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starting a thread here. don& #39;t read if you don& #39;t wanna hear an essential worker whine about the pandemic
I& #39;ve been going back and forth with my feelings for the past few weeks. I& #39;m gonna start by saying I am blessed to have a reliable income while many many many do not during this time.
to elaborate a bit on what I& #39;m experiencing as an "essential worker" during the pandemic: I am the manager of a pizza restaurant. yes, I see some weird and scary things from day to day. including but not limited to people wearing full on gas masks and riot shields.
I& #39;ve had customers yell at myself/employees for not sanitizing cash, not seeing us change our gloves/masks/wash our hands. although I can promise we are doing those things. constantly.
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there& #39;s just a little tiny part of me watches from the sidelines as my friends pick up new hobbies and spend time doing things I& #39;ve always wanted to do. like I said, I& #39;m a workaholic, and 70 hour work weeks are a part of my normal routine.
it just makes me wonder how I& #39;ve been using my time to the fullest. am I wasting away as a cog in the corporate murder machine? should I revisit the fading dreams and goals of my past? should I take more time to discover myself? I have to be more than just pizza, right?
I& #39;ve also had some incredibly gracious customers. most leave tips for our curbside service and delivery drivers. most feel (like myself when I pick up my coffee in the morning) that the least they can do is toss us a couple bucks and thank us for working.
work is hard. it& #39;s extremely hard. employees in my company are dropping like flies. I carry a master key to help service our 12 locations in the area while also trying to keep my own store and staff afloat amidst the crisis. nobody wants to be here. but most of us have to be.
I& #39;ve worked a few 70+ hour weeks since the lockdown, and while I myself am no stranger to putting in ridiculous hours, many people on my staff are at their breaking points. there& #39;s been an unnerving amount of talk about unemployment, hazard pay, and incentives.
the higher ups in my company are doing their best to please us. they do the most in their power to make sure we are as comfortable as we can be, and to incentivize those who are willing to put themselves out "on the front lines".
