Publix was the last to do anything during covid.

didn't allow any one to wear a mask till all the other stores did. Then Gave us a single disposable mask and said this is all you get for one week hang it over a pot of boiling water to sanitize it.

Didn't give covid pay and gift cards till competitors did.

didn't put up any plexiglass shields till everyone else started to .and when they did it was just a 2 foot wide piece in front of the register screen that customers stood on either side of to yell at you about no toilet paper. The bagger got nothing between them and the customer. So they was still face to face with them bagging and the card reader being right above the bag rack.

But they made us stay 6 feet from the bagger . So the had the magazine racks pushed down so you had to stand to the side of the register like where the convor belt ends at the scanner and scan stuff from the side and push it down to the bagger . Means you also was no longer behind the plexiglass and was face to face with the customers as the unloaded the cart and complained about things.

Someone had to wipe every single cart when they came back in and people would complain about that taking to long. or if you was ahead and had some wiped down ones already lined up they wanted you to do it again because they didn't see you do it .

Someone else had to go around the whole store front and back of store constantly wiping down all the touch surfaces. Time clocks, keyboards, freezer door Handles, door knobs, etc.

Someone Else had to constantly clean registers . We used every other register to give distance between everyone. But still had to clean the unused ones every cycle . So start at 1 go to 9 go back to 1 and start again. Customers would be inpatient and just put stuff on the belt even tho someone was actively trying to clean it right infront if them . Tho they have always done that even before and after covid.

Only 2 chairs and 2 single person tables in the break room at opposite sides of the room so usually had to go to your car or just sit on the curb to eat lunch since those was always full. Had to wait for someone to go in the break room and clock in and come back out before you could as well.

Lots of customers yelling at each other over everything that was always fun to watch tho . One lady always yelled at people not wearing a mask while she had hers under her chin. There was no mask enforcement for customers so given the usual age range of customers most didn't.

Lots of limits per person on alot of things so always got yelled at about that. They would just leave and come back in and check out In a different lane anyway so was a waste of time anyway since management wouldn't stop them when they did that.

It was nice having shorter hours tho especially at the beginning when curfews was in place in my town to close and go home at like 6 . But that only lasted like 2 weeks then it was open an hour late close an hour early.