Restaurant employees are pleading with Atlanta diners to wear masks (via EaterAtlanta)
A server working at a restaurant along the busy Eastside Beltline tells Eater Atlanta nine out of 10 people he serves during his shifts aren’t wearing masks. He faces problems with controlling the actions of larger groups of young people who want to sit together, many of whom are already intoxicated from a previous stop. The server has children and is his family’s sole provider, so he worries about who will take care of them if he becomes sick.
At a suburban north Atlanta restaurant, a bartender says she’s concerned for her health, as most patrons are not wearing masks. A fellow employee recently tested positive for COVID-19. She’s currently quarantining at home and awaiting her test results after working with the infected employee. “The diners aren’t wearing masks, for the most part. I guess when it hits that close to you is when you realize that it’s really scary to be serving people and cleaning up after people when they could all be carriers,” she says. “As for social distancing, I would say the guests completely disregard that. This whole situation is super stressful.”Another bartender working at a Westside restaurant says regulars continue to try and hug or shake hands with staff.
“Guests don’t respond well to being told we are not honoring standing room or seats are not available due to social distancing.”
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