The Vikings are inhumane

Last week was probably the best the Vikings have had in years. It’s the first time a recent draft pick had paid dividends. It showed that the exorbitant contract given to Steve Hutchinson was worth it. Most of all, it showed that the Vikings were once again watchable and relevant. I almost looked forward to this weekends game.
Then we were reminded that the Vikings are managed by a bunch of douchebags. The latest incident occurred this past week, when wide receiver Troy Williamson was docked a games salary for having the nerve to plan and attend his grandmother’s funeral, as well as visit his comatose brother in the hospital. Now, it’s typically sad to lose one’s grandmother, however, Williamson was especially close to his, because, well, she RAISED HIM. Think about that for a minute. What if you were adopted and your adoptive mother died, but you weren’t allowed the full bereavement time because she wasn’t your biological mother? It’s exactly the same situation.
The Vikings have defended themselves, and I can see how they are thinking, even though I don’t support their arguments. At some point, you have to have some compassion for your players. But compassion and viewing employees as actual people has never been a strong suit of Vikings management, from owner to owneer.
For example, you had Red McCombs come in and dump Denny Green after one bad year in his entire tenure with the Vikings. Keep in mind, Green was the one who took a chance on Randy Moss and Daunte Culpepper and got Randall Cunningham to perform. While in Arizona, he drafted Larry Fitzgerald and Anquan Boldin. He has an eye for talent, and with the support of cognizant ownership (not present in Arizona or Minnesota under McCombs, who mostly wanted to move the team) he was an excellent coach. But again, he was dispatched because nobody in the organization is allowed to slip up. No one is allowed to be human.
The Vikings shouldn’t be in the business of telling their employees how to grieve. Everyone does it differently. Take the bereavement time for the weekend game and say he missed practice. Is that a problem? I don’t know human resources, I’m a meteorologist, but this seems like it should have a workable solution. Then again, I don’t suspect the Vikings will look for one.