“We closed for a brief amount of time —about two weeks— when, initially, a lot of businesses were starting to shut down. We opened back up, but only doing contactless orders.”
Q: Do you feel comfortable working?
A: “No, not necessarily. Umm…It’s more of a necessity. I’ve got a sister who’s immunocompromised, so working kind of puts her at risk, and me at risk too. So, I wouldn’t say I’m comfortable, but it’s something I have to do.”
Me: “Is there anything you’d like to say to people who are reading this right now?”
Joshua took a few moments to consider what he wanted to say, before saying this:
“I just wish —because the toughest thing is people come in irritable, people come in agitated by everything and take it out on employees— I just wish people had more awareness for how we feel and how they talk to us. I wish they’d know that it’s hard for us too. That’s pretty much it.”
-Joshua (Orlando, Florida)
