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Author Archives: Epiphany Jones

Posted inCoronavirus

‘I needed that job,’ says laid-off server living on the edge and afraid of falling

by Epiphany Jones March 26, 2020August 22, 2023

I loved my job. I worked as a server at one of the best bagel places in Memphis for six months. That ended March 16 with an email saying the shop would be doing only curbside delivery and to-go orders. Since there were designated to-go employees, that meant that I was out of a job […]

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