Reply #51: So why be mad at Petco?

[Rosemary2205]

For hiring someone who is basically unhirable? That would seem philanthropic to me, not abusive.

My uncle has downs - he folds laundry at a big hotel. In the summer it can get over 100 degrees in the laundry room. Dear uncle LOVES going to work even on those days. He's a man with his own job, not a victim.

I'm a wheelie and my job is much less that what I had before because getting someone to hire a wheelie is a real challenge. My employer is willing to accomodate me and pays me a fair wage for what is asked but I have to make a few concessions too. But quite frankly, if someone started hating on my employer because my work environement less than idea, I'd be offended. I'm no victim. I'm a woman with a paying job and I deserve to be respected for being able to make my own decisions about what's best for my life.

But hey, if I'm all wrong then so be it. Who knows, maybe the sign holders are just poor little victims who need us to hate on their employers for them even though they seem perfectly happy to sit out there in the weather for a paycheck. I'd feel differently if Petco employees were out in force telling us Petco is just outright abusive.......... but barring that I personally think people who accept a job and seem happy with the conditions of that job enough to keep it should be given respect, not pity.

I don't understand it, but honestly, if I'm wrong then I apologize for my comments.