{"id":14728,"date":"2012-11-13T10:14:07","date_gmt":"2012-11-13T15:14:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ufcw.org\/?p=14728"},"modified":"2020-09-09T14:11:52","modified_gmt":"2020-09-09T14:11:52","slug":"worker-voices-longtime-safeway-cashier-and-ufcw-member-ms-nita-says-customers-make-it-worth-her-while","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ufcw.org\/worker-voices-longtime-safeway-cashier-and-ufcw-member-ms-nita-says-customers-make-it-worth-her-while\/","title":{"rendered":"Worker Voices: Longtime Safeway Cashier and UFCW member Ms. Nita says Customers Make it Worth Her While"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"tw-max-w-217 tw-m-auto tw-px-6 rich-text contained-block\" data-module=\"image\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ufcw.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/MG-RobinsonFirstPerson1011350568631.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ufcw.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/MG-RobinsonFirstPerson1011350568631.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-14749\"\/><\/a><figcaption>Photo credit: Washington Post<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"tw-max-w-217 tw-m-auto tw-px-6 rich-text contained-block\" data-module=\"paragraph\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Last week, the <a href=\"http:\/\/wapo.st\/UECeUl\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Washington Post<\/a> featured Nita Robinson, a 67-year-old cashier and UFCW member at a La Plata Safeway, in the &#8220;Fist Person Singular&#8221; section.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"tw-max-w-217 tw-m-auto tw-px-6 rich-text contained-block\" data-module=\"paragraph\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In the article, Nita tells her story about starting out at Safeway in 1982, making $4.75 as a salad bar person, and then being made a greeter due to her willingness to &#8220;talk to anybody.&#8221;&nbsp; The fact the Ms. Nita has worked at Safeway for 30 years now is impressive, but what makes her a remarkable employee is her dedication to her customers and working hard for her company.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"tw-max-w-217 tw-m-auto tw-px-6 rich-text contained-block\" data-module=\"paragraph\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ms. Nita knows that people like being cared for, and she cares for her customers, whom she says have become her family, by asking about their families, and helping those in need, such as a homeless young man whom she once stopped from stealing in her store.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"tw-max-w-217 tw-m-auto tw-px-6 rich-text contained-block\" data-module=\"paragraph\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">After suffering a heart attack recently, Nita was about to take some time off, but couldn\u2019t stay away from the job for long.&nbsp; Nita needed two weeks to recover, and with the help of her union and the respect of her employers was able to do so.&nbsp; She returend after that time, saying: &#8220;<em>I know it\u2019s a long way, but, baby, it\u2019s worth it to me. When I saw a lady today that was coming to find me to meet her son \u2014 a 9-month-old little boy \u2014 that makes it worth it. The [customers] in the area have always treated us with respect, and the [new] ones will learn to know us. But I know it\u2019s gonna be all right, because you gotta know me<\/em>. <em>Once you get to know Ms. Nita, it\u2019s on. <\/em>&#8220;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"tw-max-w-217 tw-m-auto tw-px-6 rich-text contained-block\" data-module=\"paragraph\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We are grateful to hear stories about people like Ms. Nita, who work hard for their customers and get treated with respect in return.&nbsp; The long line that is always in Ms. Nita&#8217;s checkout lane speaks for itself.<\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Last week, the Washington Post featured Nita Robinson, a 67-year-old cashier and UFCW member at a La Plata Safeway, in the &#8220;Fist Person Singular&#8221; section. 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