Originally Posted by Jay1122

Leadership is not guessing here. They obviously don't know what will definitely happen, but they have hundreds, thousands, of analysts looking at huge amounts of data in order to inform their decisions. They are not just throwing darts.

Historical precedence does not exist for what is happening here. Previous experiences are likely creating false impressions regarding the limits of what can happen here. We are literally fighting for survival here, and likely will be for quite some time. If they need to furlough 4500 guys on 1 Oct, they will do it.