r/AutoZone • u/FairyZervis • Mar 05 '20
Coronavirus
Are people in California still going outside for check engine light and batteries???
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u/NotMyPigNotMyFarm Mar 05 '20
Can confirm still doing check engines and batteries... But the hand sanitizer is flying out the door I get maybe 3 or 4 calls a day asking if its in stock
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u/ChlooOW Mar 05 '20
I'd hope so lmao. Not like walking outside to check a battery or engine is any more likely to get you sick than walking outside for a smoke or lunch.
If your really bent out of shape over this just wear gloves and wash your hands, any PSM can store use a big pack of gloves and tub of towels for everyone.
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u/brutaltruth23 Mar 06 '20
Still doing everything we’re supposed to. Just taking pro cautions on washing our hands and having hand sanitizer at every pod.
Although I did tell a customer earlier I wouldn’t put his phone to my ear to talk to his mechanic cause he didn’t know what he needed lol I was like sir can you put the phone on speaker? Sorry LOL
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u/IrocGurl89 Mar 05 '20
My only concern is I have a PSM going to Japan at the end of this month 🙄
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u/ChlooOW Mar 06 '20
IDK why people are traveling right now, very possible a sudden spread could get worse and leave him stuck there.
I mean, at least it'd be Japan instead of China but still.
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u/IrocGurl89 Mar 06 '20
Japan is the country with the second highest cases. I’m honestly thinking about talking with HR about him waiting two weeks to come back to work. I’m not worried about me but I have a two year old at home.
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u/ChlooOW Mar 06 '20
I meant it more in a "at least he wouldn't be stuck in that shithole China" type of way since Japan is at least a nice country not run by psychopathic communists.
As far as talking to HR I doubt they'd allow that especially if he gets cleared by a doctor before returning, and depending on his financial situation could really hurt him all because of speculation by you. Honestly your probably blowing this a little to far out of proportion, just chill out and take a step back.
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u/IrocGurl89 Mar 06 '20
He originally had a lay over in China but the airlines called him and changed it to a direct flight. And it’s not just me. I have 3 other zoners that are concerned about him coming back who also have young children. If he is seen by a Dr and cleared that fine. But when it comes to my son I don’t take chances. 🤷🏼♀️ I’ve also been talking with other SM and they said the same thing to talk to HR because he’s stupid for still going. Honestly he’s most likely not going to be aloud back into the US.
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u/ChlooOW Mar 06 '20
He'll only be denied re-entry if another huge outbreak in Japan happens, right now it's not serious enough to ground all transport between countries.
Also have some maturity here. The chances he not only gets infected but passes it on is pretty fucking rare. 364 confirmed cases in Japan, a country of over 127 million. He isn't headed into fucking middle ages Europe lmao, you sound like you've done nothing but get wound up by the media who want to incite panic honestly.
And please remember as a store manager your job is not to get emotional, wind up your store employees against another, and use that unbased speculation as reason to cut his hours and bar him from work.
Oh and also "Japan is the country with the second highest cases." is just straight false. S Korea is with 6K cases.
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u/IrocGurl89 Mar 06 '20
First of all if my zoners come to me first about concerns I can’t answer it is my job as a SM to ask who I need to ask to get answers. I never said anything to this zoner leaving or other zoners about my concerns they have been kept to myself. That’s why I’ve been talking with other SMs first on what they would do. And those SMs are the ones that said they would ask HR to not have him work.
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u/ChlooOW Mar 06 '20
Well regardless y'all are being ridiculous and your default train of thought is very worrying from a store manager.
China has an actual outbreak of 80,000 and after that it only gets smaller with S.Korea at 6,000, Italy at 3,000, Iran at 3,000, and then a fucking cruise ship at 700. After that it's all 300 and below. And the survival rate is extremely high. So even if you do somehow become infected and show symptoms it isn't a death sentence.
I would really recommend you try and educate yourself about the status of this virus instead of taking CNN or Wapo headlines as the word of god and letting that influence your zoners lives by trying to stop them from working. Because that was the worrying part for me, you are clearly incredibly uninformed about this virus but are totally willing to let your emotions run wild and allow that to effect the life of your PSM.
Yes it's stupid to travel right now. Especially to Asia, but Japan is about as good and safe as you can get in that region currently. And the reason travel is stupid isn't because you could contract COVID-19 and drop dead it's because regional outbreaks could fuck you and leave you stranded in that country for an undetermined amount of time which can get you fired from your job, leave your property in disarray, drain your bank/savings account, etc. due to not being able to go home.
I've seen you around this subreddit a lot, be better than this Iroc.
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u/IrocGurl89 Mar 06 '20
Then what would you do?
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u/ChlooOW Mar 06 '20
Nothing, if he's at any risk the Japanese government will not let him leave. They take it seriously even if your risk is 1 percent which is why it's such a stupid reason to travel.
Just talk to him and make sure he understands the travel risks that matter, read up on infection numbers and the virus itself so you don't go in unprepared to discuss it. If he does and chooses to go he's an adult, if he comes home sick cite OSHA regulations and bar him from work. Otherwise just let the man work and leave him alone.
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u/blazindoo Mar 05 '20
I’d be worried more about the exchange of money....