A holiday park worker's open letter she wrote to 'rude' holidaymakers has gone viral.
Receptionist Beth Richards said she had been reduced to tears by visitors who were angry at her for attempting to enforce social distancing.
She said they believe Cornwall is "immune" from coronavirus as the region still has one of the lowest rates of the virus in the UK.
Beth, of Truro, Cornwall, decided to speak out after hearing others who work in shops, restaurants and other holiday parks have also faced a much higher level of abuse this summer.
So she published her message in which she asks people to remember staff are "humans too" after a challenging day when several guests at the holiday park where she works left her in floods of tears.
She posted her experience to Facebook with the post now having gone viral, with hundreds of other workers saying they have faced similar heightened levels of abuse.
Beth wrote:"DEAR TOURISTS: A letter from a very defeated receptionist.
"Hi. I'm Beth and I'm a holiday park receptionist here in Cornwall.
"I am here to clear a few things up:
"1. YES, you are correct, without you and your custom I may very well be out of a job right now BUT you must remember that without us you would be without a holiday, it’s a two way street.
"2. NOWHERE is 'IMMUNE' to COVID-19. The amount of times I have been told by you that you’ve come down to Cornwall because we are immune to it and you just want a break from everything is absurd.
"3. SOCIAL DISTANCING STILL APPLIES. See the above point, we are not immune and we certainly do not have the capacity in our hospital for you to act like we are. For your own safety as well as ours, please try and keep your distance.
"4. WE ARE STILL HUMAN. This brings me to my main point. I have come home from what was a reasonably short and supposedly easy shift today feeling totally defeated and lost for words. We cannot control Covid. I am not the creator of the rules so please don't belittle me and call me stupid, idiotic or a b***h just because you have to book a slot for the swimming pool or need to wear a mask for a mere 5 minutes in the shop. You wouldn't like it if I responded to you in the same way.
"5. Lastly, ENJOY YOUR STAY! Be grateful that in these times you have been lucky enough to travel and have a slight sense of normality in booking a holiday. For many people this is something they could only have wished for. We love having you here and are grateful that you are keeping our economy up and running and we thank you for it.
"BUT PLEASE. NEXT TIME YOU GO TO TAKE YOUR ANGER OUT ON A STAFF MEMBER ANYWHERE YOU GO. REMEMBER. WE ARE HUMANS TOO."
Beth didn't want to reveal which holiday park she works for.
