On: The Resilience of Costco (2018)

[Dylan16807]

A gripe is not unhealthy. A gripe here is justified. Sympathy for the employee does not invalidate the gripe.

This is not a situation where you should be telling people how to feel.

[genocidicbunny → Dylan16807]

Constantly and frequently complaining that a single employee treated them badly is healthy? I must have the wrong understanding of what griping is.

[Dylan16807 → genocidicbunny]

Please look up the noun definition, not the verb definition.

Google says "a minor complaint".

Merriam-Webster says "grievance, complaint".

[genocidicbunny → Dylan16807]

Thanks for pointing that out. I don't recall the last time I used it as a noun and the completely opposite meaning from the verb and it had slipped my mind. The potentially ambiguous sentence structure combines with that to have me treat it as the verb definition.

So if you take what I said the GP comment there, then I think it's fair, if maybe a little harsh. Of course, assuming the OP meant a minor complaint as they probably did, then your response is warranted.

So perhaps let me restate then -- having a gripe about that kind of treatment is warranted. Griping about it, probably best to just move on and forget about it, less stress.