I think I asked on another Q if you can work in a part of the store that has very little contact with people. In the back unloading merchandise maybe.
It does sound like you and your son could be at increased risk if you have severe symptoms.
In some cities in the country there is very low risk, but your college town I don’t know. If the college kids are out of the city now that would be a help. Are there a lot of cases where you are?
Health officials seem to be saying half the population will get it, the trick is they are just trying to make sure it runs through the population slowly so the hospitals can handle the load.
I get a very sad feeling sometimes when I think about people working so hard right now. I worry employees at drug stores, supermarkets, and also medical professionals are being overworked, exhausted, and when I used to be physically pushed like that I often wound up sick. If you want to keep working please make sure you get enough rest.
Most people are still going to supermarkets to shop and interacting with people in some minor way. It’s not easy to be completely sheltered from the virus.
It sounds like a really difficult decision. I don’t know what I would do. If I needed the money to pay my bills I’d probably keep working, but that’s NOT advice, that’s me saying I understand what it’s like to feel I have very little choice. If I could quit I’d seriously consider doing it. It sounds like you like your job, that makes the whole thing even harder.
My FIL works in a supermarket, he’s 79 or 80 years old. When I asked my in-laws if he was worried about going to work my in-laws said they were glad he was getting more hours, which shocked me, because they so often worry about things I never would. I just didn’t want them to be scared every day. It’s really a very personal decision, everyone seems to react differently to the risk right now.