oh and i HATE patronizing posts from middle-class people about how grocery store workers are heroes. they’re not doing this for you or the country. they’re doing this because they need money. “New Yorkers Planning 2-Minute Clap For Essential Workers On Friday” fuck off. grocery store workers don’t need you to clap for them. they need to be able to make the choice of whether or not they want to be on the frontlines of this thing without having to risk homelessness or starvation. they need to be fairly compensated for the risk they’re taking and an extra two dollars an hour, or for increased wages to only kick in if they opt to do overtime isn’t enough. like, grocery store workers and other “essential” retail workers should be appreciated but that appreciation needs to be TANGIBLE. and working right now should be voluntary. when well-off people make posts about how grocery store workers are heroes, it just comes across that they’re grateful there are still people around to wait on them and they’re purposefully overlooking the fact that the “sacrifice” essential retail workers are making is coerced.
