[kds3]

> because they probably interacted with Joe in produce at some point recently

> because I pulled a shift with him recently

It's more likely they are scared of their customers rather than Joe. Because Joe is just a person who contacted with contagious clients and they will never contact him again. They've probably already sanitized their store. But they will have to contact other clients who infected Joe and there is nothing they can do to avoid that.

[DoreenMichele]

That may be true, but people tend to assess risk in a not entirely rational way.

https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/articles/200801/10-ways-w...