having a call about returning to the office when the construction is finished after the 4th of july. "of course we'll have protocols in place that will comply with all sorts of guidelines." then they didn't say what those are and are just showing normally spaced workstations.

p excited to go back to the office that thought coronavirus was no big deal and resulted in people catching it there, but this time in a new location where we're all closer together.

principal talking up how close everyone is going to be since it "increases collaboration." it's pretty cool that i just time traveled to six months ago.

Q: "Does the new building have bike storage?"

A: "That's a good question. I don't know."

So those protocols are probably well developed.

someone asked about HVAC filtration and they said
"Well the news is always changing and saying different things so we'll see. What we thought 4 weeks ago clearly isn't the case today, so we're monitoring it. We do have operable windows here, also, which is a nice bonus."

covering the return to studio survey now and they lumped "return immediately" and "return when protocols are in place and discussed" together to say that "63% of the office are ready to get back to work." when the former was 18% and the later was 45%.

principals now informing us we'll need to set up a covid-19 testing regiment.

"Understand your own health. Understand your own risks."

when asked about the state of our salaries and if they'll return to normal:
"It remains to be seen. That's why it's so important to get back into the office. It's not going to go back to pre-covid economy, though. That's for sure. I think anyone's common sense can tell them that"

"We're not going to say you have to wear a mask, but if you want someone to wear a mask when they talk to you, just tell them."

"We need to approach this as people. Not legislate rules that make everyone insane."