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That makes me wonder, how did AWS or other big cloud providers handle the stay at home orders in March? Did they just keep having people go in?

• gberger 6y ago
  I'm pretty sure data center workers were considered essential workers.
• ragona 6y ago
  The data center operations team is probably still in the building. But the software engineering teams which is what I’m familiar with are all working from home. We don’t have to go to the data centers anyway usually.
• ckozlowski 6y ago
  Except where absolutely necessary, we've been WFH since March. We were allowed to expense some things for setting up a home office. The few physical workspaces that are still active out of necessity have a ton of sanitation measures in place. Regular cleanings, temp sensors, etc. I knew someone was paying attention to detail when those "foot handles" started appearing on the bottoms of the bathroom entry doors. A lot of my colleagues and myself have been busier it feels than any time prior. There is honestly a real sense that a lot of people are suddenly depending on us more than ever. It does give the sense that we're critical infrastructure, and the leadership communicates and appreciates as such.
  • bosie 6y ago
    > the leadership communicates and appreciates as such. What does this mean, especially the latter?
• foenix 6y ago
  not OP, but my AWS buddy was told to work from home back in February if I recall correctly.