A Grocery Store at the Epicenter of the Pandemic 

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@U Haul It may be normalized, but it doesn't make it right.

Hey we have 2 full time working adults (well above minimum wage) and could only afford a dump of an apartment (2 bedroom) for our family in eugene oregon.

100% agree- 17 years is a long time. Give this man a raise, especially now.

Some would argue his job is meant for a student getting by not one to feed a family and afford bigger accommodations. Even professionals can’t afford big apartments in nyc. That cities distorted property value is obscene, as is any other metropolitans around the world, Toronto where I am is no different. Neither is san fransixo, Milan Italy, vancvouer Canada, you name it. All the rich fucks squeezour thr little guy.

My fellow work mates look at it as "the suicide squad ")))

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Too true

I am very well prepared and don't need to shop yet after a month. But I just volunteered to shop for some shut in seniors in my neighborhood who were asking for items on the neighborhood alert board and newsletter. I went to my favorite store and found some familiar workers with masks and gloves on. I had my mask but put on a bandana over it as the elastic was old and weak. It was raining so I wore my black cowboy hat. I should have had boots and spurs on, too. Upon checking out I hit on the idea of getting extra cash for the checkers braving this stuff. So I gave a $20 to each of the 2 checkers...who were very thankful but refused to accept money. So I left the money on their counters and on the way out said...''Take it! This is a reverse robbery! Just don't tell Mike (the store Manager). It was worth some laughs. Next time I shop I will go prepared and put cash in a small Thank You envelope and tell them to read it later. I'm not spending so my Social Security deposit goes pretty far. So thank you all Grocery Store Workers for risking your health so people can eat.

fresh B yo I get it people are so rude when we don’t have something, it’s not our fault we order and stock what ever is available. But there are customers who do respect us which is nice Stay safe out there bro!!!

kimmer6 you go above and beyond and it’s people like you that make our jobs so much easier. A simple thank you will do next time :)

You don’t have to be there lol

@kimmer6 ~ That's very thoughtful of you. Showing appreciation can go a long way even if it's a simple thank you. The workers probably refused for fear of being fired. Every retail job I've ever been at would fire you for accepting money or gifts... whether the manager catches it or the camera.

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Yes sir they are heroes, not the actors, athletes, politicians these people keep people feed in this hard scary time, true heroes.

Amen to that!

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O’Brien Ortega I would be glad to work. My family isn’t allowed. U really think that’s ok? We are going broke waiting on getting to go back to our jobs. So I don’t see it exactly like u do. Of course I’m grateful to any worker but we wanna work too! Do u not care about my family going broke not being able to go to our jobs? Naw y’all going on emotions fear oh thank u for risking ur life for me. Well I’m fixin to go get a job at a store cuz they may never let us go to our jobs. U gonna thank me?

What is your definition of hero?

Thank you!

Sorry that you have to deal with ungrateful people, with no appreciation for people that are still working, to provide a service, risking their life! Thank you for being brave to risk your life! Good luck to you. Be safe and God bless ✝️🙏

I am very thankful to you guys, bus drivers, cops, FDs, and the health care people. I hope you guys are getting compensated for this.

Recker's World hey man stay strong brother! I work for Whole Foods and people have no respect for us. We’re working day in day out to feed these people and pay our bills We’ll get through this man !!!!

@@Tuxedoj Thank you for continuing to work! You all the others, I know you need to pay bills etc, many still decided to quit or stay home, and collect unemployment benefits. So hats off to you and to those that chose to risk their life and keep working. THANK YOU, God bless and be safe. ✝️🙏

There aren't enough tests available to go around & people line up to get tested for hours when they find out more tests are available

The president and his cronies have made it clear they don’t care about any of us

the Fed's priorities are making the stonks go green while thousands die in America every day from this virus alone

@Dontatmeman Dontatmeman is this corporate ? Our franchise hasn't given us shit ..

That will probably end the business. They should be getting a loan from the gov to do just that but the govt is incompetent and doesn't even have enough $$ to keep doctors from dropping dead.

Exactly...thank you and all the other truck drivers for your service. Stay safe and may God bless you.

Thank you sir!

Thank you brother, I've been telling people about truckers vital part to this battle.

