'Cosby Show' star speaks out after being 'job shamed' for working at Trader Joe's: 'It hurt'

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There is no shame in bagging groceries. It is more honorable than acting.

Former "Cosby Show" actor Geoffrey Owens spoke out about the "job shaming" he said he experienced after photos of him working at a Trader Joe's were posted on Twitter.
"I was really devastated, but the period of devastation was so short," Owens told on "Good Morning America" while wearing his Trader Joe's name tag. "My wife and I started to read these responses from literally all over the world. Fortunately, the shame part didn't last very long." ......

https://www.goodmorningamerica.com/culture/story/cosby-show-star-speaks-job-shamed-working-trader-57587525

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I swept floors AFTER the @NFL. If need be, I’d do it again. Good honest work is nothing to be ashamed of. https://t.co/8mseCpaIqz

— terrycrews (@terrycrews) September 2, 2018

[Frank Cannon]

We have "job shaming" now? Give me an effing break.

[ABX]

We have "job shaming" now? Give me an effing break.

Yep. A certain news network mocked him for having to now work as a grocery bagger. (aka, a real job)

[mountaineer]

It just amazes me that anyone thought this was newsworthy. Good for this fellow for working to support his family. There's no shame in that. It's all work, and it's all honorable.

Now the story is such a big deal:

Tyler Perry offers ‘Cosby Show’ actor a job after public shaming
By Derrick Bryson Taylor
September 4, 2018 | 2:34pm

Geoffrey Owens may be heading back to Hollywood.

Just days after the “Cosby Show” actor was spotted working at a Trader Joe’s in New Jersey and being job-shamed by some media outlets, he is now being offered a new acting gig by Tyler Perry.

“#GeoffreyOwens I’m about to start shootings OWN’s number one drama next week,” the famous director and playwright shared on Twitter on Tuesday, referring to “The Haves and the Have Nots.” “Come join us!!! I have so much respect for people who hustle between gigs. The measure of a true artist.”

Despite the generosity from Perry, Owens shared in a Tuesday “Good Morning America” interview that he didn’t want any handouts from this recent burst of publicity.

“I wouldn’t feel comfortable getting acting jobs from this event,” said Owens. “I wouldn’t mind getting auditions. I don’t mind if people call me to try out for things, due to what’s happened … I want to get a job because I’m the right person.”  ...

More at NY Post

[dfwgator]

It just amazes me that anyone thought this was newsworthy. Good for this fellow for working to support his family. There's no shame in that. It's all work, and it's all honorable.

Now the story is such a big deal:More at NY Post

Tyler Perry is one of the good guys in the entertainment industry.

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Some good can come from this, we get to learn what people are really like.

An act of kindness. Twenty-two years ago while I was in college, #GeoffreyOwens and his wife found out that I didn't have enough food to eat. I hardly knew them. They bought me bags of groceries and hugged me as I cried - shocked by their kindness. A hero stands tall anywhere. pic.twitter.com/A14ywAPFo3

— ForestGuider (@ForestGuider) September 3, 2018

[thackney]

Among the jobs I have been paid to do include garbage pick up and driving the honey wagon.

[mountaineer]

A little bit of personal perspective here: I was a lawyer. I hated being a lawyer, so I quit that profession and entered culinary school, so I've been a lawyer, and I've been a $6 per hour restaurant cook. There's no shame in working. Just do your job, keep your nose clean and support your family. Mr. Owens has earned my respect.

[Frank Cannon]

Tyler Perry is one of the good guys in the entertainment industry.

Like hell. He created this abomination of a series.....

[Frank Cannon]

A little bit of personal perspective here: I was a lawyer. I hated being a lawyer, so I quit that profession and entered culinary school, so I've been a lawyer, and I've been a $6 per hour restaurant cook. There's no shame in working. Just do your job, keep your nose clean and support your family. Mr. Owens has earned my respect.

Most people would consider leaving lawyering for cooking, construction, truck driving, cleaning the stalls at an adult book store a step up in life.

[mountaineer]

Most people would consider leaving lawyering for cooking, construction, truck driving, cleaning the stalls at an adult book store a step up in life.

I would gladly do all but the last. No adult book stores, no way, no how.

[musiclady]

Good for Geoffrey!!

I hope he gets all that yummy Trader Joe's food at a discount!

Their Maple Cookies are to die for! 

[Wingnut]

I would gladly do all but the last. No adult book stores, no way, no how.

One thing about Frank, he never sets his sights too low.

[Sanguine]

A little bit of personal perspective here: I was a lawyer. I hated being a lawyer, so I quit that profession and entered culinary school, so I've been a lawyer, and I've been a $6 per hour restaurant cook. There's no shame in working. Just do your job, keep your nose clean and support your family. Mr. Owens has earned my respect.

Amen, @mountaineer.   

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G_wiXgRWrIU

If that dress suit was any shorter, she would be wearing a tee-shirt.

[Frank Cannon]

I would gladly do all but the last. No adult book stores, no way, no how.

Now you are job shaming.

[240B]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g7Nuwo0LLGk

[jmyrlefuller]

I did retail for 13 years. It was honorable work, despite what today's generation thinks.

If retailers didn't pay garbage wages and insist on crazy shifts all the time, I might have stayed in it.