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Post by Mel on Mar 26, 2020 14:09:06 GMT
So, I work at a very large cemetery. Our office is closed due to Covid-19. Our Administrator, myself, a p/t receptionist, and a P/t data entry person(we are changing over our website so she is just doing the data entry for that) are the only ones in the office(we are "essential" but not being forced to be here, just choosing to right now). There are still burials happening(with VERY specific rules!), and we are still answering the phone, and speaking to the occasional walk up visitor through our glass doors. We had a lady come up this morning and she was actually ANGRY that the office is closed. Our Administrator is home ill(he is NOT having symptoms of CV19 but she didn't know that!), and she was calling him all sorts of lazy for not being here! Ummm... maybe a little compassion?
Maybe it's just getting to me because of all that is going on in the world...I don't know. I have a child who is immuno-compromised so I'm torn between wanting to hole up in my home and needing to be at work (I can NOT afford to not get a paycheck and I do feel safe being here, if I didn't that would be a different story).
I see all of these feel good stories about people helping one another, and people doing what they can to help keep our small businesses and food service places open, and just being good neighbors... it makes me sort of sad that this is a "special" thing happening because we are going through a serious crisis in our world right now, and once this is all over, and things are back to "normal" those special things will likely not happen anymore...
Sorry... just rambling. Thanks for letting me!
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Post by jubejubes on Mar 26, 2020 14:29:18 GMT
We had a lady come up this morning and she was actually ANGRY that the office is closed. Our Administrator is home ill(he is NOT having symptoms of CV19 but she didn't know that!), and she was calling him all sorts of lazy for not being here! Ummm... maybe a little compassion? There are always going to be the "special snowflakes" that demand that they are entitled to their entitlement. Since this is a cemetery, perhaps she is frustrated and is scared, especially if someone close to her died. I'm sorry that you had someone be mean to you today. |
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Post by bianca42 on Mar 26, 2020 15:02:58 GMT
I'm sorry. Some people think the world revolves around them.
I did a Walmart pickup Monday night. It was the busiest I've ever seen it...all 12 spots filled and cars waiting. I waited 45 minutes in my spot for my turn. I'm totally okay with the wait, when the alternative is going into the store with my child who will touch everything. While my car was getting loaded, a guy got out of his car and interrupted the lady dispensing to tell her that he was in a hurry and needs to be next. Ummm, okay? When he left, she mumbled "stopping me from working is definitely going to get your groceries faster." I burst out laughing and then thanked her profusely.
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Post by Montannie on Mar 26, 2020 15:54:28 GMT
Hugs to you. Some people will never figure out that the world does not revolve around them.
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Post by ntsf on Mar 26, 2020 16:46:38 GMT
I did a grocery run this morning.. got in line at 8 am (senior line) and got into trader joes at 8:30 when they opened.. in and out in about 15-20 min. and I picked up a small list for my neighbor.. who is older than me.. who knows how old. the difference is that my neighbor felt free to take me up on my offer to go shopping for her.. before I think she would have been reluctant to do so, as she is very independent. she has no car.
so though I am always willing to help.. and she knows that.. now she feels free to actually ask for the help.
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Post by christine58 on Mar 26, 2020 17:37:28 GMT
I did a grocery run this morning.. got in line at 8 am (senior line) and got into trader joes at 8:30 when they opened.. in and out in about 15-20 min. and I picked up a small list for my neighbor.. who is older than me.. who knows how old. the difference is that my neighbor felt free to take me up on my offer to go shopping for her.. before I think she would have been reluctant to do so, as she is very independent. she has no car. so though I am always willing to help.. and she knows that.. now she feels free to actually ask for the help. Why is that a vent?? |
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Post by ntsf on Mar 26, 2020 17:53:47 GMT
it is a response to the OP about why it takes a special situation for people to help each other out. not really a vent true.
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Post by volunteergirl on Mar 26, 2020 20:00:27 GMT
Beautiful day here, so DD and I decided to take a drive. There was a man set up next to the road selling cans of food out of the back of his truck.
I know some of your stores are back to normal stock, but ours are not. People are still panic buying and hoarding. It really made my blood boil that he had obviously wiped out shelves of food and then was reselling it.
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Post by pridemom on Mar 26, 2020 22:34:52 GMT
I was just talking to a nurse who works in the ER. She said a woman came in asking to get a couple boxes of masks! Then was mad they didn’t give her any.
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Post by mikklynn on Mar 26, 2020 23:07:35 GMT
People are nuts. Thankfully most are awesome humans. Vent away!
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