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Thank You

Amen, thank you for this comment

We don't have a choice, this pandemic is unprecedented in this time,there are no laws in place to at the very least give us a choice without losing our jobs, it's scary as hell, I was turned away for two days from work cause my temp was to high,going back tonight, who knows.....I sure as hell don't.

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Thank you - you are very welcome. In Nevada people are not thankful or understanding. I work in healthcare (medical clinic not hospital) and I have not had even the slightest appreciation from patients, or worse my employer/management/etc. I do not even have a n95 mask, yet the president of the company walks around with one every time he comes by. Appreciate everyone else out there! I also appreciate the people who take it serious and wear a mask (even if it’s not effective, it shows you care)

Matt D so sorry you are don’t feel appreciated by your employer or patients! Isn’t it sad that some of us are still not seeing the new reality and learn how to appreciate everything and count one’s blessings. Well know that we all appreciate you. God bless and protect you and your family. You are all the new HEROS and have our respect and love.

DAMN SHAME. Makes me want to stop shopping Walmart. DAMN SHAME

@Georgiaboy706. yeah, the government lmao.

I have family who works at a small town Walmart, they supply their workers with masks and didn’t lay off anyone

I work at Costco. They been treating us well and have no complaints.

@@daisydaswani689 we are not communist or socialist. You are your responsibility, but try to get help from the government and your employer. Lesson learned, don't vote democrat. Look how democrat governors and officials screw up their states and priorities.

@Self Discipline Hes literally a victim! He has to work in a global pandemic! I understand you cant get your capitalist bootlickin pig mind around the fact we should get reimbursed while staying home.

U aren’t gonna bring it home. Were do u live? Unless u live in ny or nj then u shouldnt worry about it. U r blessed.. WE ARENT ALOUD TO WORK! Do your homework it isn’t hard. Look at the numbers.. see how many Drs that are telling the real truth! Plz don’t be one of those that believes the lying gov. U better figure out what they r doing to us cuz if u don’t.. we all just might have every right taken from us. We are on our way if Americans don’t stand up for each other and be one! They can’t beat us all!!!

Self Discipline how is it selfish? I’m one of those “essential employee”. I’m still debating if it’s a blessing or a curse. For those that can’t work I feel for you whole heartedly. It’s sucks. I’m still bringing in money, but let’s say it is as contagious as they say it is, what good is money if I bring the disease home and infect my family? Idc what happens to me, but what about them? I’m the youngest in my company being 30 years old, my coworkers are all above 50. What if I have it and idk and they get sick? I still have to pump gas ,gather food, talk to people. if it’s as serious ppl are saying it is ,it’s worrisome. And we have every right to feel that way. The fear mongering is driving my supervisors insane implementing strict social distancing rules when Most of my work needs 2-3 ppl to get things done safely. ( I’m an electrician at a manufacturing facility in CT)It’s been very difficult to get proper ppe for everyone. Shit we can’t even get hand sanitizer.

@@kimboslice9445 who are you tell anyone they wont bring it home? keep your tinfoil hat shit to yourself. or better yet, go volunteer at your local hospital or clinic ,i'm sure they could use the help. you aren't having any rights taken away from you ,they have been put on pause for a little bit and they are paying you to stay home watch t.v. and play video games for a bit....oh it's so hard.

shaec 93 You were not selfish. You are an American hero. Just so you know it. Be careful and be safe please.

@@kimboslice9445 Not sure where you getting your information from but you definitely can bring it home I live in Virginia and tons have brought it home to there family. This virus can barely harm you or take you out within days. Please stop spreading false information. Go to worldmeters.com. that's just a taste of where the virus has hit.

What would you like them to say, exactly?

You're talking about the cashier I hope.

Ingles in Georgia is just as bad. No bonus, no pay raise, only masks and that is not even being done right. Everything is waiting to explode

That's the sad thing in America. Low wage workers are ridiculed. They're told, hey you should have been a lawyer or business man if you wanted money, but can a country exist of only business men and lawyers? Who would prep our food? Who would pick up our garbage? Can you imagine if garbage collections stopped, what would streets look like? Or cleaning crews stopped cleaning? And so on. This is why we need to stop treating our "ESSENTIAL" workers who feed us, who clean for us, who build for us, as "failed people" because that's how they are usually treated. Most of these people make around minimum wage, rarely have benefits, and are just treated poorly. These are the "poor" you keep hearing about, they're working but because they hardly earn enough, they are working and still poor, and we ridicule them for it, even though without them we would all starve to death. The American attitude towards ESSENTIAL workers really needs to change, permanently.

