but otherwise if I want to take the afternoon off and work from 1am to 9am nobody is going to care as long as the work gets done.

langwadt:

--- Quote from: nctnico on April 13, 2020, 09:46:32 pm ---
--- Quote from: maginnovision on April 13, 2020, 08:47:29 pm ---Yea, theaters, restaurants, theme parks. These things make money being packed and they're unlikely to run if forced to be at 20% capacity.

--- End quote ---
In addition to what james_s wrote: think about what the average seating rate is of a restaurant during the day. Spread the people better during the day and the problem is solved. During Christmas many restaurants have 2 or even 3 time slots to have dinner. The same system can be applied.

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lots of restaurants already try to spread out people by offering discounts for being early.
Spreading it out is also likely to need more staff hours a big expense. 

no matter what it isn't going to be easy


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