'Totally different atmosphere'; Grocery store employees speak out

It’s a tough job and grocery store workers are feeling it now more than ever with crowded stores, holiday stress, and coronavirus cases spiking. On top of that, reports Fox5 TV, some workers say customers have done a 180 since the pandemic began. “A totally different atmosphere,” said UFCW 400 member Jane St. Louis, who works at the Safeway in Damascus. St. Louis, who has worked for Safeway for 28 years, says at the start of the pandemic she developed anxiety she never had before. But back then, it was the customers who made going to work a little easier. She says now that gratitude is rare and people are more careless and impatient as they shop. Read more here.

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