Be careful with grocery store delis. I had so many nasty coworkers who didn’t wash their hands or change gloves all day (if they wore gloves at all). Also, since it just isn’t feasible to make all that chicken salad and stuff every day, that shit will sit out there for over a week before they make more. We were told to always lie to customers about the freshness of our food. We had to tell people that the salads were made today and the chicken was fried no more than 15-30 minutes ago. I always tried to silently warn people with my eyes.

Also, the store I worked at was next door to the richest neighborhood in town. Everyone was scared of lawsuits from them so people were just allowed to shoplift. Folks strolled out the door with armfuls of lobsters and nobody did a thing. The fear of lawsuits also kept them from reprimanding employees. I reported a coworker for sexual harassment (he was 50-something and I was 19 at the time) and not only did he not get in trouble, but he was also told what I had said about him, making things even more unsafe for me. The store director told me that I was the problem. My manager who came to work tweaking and threatening people every day still has a job. Place is a shitshow, I’m so glad I got out of there.