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Esikhathini sethu sokuphila asikaze sikubone okunje. Kube nezinhlekelele ezinkulu zemvelo, ukuhlukumezeka kwangomhla ka-9/11 nenkinga yezimali yango-2008. Ziyaphaphatheka uma ziqhathaniswa nalokho okwenzeka phambi kwamehlo ethu namuhla.
Ezinsukwini zami zokubika, ngikhumbula ngisebenza ngokusobala amahora onke ngemuva kokuhlaselwa kwamaphekula eWorld Trade Center. Ngenkathi kunesiphepho esikhulu seqhwa, mina nomthwebuli sahamba ngesikebhe esimhlophe sidlula ezimeni ezihlanyayo ku-401 yonke indlela eya eMontreal, lapho yonke into yayivaliwe khona, imibhoshongo ye-hydro yayigobeke phakathi, kungekho uphawu lokuthi ugesi uzobuya nini vula. Ngo-2008, ngema, ngamangala engqungqutheleni yezindaba lapho uNdunankulu uStephen Harper noNdunankulu uDalton McGuinty bamemezela khona ukuthi kuzosizakala imboni yezimoto kakhulu, kusindiswe umkhakha owake waba wumgogodla womnotho wase-Ontario ekuweni.
Yize yayinkulu kangako leyo micimbi, angibonanga lutho olusabalele kangaka, olungajabulisi noluphazamisayo njengobhadane lweCovid-19. Uma ithemba lokuthi kungenzeka kube yizigidi zabantu abazobulawa yileli gciwane belingasabisi ngokwanele, umnotho wethu manje usuya ngxi. Abantu abaningi abakwazi ukusebenza. Njengoba ngibhala lokhu, undunankulu umemezela isikhwama sosizo sama- $ 83 billion samabhizinisi nabantu ngabanye, njengoba nomngcele waseCanada-US uvalwa ngabo bonke kodwa uhambo olubalulekile. Izinombolo nezenzo ezithinta ingqondo, ezinamathuba amaningi okuza.
Kulezi zikhathi ezinzima, sonke sinenselelo yokusizana noma okungenani sizame ukungenzi izinto zibe zimbi nakakhulu. Labo abahlulekayo ukwenza kanjalo noma abazama ukusebenzisa imali bangalindela imiphumela.
Ukufeza lokho, ngajabula kakhulu ukubona ukuthi iotum ikhetha ukuqhubekela phambili. Iqiniso liwukuthi, inkampani ehlinzeka ngezinsizakalo ze-teleconferencing izothola ukuthi imatasa kakhulu kunangaphambili kulezi zikhathi lapho abantu bedinga ukubheka imigomo yokuhlukaniswa nomphakathi. Akulungile, ngokusobala. Abantu base-iotum basesikebheni esifanayo nathi sonke, sikhathazekile ngokugula, silwela ukugcina izingane zimatasa ngaphandle kwesikole futhi zingagculisekile ngesidingo sokusebenza ekhaya. Kodwa ngesikhathi esifanayo, amaklayenti afona ngendlela engakaze ibonwe ngaphambili.
I-FreeConference.com inikeza kokubili izinhlelo zamahhala nezokuthuthukisa. Uhlelo oluyisisekelo lumahhala futhi luqondiswe ezinhlanganweni ezisiza abampofu, amasonto, nezinhlangano ezingenzi nzuzo. Kepha manje abaningi babo bazothembela enkomfeni ekude kakhulu kunangaphambili. Ukuthuthukiswa kuzobavumela ukuthi bathole ukufinyelela kuhlelo olukhulu lwezinsizakalo. Kulabo abanesidingo esikhulu, iprimiyamu ICallbridge insiza ihlala itholakala mahhala ngesivivinyo sezinsuku ezingama-30.
Amanye amabhizinisi nawo aqhubekele phambili, athembisa ukuvikela abasebenzi bawo futhi axhase amaklayenti abo, noma ibhizinisi lishabalala. Abantu bavolontiya ukusiza izinhlangano zosizo, ukuletha igilosa kwabadala, ukuhlinzeka nge-stopgap ukunakekelwa kwezingane kubasebenzi bezempilo abasebenza ngokweqile.
Ngisanda kuqala ukukhiqiza ku-podcast lapho sikhuluma khona ngomqondo wenhloso yomphakathi. Kuyinto entsha futhi eyamukelekayo. Izinkampani seziqala ukubona ukuthi ukuzibophezela kobugqila emiphumeleni eyisisekelo yabanikazi bamasheya akusasekuhle ngokwanele. Abasebenzi, amaklayenti, kanye nomphakathi wonkana sebeqala ukufuna ukuthi amabhizinisi akhombise ukuzibophezela okuphathekayo ekuthuthukiseni umphakathi. Sekuyinto entsha evamile futhi kwenzeka ukuthi ibe ngcono kumugqa ophansi.
Ngenkathi uMohamad Fakih, isikhulu esiphezulu seParamount Foods chain of restaurant, ehola umzamo wokuqongelela imali eCanada Strong ukusiza imindeni yezisulu zengozi yezindiza e-Iran ngoJanuwari, wabona imali igxuma.
Ngo-2014, uxhaxha lwesitolo sezidakamizwa lwe-CVS e-US lwayeka ukuthengisa ugwayi. Bekuyimali enkulu kubo kodwa bekungeyona into ebukeka kahle enkampanini ebikhathazeke kakhulu ngezempilo. Inzuzo yanda lapho bekhipha ugwayi ezitolo zabo.
Ezinsukwini eziyinselele zeCovid-19, ngithemba ukuthi umqondo wenhloso yezenhlalo uthatha izimpande ezijulile. Kukhona izimpawu ezinhle. I-distillery ishintshile kusuka ekwenzeni i-gin kuya ekunikezeni i-sanitizer. Abenzi bezingxenye ezizenzakalelayo bahlongoze ukuphinda benze itool ukwenza imishini yokuphefumula.
Umsebenzi wami omningi usekuxhumaneni okubucayi, ukweluleka amabhizinisi nabantu ngabanye ngokuthi yini okumele bayisho ngezikhathi ezimbi kakhulu. Izimiso eziyinhloko zezokuxhumana ezibucayi uzwela, isibopho, nokungafihli lutho. Isu elingcono kakhulu lezokuxhumana ukwenza okufanele. Ngokwalokho engikubonile, abantu abaningi bayakuthola.
Phakathi kwawo wonke umonakalo odalwe yilolu bhubhane, kokubili ezempilo nakwezomnotho wethu, kungafundwa izifundo ezibalulekile nezihlala isikhathi eside. Sonke kufanele sithuthukise izindlela zethu zokugeza izandla futhi siqonde isidingo sokuhlala ekhaya lapho sigula.
Futhi yebo, abaningi bethu bangase baxoxe futhi banethezeke nge-teleconferencing, okungasho ukuhamba okuncane okungadingekile, kube nezinzuzo zangempela empini yesikhathi eside nokuguquka kwesimo sezulu.
Isimo esibucayi sisivivinya sonke. Labo abazonqoba yilabo abenza ngozwela nangokuqonda.
USean Mallen ungumxhumanisi wezokuxhumana futhi owayengumbhali weNdlovukazi yasePark kanye ne-Europe Bureau Chief for Global News.
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