&gt;This is what happened to you.<p>This is not what happened to me. I kept my job, but my salary went down.<p>Various companies also enforced extended shutdowns (over Holiday periods). If you had no vacation left, you didn&#x27;t get paid. This is effectively a wage cut.<p>I am aware that wages are &quot;sticky&quot; and companies would rather lay off than cut salaries. But the statement that &quot;wages did not go down&quot; is not correct.