Table 5.
Illustrative quotes from qualitative analysis
Code | Survey 1 responses | Survey 2 responses |
---|---|---|
+ E |
• My job has allowed me to work from home for a few months now and I am very appreciative. Our business has not been drastically affected by the pandemic luckily • Workplace has kept us informed and everyone that can is working from home. They are also equipping those who traditionally do not work from home with equipment to do so. They could have been a few days earlier but they did eventually make the decision |
• The county is working vigorously on making things easier for teachers and parents since everything was quickly thrown out there • I have been full time at home since March 10th and while other people in my company have seen a huge drop-off in sales, I have had an increase… I am hopeful I will continue to produce and continue to demonstrate growth both personally and professionally |
-E |
• My work place gave us little to no information, updated us barely through email, and then finally told us we were closing, nothing else unless you called with questions • Our department manager has not responded at all. One simple conference call or email to just say I am here for you, thank you for working harder with less staff or an acknowledgement of our fears and confusion would have gone a long way—especially [with] rumors that more lay offs are coming |
• We have been closed since the beginning and have no word on when we will be reopening • My company is planning on permanently laying off some associates who were placed on furlough due to COVID-19, as they do not believe that we will fully recover our lost revenues in 2020 |
+ H |
• They have closed down the county service building to the public, thereby drastically reducing the number of people that come in and out of the building…That drastically cuts down face-to-face interactions. I was given PPE training through a digital format and the necessary equipment to keep my workspace sanitized and clean • They have been very good with following guidelines and ensuring everyone's safety, including the residents as many are elderly and would not survive the virus. Have provided us with PPE and make sure we…are never within 6 feet of residents |
• I am actually impressed with the PPE that has been provided daily for each employee. I also think [organization] has done a great job regarding keeping employees informed, as well • I had a sore throat and cough and was happy that my employer let me work from home for a few days until I was cleared to come back. I received a coronavirus test the first day I was absent from work • We do have to sign mandatory questions on how we are feeling and if we have come in contact with anyone who has COVID-19. If we say that we have then we go home, no repercussions |
-H |
• They have not done a lot to ensure our safety in the workplace. Temperatures are taken whenever they feel like it. Mask and gloves are only necessary when the general manager is there, besides that they are not worn properly • I constantly worry that I am taking the virus home with me. I always practice proper PPE, but still feel that I am at a higher risk of getting the virus. A lot of my co-workers do not wear their masks properly and they do not care about COVID-19… |
• I have been able to come back to work and have been working for around a month now, but I feel very exposed • My workplace has split the staff into two teams. Each team works for two weeks and then self quarantines for two weeks. I feel like my employers have been responsible and considerate. Any anxiety I experience comes from exposure to customers, and my employers have limited that exposure to the best of their ability |
H > E |
• My location probably should have closed when a lot of restaurants closed due to the lock-down… now we are fully back in business, but I still feel concerned of getting it while working • My company has responded almost immediately, even though financially crippling, to the outbreak. All our parks, resorts, stores and even movie productions have closed and halted because of it… yet they have kept nearly all of us…employed and paid (even if not currently working) through it |
• I feel that I have been blessed to still have my job since so many of my coworkers have been furloughed. It still scares me a little that we may be moving too hastily in getting back into our normal routine • Since I am graduating soon with a degree in healthcare, I am not terribly worried. However, I am mostly worried about my fiancé who is a heart surgeon and is with COVID patients daily. I worry about him contracting the disease… I worry that my family may unknowingly spread the disease to others |
E > H |
• I am slightly afraid of contracting COVID-19 due to my workplace still requiring me to come to work in order to get paid. However, I'm more afraid of not being able to get a paycheck • [Organization] is offering parents/people…some amazing options to make sure that they can hire caregivers during this time. However… I feel pressured to encourage my daughter's daycare to stay open so that I can continue working |
• I feel pretty safe other than losing work and layoffs • So ready for this to end. The longer it goes on the more hysterical people get. We have to learn to live with this virus • A lot of my semi-negative emotion was because I think our government has over reacted and overshot what we should have done… I am more anxious we are economically hurting our hospitals and business and the models were too high in deaths, hospitalizations |
+ Positive;—Negative; E Economic; H Health; H > E Health concern more salient than economic concern; E > H Economic concern more salient than health concern