Working for a Company with a bad reputation-Part two

I was approached in a conversation with this analogy. I can’t take a position with someone who has a bad reputation because the belief was "Being a good father means more than eating better at the kitchen table". In other words, why take something I can’t control when I might be able to find something I like because I have higher values”. With that analogy, wouldn't eating better be part of being a good father? Meaning, sometimes we all have to step down from the higher ladder rail we're on, expecting to find that perfect position and settle for something in the interim until that something better comes along. So if your only opportunity unless you one that doesn't need money to survive, I have to believe that in the example given, to be a better father and to instill proper values, accepting something that's not so great might instill better values in the long run.

My example using this analogy is, I can look in the mirror at myself and know I am doing everything possible to be a great father by accepting something that's a little more demeaning, not as important, and that it's not beneath me to pick up a broom and sweep the floor even though I was a VP of a good organization at one time.

However if it's from a view of "all things are equal and assuming you do have a choice", I would totally agree, make a better choice and not put yourself in that sort of position by accepting something whereas you'll get nothing out of it in the long haul.

I'm not trying to surmise that what is being said say is not 100% true by any means, I couldn't agree more. But for me, I am at a point after 15 months with a record of employment that has written proof of recommendations from every facet of my career that indicates I'm a good worker, whomever hires me is obtaining a gem, but even looking at myself and not wanting to take that risk of working for someone who's reputation is somewhat tarnished, if I can obtain employment, I'm looking at it as I have to put my pride aside and say I need to do what I need to do, and this will make me a better father, citizen, family man, employee (down the road), decision maker, volunteer, husband, etc.