I dread each day at work, but quitting is not a good option.

@eMortal Thank you. :)

@Fernie I told her the truth. Hopefully she won't try to get me fired.

@purplepen FIRED? Why would she do that? That truth sounds intense.....do you wear the mask because you rob gas stations? Maybe you're overreacting a tiny bit. Let them stare...I'm in a wheelchair...let ME tell you about people staring and being ignorant...you must practice not letting them bother you...we all have that power...to not let others stupid behavior bother us....they forget all about us after they leave to go and stare at someone else

@Fernie They have made lots of public health complaints already, about all sorts of things (mostly false). Customers get crazy because they're afraid of the pandemic. People in wheelchairs are not seen as a threat, but anyone who cannot wear a standard mask (even behind a barrier) is.

I'm not the only one going through this of course. Some people have lost their jobs because they couldn't keep a mask up for hours.

Visible disabilities of course have their own set of challenges. Invisible disabilities that affect functioning have another set of challenges, including widespread verbal condemnation and disbelief.

I'm not overreacting because people around me are losing their jobs as their workplaces get shut down, or as they fail to meet required standards for PPE.

@assemblingaknob They're afraid of The Virus. As if it will jump out and grab them between the layers of PPE.

@Nobody00 Thank you.

@OogieBoogie I would like to but the manager has forbidden it.

@iamnikki I'm going to get my own store when this pandemic is over.