@@Metal0sopher Lol? Sure, everyone depends on the essential workers to survive, but just because you did almost nothing for your entire life and are stuck working a minimum wage job doesn't make you special. Fucking hell mate, everyone is treated like shit and everyone has less money than they want, you can't expect everyone to behave nice all of a sudden, or ever for that matter.

@@Dfjs427 Based elitist

It's ALWAYS been an important job.

@@Dfjs427 "....you can't expect everyone to behave nice all of a sudden, or ever for that matter. " Why not ? "... everyone is treated like shit and everyone has less money than they want." That's not true at all. I think you are the asshole.

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His family should sue Zabar's! I hope they take those a-holes to court!

....these companies just don't give a damn!!! 32 years of that person's life. Damn!😡

ur welcome, it's not easy being a pornstar in these tough times

I have the same fears going to work I have asthma and children are still young. Can my wife do it own her own if something were to happen are the thoughts that stay in my head.

Thanks your the only one that kinda said it in my direction. I just hope things get a little better.

Self Discipline I could care less that I can work right now, I’m just worried that I’ll spread it to my family. Or even somehow contract the virus and mass spread it to people and be the indirect cause of people getting sick/dying.

Ive been out of work two months now. I am hoping my company will pull through. If i could work right now I would. Stay safe everybody.

Governor Cuomo would say that who cares. “Death is worse.” He ‘feels your pain.’

@Nemo Krada Whips? What?

IDK. That seems to be jumping to conclusion. We don't know if the worker who passed away contracted covid 19 while doing their job or from elsewhere. The virus was circulating widely in NYC. Also it's not clear if that worker had already passed away at the time of the interview or when the employer might have been notified of their passing. Also, as an employer, you have to consider the negative publicity if you reveal too much, the impact on the business & knock-on effect on the remaining employees - is it better to shut down the store and lay off staff? Unfortunately it doesn't seem like the US has good social safety net for people who cannot work - eg laid off due to employer financial difficulty. Employers of essential workers do have a duty though to implement precautions to protect their workers & customers during times like this. Looks like Zabar is making an effort. Good that they are reporting abusive customers. Never understand why people have to behave so nasty to other people.

I always find this bizarre. I work at Stop and Shop and you see people retire with 40+ years at the company and you can barely get some store managers to give them a gift card and a cake. One lady in the deli at my store was retiring in late February this year because of her COPD. She walked a mile to work every day and worked 40+ hours a week in spite of being part time too. When she put in her two weeks notice the store manager tried to pressure her into staying another three weeks. Would've put her smack in the middle of all the panic shopping with none of the measures we have in place to protect people. Admittedly no one knew the pandemic was about to hit but this has really put a spotlight on how the harm caused by the callousness of management was overlooked because we didn't have an ongoing pandemic. Thank god we have a union to put a rest to a lot of that bullshit.

Your so deep and educated did you think of that yourself

But a just Incase bases we need those. China or Russia could attack tomorrow. I do agree though, we should start putting money to this hidden enemy.

Avelier Plays wow. You guys are really nice.

@UC9WwL9ocL6d9EOB-eeApgvg I can have all the skills in the world but if I dont have a degree to prove I have skills I wont get hired. Sounds like your mad that you never went to college

Avelier Plays It’s sad and it’s true.

Same I'd at least get him and his family 2 or 3bedroom apt.

Your pic is domestic terror...

Yeah, I remember a women got arrested for coughing on produce in a store. That's why we need to treat everything that is not from the house as a potential virus vector, since some people just want the world to burn. If I remember correctly the women was charged, and I think the DOJ considers it a third degree biological terrorist attack.

@salokin G your pic is lame....

@@DefineMeAsOne The guy who got caught licking the Blue Bell ice cream actually did some time and had to pay Blue Bell for damages.

Spitting on someone is ALREADY considered assault in most places. Deliberately sneezing or coughing on someone would be easily seen as a similar assault by the courts. Good.