Some store workers don’t trust customers or their co-workers to be truthful about their vaccination status. Others fear they will be judged if they leave their own masks on, even though their reasons for doing so are varied.
An abrupt relaxation of mask policies at some stores across the US has left workers reeling as they try to sort out what the new environment means for their safety.
NEW YORK - An abrupt relaxation of mask policies has left workers at supermarkets and other stores reeling as they try to sort out what the new environment means for their own safety and relationship with customers.