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Apr. 10th, 2020 09:22 amSome thoughts on 162, "The Cosy Cabin," with spoilers, ( under the cut )
Apr. 10th, 2020
i'm essential, hooray?
Apr. 10th, 2020 10:13 amI work in a grocery store (one of a small local chain of member-owned co-ops), so I still have a job, for which I am duly grateful.
My particular job normally involves cooking recipes for people to sample, and obviously that's not happening now.
So instead, I ended up in charge of creating, from scratch, a curbside pickup program. In a store that has no online inventory or online ordering.
( Some venting follows )
I'm sure you're all doing this anyway because you're good people, but: please, please be nice to the staff at your grocery store. Please don't get on their case because things are out of stock and they don't know when they'll be back in stock. Don't yell at them for not wearing masks, because masks may not be available! Or, depending on the store, they may not be allowed. Please don't complain to them that you can't get your favorite kind of ice cream, or whatever. Please don't complain or get angry if the customer service isn't as efficient, effusive, or grovelling as you're used to, because our jobs have gotten way harder and we're at least as tired and stressed as you are, in most cases.
And above all, PLEASE don't cough into your damn hand and then use your filthy germy hands to put your items on the conveyor belt, or to hand the cashier your payment, or to touch anything in the store. Cough into your elbow!!!!!!!
(And additionally: please don't tell us we're heroes unless you've called the company and said we should be paid more. And done something in general to support a living wage, health care for all if you're a US-ian, paid sick leave, etc.)
/rant, at least for now
My particular job normally involves cooking recipes for people to sample, and obviously that's not happening now.
So instead, I ended up in charge of creating, from scratch, a curbside pickup program. In a store that has no online inventory or online ordering.
( Some venting follows )
I'm sure you're all doing this anyway because you're good people, but: please, please be nice to the staff at your grocery store. Please don't get on their case because things are out of stock and they don't know when they'll be back in stock. Don't yell at them for not wearing masks, because masks may not be available! Or, depending on the store, they may not be allowed. Please don't complain to them that you can't get your favorite kind of ice cream, or whatever. Please don't complain or get angry if the customer service isn't as efficient, effusive, or grovelling as you're used to, because our jobs have gotten way harder and we're at least as tired and stressed as you are, in most cases.
And above all, PLEASE don't cough into your damn hand and then use your filthy germy hands to put your items on the conveyor belt, or to hand the cashier your payment, or to touch anything in the store. Cough into your elbow!!!!!!!
(And additionally: please don't tell us we're heroes unless you've called the company and said we should be paid more. And done something in general to support a living wage, health care for all if you're a US-ian, paid sick leave, etc.)
/rant, at least for now
I haven't really been enjoying my day off due to anxiety.
Things I've done so far today to try to feel better, in order of effectiveness from most to least:
1) Work out with resistance bands
2) Listen to some Rusty Quill podcasts (specifically Stellar Firma and old Magnus episodes)
3) Play lots of Best Fiends
4) Look at Twitter
5) Make an inventory of my Emergency Food
6) Drink more coffee
Things I have not been able to do:
1) Nap
2) Read fiction; I haven't been able to concentrate on reading since this all got started
3) Watch films/TV; same problem
I thought, until recently, that I was doing fine. But I think all the anxiety was just building up.
Suggestions . . . sort of welcomed? I do not do well with meditation/mindfulness/sitting quietly with my thoughts. And normally I do take a walk every day, but today the thought of showering and getting dressed and going out was just too much.
Things I've done so far today to try to feel better, in order of effectiveness from most to least:
1) Work out with resistance bands
2) Listen to some Rusty Quill podcasts (specifically Stellar Firma and old Magnus episodes)
3) Play lots of Best Fiends
4) Look at Twitter
5) Make an inventory of my Emergency Food
6) Drink more coffee
Things I have not been able to do:
1) Nap
2) Read fiction; I haven't been able to concentrate on reading since this all got started
3) Watch films/TV; same problem
I thought, until recently, that I was doing fine. But I think all the anxiety was just building up.
Suggestions . . . sort of welcomed? I do not do well with meditation/mindfulness/sitting quietly with my thoughts. And normally I do take a walk every day, but today the thought of showering and getting dressed and going out was just too much.