The overweight have to pay the bills the same as the muscle-bound steroidians we drool over on television.
When you go into an interview, the key to winning is two things: how you sell yourself, and how others buy into your pitch. Apparently, according to my mother, if you are too fat, you can’t possibly get employed. I can imagine how horrible a future that would look if we based employment on that.…
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76 - very fat person
If you were once fat but then you lost tons of weight and you applied for a job and the peson who interviewed you knew you were fat once would that interviewer not let you have that job on the basis that you were fat, amongst othe things.
77 - very very fat person
I think that pie is great weeeee
78 - sr
KitKatLuvr,
One would think reading all your diatribe on this subject that if the focus had been at your local gym you would not look like Bubble's the Whale.
Thanks with adding to my TP collection.
And to think I wanted a career in gynecology.
79 - UrbanJungleChick
This blog is very timely for me. As the time for me drawing unemployment check comes to an end. Having been on several interviews for jobs that I'm more than qualified for in the past 9 months. I know the main reason for not getting the job is because I'm "FAT." I have an interview today in about 3 hours. I know that I will not get the job, but I will go through the motion. I thank all of those that have blogged earlier. I have been discriminated against and I can't change the perceptions of others towards "fat" people so that only leaves the need for change on my part.
In evaluating my qualities, I'm intelligent, personable, and a great listener. I show genuine care and concern when assisting others with problems. I have been working in computers for as long as I can remember. I hold a bachelors and a master’s degree. I know that now there is no amount of schooling that will get me a job until I'm 5'2" and weigh 250lbs. I'm dress very well and pay close attention to my personal hygiene. I know I need to lose the weight. Just like in the biggest loser... I'm weighing myself down.
I have three months before I get my last unemployment check. I will post an update to tell you about the encounters before the end. Let's see if quality and not quantity will win out.
80 - Fatty101
This is great chat guys!!! HAHAHAHAH fat people are fat its their own fault! HOWZ UR JOB!!
81 - coolperson222
fuck you its not my fault if im fat!!! Iv got a job and im bloody good at it!
82 - Susan
If I owned a business, any sort of business, and I had two appilcants who's credentials and experience were too similar for me to make a decision, then I would look at personal things like weight and health. If the skinny one smoked and the fat one didnt, I'd hire the fat one. If the skinny one didnt smoke, they'd get the job. Fat people don't deserve to be unemployed, but if they're serious about competing for decent jobs then they need to stop being fat. Put down the twinkies, step away from the cinabuns, walk to mailbox at the end of the driveway don't drive there, etc etc. This whole deal about 'fat genes' is just an excuse. Sure, some people are more prone to gaining weight, it's heriditary, yes, I believe that, but what actually makes them gain too much weight is stuffing their faces full of junk. I dont give a damn what kind of 'fat genes' run in your family, if you eat healthy and move once in awhile, you wont get fat. It's that simple. "boohoo my mom was fat *stuffs a box of oreos in their face for comfort* boohoo my dad was fat *twinkies* boohoo now I'm fat *large pizza with everything* but it's because of the 'fat genes'." Right.
83 - expiggy
I used to be fat. Now I am not.
The difference? I make better food choices, and exercise more. DUH! I swear, it's not that hard. Now I am healthy, and consequently, now I am happy. That's all there is to it.
See all those articles (and photos) in the magazines about people who have lost weight? According to the quotes, the "after" people are ALWAYS happier than the big, fat "before" people.
Note, those articles never, ever feature people who were a healthy size, then got fat, and were really excited about it. Hello!
Fat people, whether they will admit it or not, wish they were fit. That's why there is so much profit in Jenny Craig, LA Weighloss, Weightwatchers, et cetera.
Ever heard of a company called "Instant Fat Gain?" Not gonna ever happen. I rest my case.
Further, the discrimination against fat people is not unfounded. Fat people cost society more than fit people. Statistics show they use more sick time, use more tax dollars with regards to medical care, and they make our insurance costs sky rocket.
But purely on an antecdotal basis, I've never, ever seen a young fit person using one of those stupid electric scooters. Have you? (Excluding children with congenital defects.)
"Fat" will never equal "fit". Period. And fat people cost our society more.
