People don't want to work any more. Or so we're told.
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A store fired their staff with diabetes for drinking juice during a low blood sugar emergency even though she paid for it. A jury later awarded her $277,565
Overview
This social media meme shows a photograph of a woman drinking a bottle of orange juice in a grocery store aisle, with overlaid text explaining the real story: a retail store fired a staff member with diabetes after she drank juice to fix a dangerous low blood sugar emergency, even though she paid for the juice. A jury later awarded her $277,565 in damages for the wrongful firing. The meme uses this story to respond to the common narrative from employers that 'people don't want to work anymore', highlighting how unreasonable and unfair employer treatment pushes workers away and creates workplace issues.
Origin notes
This meme was posted on the 9Gag platform, based on a real public news story about a wrongfully terminated diabetic worker. The post comments on modern labor relations, pushing back against the claim that workers are unwilling to work by highlighting the poor treatment workers receive from many employers. It has circulated across social media as part of conversations about unfair workplace policies.
