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Collected Item: “HIST30060 Reflections on working in a supermarket during a pandemic”

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HIST30060 Reflections on working in a supermarket during a pandemic

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Text story

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Some reflections on the pandemic from my experience working in a suburban supermarket in Melbourne. I share general some feelings about how COVID changed the environment within and the social role of supermarkets, as well as two pandemic-related interactions with customers.

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supermarket, panic-buying, hoarding, retail, Melbourne, service, testimony, employee

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Charlotte Cameron

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2021
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