John Clayton's wife says disability cost her a job

RENTON, Wash. -- A Renton woman says her wheelchair cost her a job at King County Elections.

Patricia Clayton was a temporary worker at the elections headquarters in Renton for four years, so she was surprised when her bosses told her Monday she was no longer welcome.

“They said there was a complaint – complaints from my co-workers that I was a burden to my co-workers asking them to assist me,” said Clayton.

http://www.king5.com/news/Elections-worker-says-disability-cost-her-a-job-177053071.html

 

That seems like incredible cowardice on the part of the supervisors, blaming co-workers.

 

She worked agate in Tacoma at The News Tribune for a lot of years. I believe that's where they met, in fact.

 

"It’s not like Clayton needs the $17 an hour job. Her husband is an NFL Hall of Fame sportswriter and ESPN commentator."

Are you serious Chris Ingalls?

 

A shameful, brain-dead comment.

 

If true, there should be a special place in hell for anyone who complains about having to help someone in a wheelchair. "Aww FUCK! You mean I have to stop focusing on what matters to ME at this moment to help YOU??? Fuck this."

Suck a dick, choke on it and die.

 

i know pat. we are both blessed with m.s., the gift that just keeps on giving. and, like me, NOTHING pains pat more than having to be so reliant on the assistance of others. people are incredibly kind, almost NEVER allowing us to feel like we're a burden or a pain-in-the-butt. so when others show no shame by acting with cowardice it REALLY stands out.

shame on them all. i wish them all nothing but good health, because trust me, payback WILL be a bitch....

 

That was my first thought, too. Then I got to wondering, and I'm not sure we can weigh in on this one without the full set of facts. What if, for example, the colleagues wanted to help Clayton, but a supervisor was starting to get on them because the process was taking "too much time?" Or something like that. Again, I don't know, but it's possible the problem is not the colleagues but the supervisors.

 

In any case, colleagues or supervisors (or both), it still is shameful and abhorrent to treat someone that way.

Shockey said it right: payback will be a bitch. They'll get theirs one day, either here on earth or when they meet their maker.

 

Good Lord. That sentence stopped the story dead in its tracks.

 

If someone said that shit about my wife, if would take everything in me to resist punching them in the teeth. "You deserve no self-worth because your spouse makes money doing journalism!"

As clueless a quote as I've seen in years.