Soundslikejosh
Master
hornday,
I know you meant no ill-will, but your statement "In a lot of cases, these businesses are providing a charity as they aren't going to produce enough to earn their keep" is incorrect. If an employee (special needs or otherwise) will do a good job, and be diligent, then they beat probably 90% of the workforce. From casual observation, it seems that so called "special needs" employees are often more focused on their task, which is more than you can say for most folk, especially under age 30. Generation Y (or whatever the term is) is in deep trouble because (virtually) no one understands what hard work is.
I know you meant no ill-will, but your statement "In a lot of cases, these businesses are providing a charity as they aren't going to produce enough to earn their keep" is incorrect. If an employee (special needs or otherwise) will do a good job, and be diligent, then they beat probably 90% of the workforce. From casual observation, it seems that so called "special needs" employees are often more focused on their task, which is more than you can say for most folk, especially under age 30. Generation Y (or whatever the term is) is in deep trouble because (virtually) no one understands what hard work is.