Elizabeth Mendoza
Regular
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joined Oct 2020
I walked into my local corner store this morning, and there’s this guy—he’s actually on great terms with the owner—who spends his time scavenging through dumpsters around the neighborhood. He’s out there collecting bottles and scrap metal, then he just strolls right into the shop, buzzing around, sorting through produce from the carts and picking up rotten lettuce leaves.
Since he’s buddies with the owner, the guy even gets handed wooden crates left over from deliveries, which he then resells later. Forget all those safety protocols, forget the employees wearing masks and gloves; you've got a dude rummaging through trash cans in muddy shoes wandering all over the store.
I lost it. I looked at the manager, and he just gave me this blank, stupid stare. I spent an hour and a half trying to get anyone on the phone to report what I saw, but honestly, I am never stepping foot in that store again. I called the labor inspectors, the health department, 911, the Department of Labor, the Department of Health, the crisis management center—everyone just keeps passing the buck to someone else.