Tag: Global

When Everyone Is Jumping Ship

Byadamk September 9, 2020 1 Comment
I am barely into the fourth week of my new position at the grocery cathedral and people are jumping ship. In a production meeting our manager informed us that almost everyone in a leadership position of the department is leaving or attempting to leave the glass house that is prepared foods. Every industry is different but that’s the name of the game in the grocery world. The turnover is high...

Who Are The Heroes and What is Essential During The Coronavirus Pandemic?

Byadamk April 6, 2020 4 Comments
I was blindsided when a woman with a slight southern accent and a pleasant smile stood at my cash register and said, “Y’all are the real heroes here” after we began a discussion on the Coronavirus Pandemic. Per the usual, our conversation focused on the deadly virus disrupting our everyday lives and the fears we had for the future. But it wasn’t all doom and gloom. The asshole being...

Observations From Essential Personnel During The Coronavirus Pandemic

Byadamk April 6, 2020 40 Comments
I never thought I’d be on the front line of anything as interesting as the unraveling of American society, let alone the dismantling of the global economy. But as a cashier, in a high-end grocery store placed in an affluent neighborhood, my destiny was and is to witness human blight first hand as an invisible force bears down on everyone during the Coronavirus Pandemic of 2020. It’s here...