Jean is in charge of walking our cart back to the Corral (or we leave it by the entrance, if we have a small bag of our almost-daily shopping. I love her commitment to that task. But on the other hand, rounding up carts is a job for at least two store employees (at the King Kullen where we shop for groceries). If everyone joined us in this housekeeping task, would we unknowingly contribute to more unemployment? No worries, nothing will stop her from her duly self-appointed task.
I am not sure that is the employment someone wishes to have their whole life. But even so, they could still work. Helping people put their bags in the car if they are old. Wiping off the carts. When COVID hit, I was living in East Hampton. I went to the grocery store early one morning, and strewn all over the parking lot were plastic surgical gloves. People just dropped them in the parking lot after putting their groceries in their car. I moved to Maine. Seriously, it was the tipping point. Yes, all those immigrants who the Hampton people didn't pay during COVID (housekeepers, gardeners, etc.) picked them up. We have lost touch. My housekeeper told me I was the only one who paid her during COVID. We lost the plot. cm
My point was that at least King Kullen is employing people at our store. Who am I to say that these people would be better employed elsewhere or in other King Kullen jobs. Jean and I do return our carts to the (stupidly located and designed) cart corrals at King Kullen. But I am glad that these men (and they are mostly men) have work. Who am I to suggest that they get a better job. And that wasn’t my point. I only was saying that these guys are working and until they find “better” work, they are working. And the King Kullen union is pretty strong and protective of all KK workers.
All of that is true, and I understand what you are saying, but I think people should throw away their own gloves, and return their own carts... and I get that jobs are jobs and that nothing is not worthy ... one maybe doesn't have much to do with the other? Dunno.... cm
My comment was to Larry Wiesler...but who knows. Saying what people SHOULD do is well and good as long as you remember that most people don't hear or (worse) CARE!
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Jean is in charge of walking our cart back to the Corral (or we leave it by the entrance, if we have a small bag of our almost-daily shopping. I love her commitment to that task. But on the other hand, rounding up carts is a job for at least two store employees (at the King Kullen where we shop for groceries). If everyone joined us in this housekeeping task, would we unknowingly contribute to more unemployment? No worries, nothing will stop her from her duly self-appointed task.
I am not sure that is the employment someone wishes to have their whole life. But even so, they could still work. Helping people put their bags in the car if they are old. Wiping off the carts. When COVID hit, I was living in East Hampton. I went to the grocery store early one morning, and strewn all over the parking lot were plastic surgical gloves. People just dropped them in the parking lot after putting their groceries in their car. I moved to Maine. Seriously, it was the tipping point. Yes, all those immigrants who the Hampton people didn't pay during COVID (housekeepers, gardeners, etc.) picked them up. We have lost touch. My housekeeper told me I was the only one who paid her during COVID. We lost the plot. cm
There are better uses of our available labor which seems scarce these days!
My point was that at least King Kullen is employing people at our store. Who am I to say that these people would be better employed elsewhere or in other King Kullen jobs. Jean and I do return our carts to the (stupidly located and designed) cart corrals at King Kullen. But I am glad that these men (and they are mostly men) have work. Who am I to suggest that they get a better job. And that wasn’t my point. I only was saying that these guys are working and until they find “better” work, they are working. And the King Kullen union is pretty strong and protective of all KK workers.
All of that is true, and I understand what you are saying, but I think people should throw away their own gloves, and return their own carts... and I get that jobs are jobs and that nothing is not worthy ... one maybe doesn't have much to do with the other? Dunno.... cm
My comment was to Larry Wiesler...but who knows. Saying what people SHOULD do is well and good as long as you remember that most people don't hear or (worse) CARE!