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Corona already impacting my business

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  • cojak
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    Originally posted by ladymuck View Post
    Teams FTW!

    (But only if security allows it - otherwise you're fecked… )

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  • ladymuck
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    Originally posted by eek View Post
    There will be enough others over the next 3 months..

    It may also give tele-conferencing the kick start it never really had.
    Teams FTW!

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  • eek
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    Originally posted by MonkeysUncle View Post
    Wasnt Flybe by any chance
    There will be enough others over the next 3 months..

    It may also give tele-conferencing the kick start it never really had.

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  • MonkeysUncle
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    Originally posted by Robinho View Post
    Well i lost the best contract ive ever had today due to Coronavirus.

    had gone on for 3 years, for a travel company which wasn't doing brilliantly, so inevitable really.

    Still got a heafty notice period but gutting never the less.
    Wasnt Flybe by any chance

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  • Robinho
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    Oh yeah, it was functionally permanent in the end.

    I left the UK a few years ago.

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  • Paralytic
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    Originally posted by Robinho View Post
    Well i lost the best contract ive ever had today due to Coronavirus.

    had gone on for 3 years, for a travel company which wasn't doing brilliantly, so inevitable really.

    Still got a heafty notice period but gutting never the less.
    Interesting...

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  • Robinho
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    Well i lost the best contract ive ever had today due to Coronavirus.

    had gone on for 3 years, for a travel company which wasn't doing brilliantly, so inevitable really.

    Still got a heafty notice period but gutting never the less.

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  • MonkeysUncle
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    Originally posted by eek View Post
    Supplies could fail to be delivered, sales could fall through the floor - there is a whole set of reasons why something that was important last Friday is now an expense too great.
    At my current gig we use HP kit. We have already been told by our suppliers that there are going to be delays to any big orders of new kit..

    Thats a put a couple of projects on hold...luckily not mine....yet

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  • eek
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    Originally posted by WordIsBond View Post
    Or something that at least needs to be delayed to see how much cash reserve is going to be eaten by it.
    Tell me about it...

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  • WordIsBond
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    Originally posted by eek View Post
    Supplies could fail to be delivered, sales could fall through the floor - there is a whole set of reasons why something that was important last Friday is now an expense too great.
    Or something that at least needs to be delayed to see how much cash reserve is going to be eaten by it.

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