Guest guest Posted January 13, 2004 Report Share Posted 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: > > http://www.miami.com/mld/miamiherald/business/7650194.htm > > 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 > > Homepage: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Graduate-OSSG > > Unsubscribe: mailto:Graduate-OSSG-unsubscribe > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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