I order!! PPE!!! For construction supply folks!!!

nd you're not gonna believe this

buckle your seatbelts

priority is being given to medical places.

i was shocked too

i got a phone call on my lunch break from a guy who was like "we need masks!! Order some!!" and I'm like "TONY I HAVE BEEN TRYING TO FOR THE LAST TWO MONTHS........AND THEY'RE BACKLOGGED INTO JUNE........"

the city of dallas just said that you couldn't be out and about and working without one, and everyone is panicking....and i've gotten at least 12 different emails about them

GORL I AM TRYING. i can't force them to give us masks!!! Hospitals need them!! Doctors offices need them!!!

we pave roads and mix chemicals and yes, we need them too, but the difference between us and them is they're TRYING TO SAVE LIVES AND TAKE CARE OF PEOPLE

Yeah like.... imagine an important piece of medical equipment being prioritized for medical facilities

and we are PAVING THE ROADS. ALSO IMPORTANT BUT ON A DIFFERENT SCALE 8C

Hm. Strange, that

"Good afternoon! This is Sydney with (company)! I got your voicemail, and just wanted to let you know that the N95 respirators and their kin, along with any faceguards that we order regularly through (company), are on backorder until June."

" I'm trying my best to get them in as quickly as possible, but right now we're at the mercy of what the people on the front lines of COVID-19 can spare, and that is very, very little."

long sigh....slink back into chair.....

....repeat message in spanish......

......send message to company staff who are panicking about not having a mask..............

/smooches gently. I know it’s rough rn, fam, and peoples’ stress levels are through the roof, but just try not to let it get to you. You did all you could. And you can’t change the fact that things are out of your hands

...............receive message in return talking about how they need them and how we need to get some on order as soon as possible.....................

yeah. bun has to wear a mask, too, and we're using bandannas and handkerchiefs...

it's not impossible. we're gonna make it through this....just gotta, u no, be calm about it.

/rubs face like.... I mean this with no disrespect, but if they’re that hard pressed for them, is it possible to make their own? Or look into other avenues of getting not necessarily “pro-grade” masks?

an excellent question...

Yeah like, bandannas or kerchiefs

get some fabric. Bust up an old tshirt. tie it around your face.

^^^^

That may be something to bring up to management because right now it is probably impossible to get masks. Like you said they are prioritizing medical facilities FOR GOOD REASON

He’ll, even a SCARF tied around your face

I spoke with my boss and he was like "Yeah, we have some at the corporate office that people can use if they know who to talk to!" and it's like "....could......could you please make a PSA so people know where to get them"

P L E A S E????

THAT SHIULD HAVE BEEN A THING ALREADY YALL COME ON

YEAH BUT PEOPLE ARE GOING TO TRY AND TAKE THEM AND CLEARLY THE IDEA OF SOMEONE HANDING THEM OUT IS JUST THROWN INTO THE DAMN LAKE

pls......pls company......

sales rep called back to say "do we reach out to vendors to order these facemasks?"

he is on the phone with me right now