Discussion on question by WorriedWorker: Can my employer legally threaten to fire me unless I cut off in-person contact with the outside world?

2/2. And state, without parody that "Having weathered every business downturn for nearly fifty years, we’ve learned an important lesson — nobody ever regrets making fast and decisive adjustments to changing circumstances. " It's really sad that the well-being of employees, and functioning society takes a back seat to not losing a dime, even temporarily, for them.

Many CEO's and CEO wannabe's fancy themselves as "snap decision-makers". They actually value making quick decisive decisions about serious matters, like Captain Kirk on Star Trek. This is real and it is showing up now in a time of threat. As an example, see the infamous letter that Sequoia Capital penned last week (medium.com/sequoia-capital/…), where they even recommend headcount reduction as a reaction to the pandemic. 1/2...