I'm a manager of a World Gym out here in CO. Springs, pretty much the same thing would result if the same situation occured. Most retail or sales based jobs are very goal oriented, meaning your goal is to make corporate as much money as you can. It doesn't matter if you have a life outside of work, a girl friend, or family, or for that matter other interests other than any related to work. Major corporate America does not care about the little guy anymore,all they care about is the gross at the end of the day! It is sad and it pisses me off, i've worked for huge companies that offer great bennifits, 401 k, ect ect...... but bottom line is always money and your willingness to go that extra mile to make you a "company man". What Pep Boys did will come back to bite them in the butt, will it change the way coporate America does its' business.....NO. The only way to get way from that crap is to work for yourself , so that you are in control of your own destiny.