Coronavirus: 18% of U.S. workers have lost jobs or hours, poll finds

Re:Coronavirus: 18% of U.S. workers have lost jobs or hours,... by elicash on Tuesday March 17, 2020 @02:56PM (#22608740)

I think the person you responded to was saying was that both of those things (being laid off and having hours cut) involve not receiving some amount of pay. And that that's the reason they were grouped together.

Basically that it was answering one specific question: How many had pay impacted. But that it doesn't answer these other questions that yes would in fact be very useful, including a breakdown.

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Re:Coronavirus: 18% of U.S. workers have lost jobs or hours,... by amiga_500 on Tuesday March 17, 2020 @02:59PM (#22608784)

Perhaps, but the data is merged and too much information is lost.

Did I prick my finger or lose 4 pints of blood! == Less overtime or fired.

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Re:Coronavirus: 18% of U.S. workers have lost jobs or hours,... by elicash on Tuesday March 17, 2020 @10:00PM (#22612830)

I don't think that's a fair comparison, personally. Getting your hours cut is a big deal and might mean you can't pay your bills.

Like I said, I think it's great to split them out if you can, but let's not minimize actual pain people are going to be going through right now. Especially on a site where the average income is so much higher than most.

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