But how they installed the bins in that sloppy arc is mildly infuriating.

Someone is doing way more work than they're getting paid for (or need to do).

No big deal as long as it's not fucking things up for their coworkers by massively increasing expectations.

No, I disagree. They're not evenly distanced from the edge. I can't handle it.

I couldn't even see the straightened packets inside the crooked bins

There are things you do at work because it makes your employer happy, and there are things you to keep yourself happy. Both are important to staying employed.

First customer, watching the employee organize that from the pickup line knowing they’re going to fuck up everything they did in two seconds.

I suspect a bored customer with some level of OCD did this while waiting for their order. I can’t remember the last time I was at a Taco Bell and the order came out fast, although most of those times I was there doing DoorDash deliveries

That is not satisfying at all! That's downright mildly infuriating! Those corners aren't even close to being aligned.

Oh wow, I didn't see the packets either. That bin misalignment is too bad for my eyes to see past.

I'm telling myself it's the angle

You are wise!

All the Taco Bells in SoCal don't stock their sauce counters. Heck one of them has allowed their drink fountain to be broken for at least a year.