Very poorly managed, the store policies are completely in flux. It depends on the manager, time of day, and active astrological sign. One day masks are required and signs are up. But there are all sorts of people walking around without masks. So the signs are up but there's no enforcement. "Well it's ok if you are fully vaccinated". How can you tell? "We can't and we can't ask". Brilliant, did they come up with this all by themselves?
Next time I'll see if I can get a picture of the unmasked manager walking by the mask required sign.
So there was a a reply from management. Thank you but it was a meaningless reply. Either there is making the health of customers, associates, and the neighborhood the highest priority or making masks not required. If they are required for non-vaccinated, how would you know and how would you enforce? One, there is no way to know if someone is truly vaccinated without asking or verifying. Neither is done. Two, even if someone were to ask and/or verify vaccination, there is nobody enforcing the guideline. Without either, Albertsons cannot claim that customer health is their highest priority. Either take down the signs and quit claiming you care for the health of customers and associates or do something besides saying you are concerned.
Even the employees seemed confused. All but one deli employee was wearing a mask. Fresh produce employees were 50/50. And the manager, didn't wear a mask and claimed that since the company was owned by someone in AZ that the store was lax in enforcing the guideline even when masks were required.
Give this place a pass until they decide they are making decisions based on corporate management, CDC, politics, or medical evidence. They said they strongly encourage non-vaccinated to wear masks. That's not the purpose of masks. There was no strong encouragement, not even weak encouragement. And I don't believe even a strong tongue lashing ever deterred an active coronavirus variant. Geez! read more
