Ask HN: What work can be done quarantined with a toddler?
So, I don&#x27;t think you&#x27;re going to like this answer.<p>My assumption is corona lockdowns -- whether formal everyone stays at home nationally, devolving to the responsible states, or devolving even further to responsible employers -- is going to last at least 6 months.  We&#x27;ll see some data when China attempts to relax restrictions.  I&#x27;d also assume that all the stuff folks normally do to for their kids for the summer period while they aren&#x27;t in school -- ie all the camps -- are basically not going to happen, so you&#x27;re going to be doing this until <i>at least</i> labor day.<p>As a cxx, we can &#x2F; are definitely expecting some choppiness over the next couple weeks while everyone figures out how things work with us all working from home with the entire family home.<p>Given the economic guesses above, an inability to put in a reasonable workday is likely going to be a problem for you given the length of time I&#x27;m guessing we&#x27;re going to be doing this.  It also depends on how well capitalized your employer is.<p>Second, we (not saying my company, but definitely the US) are going to see layoffs.  My company has already frozen hiring, to the obvious intent of not having layoffs and making cash last as long as possible.  The US already has skyrocketing unemployment claims and an easily visible ongoing devastation of small business.  The Republicans in the senate appear to have no interest in directly and immediately replacing the wages of everyone the government and&#x2F;or corona are not allowing to work.  This adds up to, most likely, a whopping recession.  You&#x27;re a family man, so you need to figure out how to keep yourself out of the line of fire, and my advice would be if that means working tired... you should work tired.  NB: I&#x27;m not saying this is right or fair, just probably the best plan unless you have large cash savings.<p>At my company, we&#x27;re figuring out how to support parents and, to be honest, we don&#x27;t have a solid plan right now.  A lot hinges on how deep the recession is going to be.  We&#x27;re already pricing in large sales falls.  Again -- as mentioned above -- short term choppiness &#x2F; reduction of work is fine, but if it is long term, <i>and</i> corona requires we work at home for an extended period of time, we&#x27;re not in a financial position to weather a recession, pay full wages, and have a large falloff in work output.