I am angry.
A few months ago, retail and fast food workers were told we didn’t “deserve” a living wage because it wasn’t a real job. It was supposed to be a stepping stone for something bigger! It’s a teenager’s job! It’s unskilled labor!
Fuck everyone who said that shit.
We are expected to continue to work in crowded buildings, specifically exempted from “less than 10 people” etc. We are exempt from shelter in place and lockdown orders.
We are expected to continue to be nice to the people screaming at us because we can’t keep things stocked.
We are expected to not complain that we can’t shop for ourselves and our families because panic buyers are snatching it all up and we have nothing to get when we’re done working.
“Oh here’s $150 one time bonus for part timers to show our appreciation” says the man who made $11 MILLION last year and laid off 3000 employees, some of who were only a few years from retirement.
“Oh here’s a temporary bump of a few dollars” says the company that makes billions.
Right now, if all the grocery store employees refused to work, there would be chaos.
We are suddenly considered “essential” yet still making minimum wage with no healthcare in a lot of places.
We have to be in huge crowds of people who we don’t know if they’re infected.
We are suddenly heroes and patriotic. Anyone currently working during the pandemic needs to see a huge wage increase. Nurses, waste disposal, EMS, pharmacists, grocery store clerks. Stop giving us empty platitudes and fucking give us more money, health insurance, PTO, and be nicer to us when the shit isn’t hitting the fan.


















