Elizabeth B.
Yelp
I decided to risk Walmart since I needed a lot of groceries. In front of Walmart, they were counting the customers, only allowing a certain number in. While I was shopping, two of the employees brushed against me, as well as many of the customers. Sadly, I lost it at yelled "6 feet" at one. I went to the bakery looking for pound cake slices, and there were 3 women behind the counter at about 1pm. I waited several minutes while they stood in a triangle less than 1 foot apart talking. I heard one say something along the lines of - if they come in and get it, it's on them. At that point I interrupted and asked for help. The person who helped me didn't stay 6 feet back. Then when the person ahead of me in line was walking past the line to within a foot of the person in front of her I asked her if she realized that the lines were for social distancing, and she said, "well how else am I going to put my stuff on the belt?" I told her she would just have to wait until the person in front of her was done. She ignored me and finished unloading. Then went back and stood on the line. The cashier said nothing, which I found unusual. The cashiers at Safeway and Grocery Outlet bite your head off if you are in front of the social distancing line. I checked out and the cashier suggested next time I shop and pick it up. Many of the things I wanted to buy are in store only or out of stock. Regardless, Safeway and Grocery Outlet are the shining stars in this time of Covid. As I was leaving, I was considering talking to the manager about the lack of social distancing, and the lack of care or awareness about it among the employees, but the person in Customer Service with the walkie talkie was standing in a group of 4, less than a foot apart, talking. As one came toward me, I asked her if they practiced social distancing here. She responded "Yes!" with a big smile. I pointed to the remaining three in the group and asked, "what is that"? She said, oh they're just getting together to chat". I told her that wasn't social distancing and left.
It is obvious the employees don't care about the spread of the virus. Their lack of respect was breathtaking. I will never shop at such a cesspool of germs again. What is so hard about getting paid to do a job which requires you to stay away from the customers and each other? I would say daily training, signs in the breakroom and managers displaying social distance is needed here.