84 - mazie
I used to be really pretty and slim...I didn't get fat until my late twenties. Ballooned to 290 at 5'5" and spent my thirties going to work and coming straight home. I ate to the point that I was physically ill but my brain kept screaming, "You're starving!!!!"
I was also having terrible problems with depression. I was a mess.
After a week and a half on an antidepressant, the switch flipped off like magic. I had to literally remind myself to eat. I'm losing weight steadily. It seems so sad that I spent all those years beating myself up for having no control when in fact there was more to it.
When you see an obese person, just consider for a moment that you're looking at someone who has to wear their pain on the outside for all to see. Alcoholics, drug addicts and shopaholics can hide the ways they cope with their damage. Obese people can't. The next time you pass a big person, give them a smile and a silent prayer that they find peace. You'll be a better person for it.
85 - julie
I am overweight by alot and I've been layed off from my job for 6 months now. My hubby and I recently moved to Maine and I have applied to at least 65 employers and have gone to about 25 interviews and no one will hire me even though I am more than experienced. I live in an area where 80% of people are overweight. I am attractive and bright, I just wish someone would give me a chance. It's so discouraging and depressing. I wish I could prove discrimination on the employers part.
86 - el k
i think the work place shouldnt be a place where people have too worry about there weight because if health was really a big issue then football and baseball player shouldnt be playing the sport, because me i m a big guy myself and i play football and i get regular checkup at the doctor and i m in great shape my doctor tells me so for people that have issue with people been big there not the problem you are go check your flaw before you judge on others
87 - KELLEY
I JUST THINK ITS REDICULOUS. OBESE PEOPLE ARE JUST LIKE ANY ONE OF US. I MEAN ITS NOT THERE FAULT? BUT IN REALITY THAT IS HOW AMERICA IS... VERY JUDGMENTAL AND THATS NOT GOOD.
88 - Cat
To not hire someone simply because of weight is prejudice. Assuming that a fat person is lazy because they are fat then precludes that an underweight individual is not lazy. Such a visual assessment is not sound judgment. There are a myriad of reasons that an individual suffers from obesity, just as there are a myriad of reasons one may suffer from heart disease, skin ailments, etc.
Of course, the employer does rightly visually assess that an obese person may raise the cost of insurance, but so does age, etc. Sometimes the rules of hiring present roadblocks for the employer and the suffering obese.
It would be more reasonable if employers had nothing to do with any employee's health insurance and only had the reponsibility and concern of hiring on the basis of an individual's ability in regard to the job requirements. All individuals then could purchase health insurance for themselves for their own individual needs, as we do car insurance. By doing our own insurance shopping, we remove some prejudicial criterae that employers feel the need to untilize.
89 - Maximus
I would like to see a continuation of the topic
90 - dayna
fat people are hot!
91 - Chris
This is really sad since most Americans are overweight in comparison with people in other countries. I wish people would realize that fat does not mean ugly, just like thin does not equal beautiful. We've all seen gorgeous fat people and we've all seen ugly thin people and vice versa. When it come to jobs, we should only look at peformance and ability. If we are passing out jobs based on appearance, no wonder all of our jobs have gone overseas. Honestly, after 7 years in corporate America, I never worked with anyone even remotely resembleing a supermodel.
92 - Anne
People disgust me, why can't I be successful because I'm fat, what a pathetic, disgraceful excuse for not employing someone, no wonder the suicide rate is out of control, because all live by a standard created by some complete moron.
93 - mona
well i live in australia and i find it horrible that people in america are refused a job just because of their weight. I dont think fat people are lazy, everyone has different circumstances, and everything happens for a reason. If you are overweight, and this is affecting your health and livlihood, then lose it but dont do it for anyone else, only yourself, and thats the only reason you should lose weight. It is easier to love others and appreciate the world around you if you learn to love yourself, so do whatever it takes to make YOU feel good, no one else.
94 - kpslover007
I agree wholeheartedly with you. This was the first thing that came up when i googled "jobs for fat people." A few moments ago, my mom said the same exact thing that you said that fat people might never get a job. If they do want muscular people Why don't they give them a shot of steroids in their lattes? Well, some employers are not in the real world. Majority of this country is overweight. They have to learn to live with it. This blog was just a reflection of myself. This also goes for the whole marriage issue and also boyfriend/girlfriend issue as well. Thanks for speaking up.
