I work for a giant supply chain, and I will never name the supply chain I work for. It is competitive and it is successful, that is all I will say to avoid doxxing myself.
First off, I can tell you confidently the WORKERS are majority ANTI-VAX, and overwhelmingly anti vax. I am a manager so I know this information first hand (I should not know this information, but forced to ask employees. If I trust them, I say good job when they say no. If I don’t trust them, I say it’s your choice just doing my job).
But my confusion is the fact the overtime here is absolutely bonkers and the main reason people quit here because of the mandatory overtime. We are never out of work, and in fact we are getting more work then ever. I just am very confused here on the front lines.
Please offer me perspective.
Personally have not been in a store with empty shelves. Once the initial shock from the lockdowns were overcome the stores where I live have been well stocked. They do seem to try pushing prices up, but then run “sales” to clear out inventory. One local store has nearly a full aisle of clearance items all the time.
There seems to be a concerted effort to drive panic buying, not sure why. A couple months ago I would have said it was to feed the illusion we’re in a national emergency. But stadiums filled with nearly 100,000 fans kind of cut the legs out from under the narrative.