Re: Work Discrimination?

January 13, 2004

And sometimes that discrimination is not intentional. Believe me. I think

often it is totally unconscious. People will have to have their consciousness

raised to understand and acknowledge their feelings before they realize that

they chose a person to work for them who was thin over one who was fat because

of discrimination.

And just wait until it gets to be age discrimination issues. That's a whole

'nother ball of wax.

Pam in Niceville

----- Work Discrimination?

> How many of you felt that you were discriminated against at work, or

> at job interviews because you were obese? And how many have noticed

> a difference now that you have lost the weight? Over at

> obesityhelp.com, I saw an interesting article written by a woman who

> is a chef, who lost 170 pounds and says that her catering business

> improved when she lost the weight. Here is the link to the article:

>

>

> I know I was discriminated against when looking for a job and was

> obese. I lost out on many opportunities I was well qualified for

> and then saw them hire normal weighted people for the jobs. In my

> current job, I was hired as a post-op. I do believe that obese

> people have a much harder time getting employed, and having to prove

> their competence. Good article...

>

> Cindy in Va

> lap RNY 2/8/02

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