> The backlash here is justified. The companies should allow people who need more time to handle things time off with benefits but no pay or reduced hours (work

> The backlash here is justified. The companies should allow people who need more time to handle things time off with benefits but no pay or reduced hours (work a 30 hour week) with a pay cut and full benefits for the duration of the pandemic. This way nobody loses. I can agree with this. > That being said, these companies brought these problems onto themselves, by allowing internal message gripe boards and the policy that "all voices and opinions are valid." So... In essence, your policy is that only people _you_ (or someone in the company) select have valid opinions? What if you're not in this category? Would you advocate it then? What if someone told you "Your opinion is invalid, nobody cares what you have to say?"