When workplace cultures collide
5 min readDec 26, 2020
A cook finds himself lost at sea in the world of retail grocery
It was with some trepidation that I went to work in prepared foods for a high-end grocer that had recently opened its first New York City store. But the pay wasn’t bad and benefits were quite good. Employees were called team members and the handbook promised fair play, lots of opportunities and, most importantly for me, the potential for…