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The Costco workers who spoke with Business Insider largely praised their employer for its handling of the coronavirus crisis.
An employee who has worked at Costco for three years said that their warehouse has had "numerous letters posted on the walls for employees to read about any updates from head corporate people explaining what's new and exciting."
"They basically told us if you don't feel safe to go to work, you don't have to," they said.
One employee of 10 years said that Costco allowed high risk employees to remain home for weeks without pay. The company also bumped warehouse workers' pay by $2 during the pandemic.
Some employees say that Costco can still do more, however. The employee who has worked at the chain for a decade added that they wished that the company would consider "the mental and physical toll" of "working during the pandemic."
"I would gladly — and I know most of my coworkers would, too — give up that $2 bump in order to have a higher accrual of personal and sick time," they said. "We are now able to roll over as much sick time as possible – normally we can only roll over 40 hours on our work anniversary — but what good does that do us if we have none to roll over?"