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Personal Narrative: My Decision To Close The Tualatin Haggen

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I am incredibly disappointed in the decision to close the Tualatin Haggen which has been a part of the Tualatin community for many years. Our Haggen has been around for my entire life and I always feel at home when I go there; a feeling I believe I share with many of its other customers. I'm friends with many of the employees and am incredibly saddened to hear that almost all of them will have no place to work after the store closes. The people who work there are some of the kindest and hardest working people I have ever met and deserve to have a feeling of security knowing where their next paycheck is coming from. If the Tualatin Haggen does indeed close I hope there is some way to allow the 73 people who work at the store to find new jobs within your company. …show more content…

It's a place where people feel happy and are always surrounded by employees who care. It's a friendly environment that's hard to find at other stores these days. There are many families I have talked to who have no idea where they are going to shop after the store has closed. Additionally, it seems impractical to close the store before the lease is up. There will be an empty grocery store in the heart of our town causing our economy to suffer drastically. If the lease was up, a new company could buy the location and add a new store to our community, but, instead, the building will now sit there until the lease is up. Also, it is unfair to refuse to restock the store. It is unfair to the employees who might be out of a job weeks before you told them they would. Being out of a job sooner than expected can be detrimental to many of the employee’s lives, especially those with families to support. Lastly, it is unfair to the customers who wish to enjoy Haggen until the closing date on October

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