I’ve worked for enough companies, (especially large companies), that when decisions are made like this one, making employees use vacation days within a specific time, you get a sick feeling in your stomach. Is the company having financial problems? After these five weeks will they come back to us in a month and make us take five more days? I understand this pandemic has put everyone in unchartered waters, no one has ever gone through something like this before (1918 is a long time ago) so decisions like this one that feel panicky should probably be expected, but that’s rational thinking. This sick pain in my gut isn’t rational. It’s scared. Other companies are letting employees go. Who’s to say that this company won’t do the same?