[DianeM]

Originally Posted by Ronlynch@comcast.net

Copied from a good friend who works in Shoprite.

“Keep this in mind, please: grocery store cashiers are scared xxxxless of you right now. We are scared of your casual coughs, we are scared of your potentially asymptomatic yet contagious children, we are scared of you. We don’t find your jokes amusing, “haha I’m supposed to be in quarantine right now.” It’s not funny. It’s absoxxxxinglutely terrifying.

You feel anxiety when you go into a store for 20 minutes? We are spending our entire work week at that level of anxiety. Unhappy we don’t have your Ancient Grains bread? Ok. Confused as to why there’s no tofu? Ok. Can’t believe there’s no kosher chicken? Ok. Here’s the thing: we know, it’s frustrating. But. Keep. Your. Frustration. To. Your. Self. We are already stressed out enough.

We smile, we say hi, we don’t scream when you cough. We don’t run when you stand too close. We don’t punch you in the face when you stand in our space, expecting us to bag for you while you joke about how, “wow this is basically the only place to go now that everything is shut down...”. And yes... we are thrilled to be getting a paycheck. However...

We don’t want you telling us we should be thrilled to be getting a paycheck. Say thank you to the next cashier, stock person, cleaner you have. Look them in their actual eyes and say, “Thank you.” You’re able to get food because we are working. And we are scared. Keep this in mind today.”

Your post is outstanding. I did say thank you on Friday to every Publix employee I encountered.
Because of them, we eat. You nailed it ! ❤️