
Throughout the pandemic, people classified as essential workers have gone to their jobs in person, putting themselves at risk of catching COVID-19.
Mauricia Edenshaw is one of those essential workers. She’s a clerk at a local grocery store. At her request, we’re not naming the specific store — she says she’s worried she could get in trouble at work.
Edenshaw talked to KRBD about her experiences working at a grocery store during the pandemic, starting with the earliest days — what it was like to work a job that put her at risk of catching a disease that the world knew very little about.



