Chief Threat Intelligence & Vulnerability Analyst. Aging übergeek with interests in photography, history, politics, etc.
He/him ← Just to annoy the arseholes.
Plus if you're making people work ridiculous hours week after week, you're increasing the risk of many of those issues mentioned dramatically.
Tired people make mistakes.
No of course not. That's why half the governments on the planet have pandemic preparation teams. And of course the 1918-1920 flu pandemic never happened. Or the subsequent ones.
Not only did people see this coming but given a long enough timescale it was inevitable.
It's amazing just how many employers forget the first rule of economics when it comes to employees - supply and demand. If you don't supply enough cash, the demand for your jobs withers.