95 - kpslover007
I agree wholeheartedly with you. This was the first thing that came up when i googled "jobs for fat people." A few moments ago, my mom said the same exact thing that you said that fat people might never get a job. If they do want muscular people Why don't they give them a shot of steroids in their lattes? Well, some employers are not in the real world. Majority of this country is overweight. They have to learn to live with it. This blog was just a reflection of myself. This also goes for the whole marriage issue and also boyfriend/girlfriend issue as well. Thanks for speaking up.
96 - Mimi
In my opinion, fat people must have a special jobs for them, in order to perform the job effectively.
97 - Sand Box Joe
I have to say that I've noticed lately a difference with my success rate with interviews. I'm a Human Resources professional with over 18 years of experience with companies such as Boeing, Halliburton and Enron (and no I wasn't involved with any of the crookedness) and I hold a degree in Business Mgmt from a top tier university.
I had never had a weight problem until I was injured while working in Iraq as a civilian a few years ago that has left me partially disabled and unable to physically do a lot and as a result, I've gained enough weight to be labeled as obese. So I became too fat to meet the military requirements and am now stateside trying to land work. The phone interviews go great and the hiring managers are always eager to meet me face to face. But then when I actually get there, you can see it in their faces; they don't like what they see and are very disappointed. And no matter how positive and upbeat I remain, they aren't buying it. So the interview goes well, they are polite and I leave, never to hear from them again. It's so obvious and so disheartening. So much so that I have elected to have gastric bypass surgery to help me with the weight. So, while I think it's wrong for an organization to overlook people who don't fit a certain image, society does certainly dictate that its our cultural preference. In other words, we fat people either have to take matters into our own hands and lose the weight (if we can) or learn to live with it. Sad but true.
98 - carz
There is no need to call overweight people names, it's not nice, for people to get so aggressive like that must mean they arnt to perfect themselves, I use to be overweight, went from a size 18 to a size 10 and still im not as happy as I though I would be, weight had been a constant battle for me and well...probly still will be in the future, it hurts when people are so cruel and heartless, all the names I had been called has emotionaly destroyed me but I push on because I know I have to, I feel like crying all the time because of the scaring people have left on me, i remember just the thought of knowing I had to walk out the door was agonising, if people really care so much if a person is overweight they should be encouraging instead of treating people as if that they are not human. When will some people learn to be more rational, calling a person names will only drive a person to an eating disorder or leave scaring so bad to the point even with weightloss, the pain never goes away. I understand if a person is not capable of doing the job because of being too overweight but weight may not slow a person down, people need to see them for who they really are, give them a chance, there may be things in there lives that push them harder like money problems, etc., you can have a tiny girl who may just laze around and chat while an overweight person if working hard, WEIGHT DOES NOT MEAN YOU ARE SLOW OR LAZY! I survived through primary school and high school by being better at sports then most people, it was my way of putting them back in there place, I have always been a natural athlete yet I was overweight most of my life. I just wish that people could treat each other the way they want to be treated themselves which is what I do, I treat every decent person with respect, it works alot better that way then being angry all the time because some person has to much weight on them. So my message is to people which you have probly heard a thousand time, treat each other the way you would want to be treated yourself.
99 - fuckfatpeople
The filth don't do any work so when should they get a job? They cannot even walk up and down the stairs w/o an elevator, so why if they can barely do such a simple task should they be allowed a job? I mean it is not like they ever have produced anything useful anyways, how could they if they cannot even walk up and down the stairs, these scum.
100 - Dean
But at the end of the day, I am overweight because of a lack of inspiration and a lack of reason to lose weight.
I had to skip university this year, because of problems at home, so with that, I have to get a job. I am always going to job interviews, having a great one every time, and not getting it, and because why, no one will give me the chance to make their company look good. And at the same time, I am in serious peril of being thrown out onto the street with no place to live.
How fair is that???
101 - Silas Kain
These are such weighty issues.