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 :calendars and schedules to make sure key areas of work are covered. (If you are diagnosed positive for COVID-19, please let Bryan within T&C Ops know so T&C can help with support and make sure your situation gets appropriate attention from management).
 * Hourly folks will be fully paid. We have already said, and are recommitting to honor our commitments to our contractors and hourly staff colleagues. Everyone will be paid on the basis of their usual hours worked during normal circumstances. This includes if you are sick and unable to work.
 * If you want to work, we support you. Many people use work as a way of channeling their stress with the world around us. If that’s you, great! What we do can be incredibly rewarding, especially during times like this. Again, this is about your self-care. Our ask is that you communicate with your manager, so we know what to expect and can adjust accordingly.
 * Some work is considered essential. There are some things that we must keep doing. The SRE, HR Ops, Trust & Safety, and Fundraising teams (among others) do critical work that may need additional support. We’ll begin a process with all departments to assess current objectives and shift our focus to supporting what’s essential for our mission. There’s plenty to do for all of us, we just will all focus on the most essential projects.
 * Slowing now won’t hurt later. We do not plan to go “double-time to catch up” once the pandemic has passed. You will not be expected to work extra hours to meet deadlines which are now unrealistic. We accept that circumstances have changed, and will work to set new targets and timelines where appropriate.

What happens with the APP (Annual Planning)?
To adjust to our new reality and daily working hour expectations, we intend to adjust the timeline for the delivery of our 2020-2021 Annual Plan. Our intention is to propose an extension of our 2019-2020 plan that allows more time for budgeting to allow employees to prioritize critical work, self-care, and care for loved ones while accommodating those who need or wish to work a reduced schedule over the next few weeks.

This timeline extension greatly reduces current planning workloads and pressure across the whole organization. We will introduce our proposal to the Board next week and will update delegates and teams on the next steps as soon as we have confirmation. Thank you to the APP team for your leadership in this.

Office status, exposure, and cleaning
Last week, we learned that one of our SF-based colleagues may have been exposed to the COVID-19 virus. Thankfully, they tested negative. However, out of an abundance of caution, we employed an antiviral cleaning crew to disinfect all surfaces in the San Francisco office. They utilized a hospital-grade anti-viral solution to disinfect every surface, as well as the lobby and elevator banks accessing our floor. The building is employing its own duty-of-care protocol