Only 15% of hiring managers would consider hiring an overweight woman

Moneyish ^ | Dec. 9, 2017 | Reed Alexander

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Radio personality Shavonne Patrice Owens, 37, says she experienced weight discrimination firsthand when she applied for a daycare job in Huntsville, Alabama, two years ago. Despite having all the qualifications for the job, Owens says her friend — a former employee of the daycare center in question (whose employment later terminated) — told her the reason she was ultimately passed over for the job was because of her weight.

Owens, who was 525 pounds at 5’11” at the time of her interview with the daycare center, said that this incident “hurt for a second, just for a second… but I know who I am and because of my weight, it has restricted me from a lot of things.” Looking back, she said she’s lost out on other career opportunities (such as jobs in retail that would have required prolonged periods of standing), and she suspects her size was working against her.

What’s more,“the standards for physical appearance are stricter for women than men. Women are more likely to be evaluated on their physical appearance,” says Dr. Kelly Brownell, the dean of the Sanford School of Public Policy at Duke University. This, he explains, makes it even harder for overweight or obese women to contend with recruiters’ prejudicial biases against them.

[Toespi]

Just a hysterical synopsis from you, and honestly laughing like hell. Gave you several hints.....that’s all ya get.

[bagster]

that’s all ya get.

Well, by God!

I see you will not be coerced into jumping on the politically incorrect train with me. I used to be a better interrogator than this.

I guess I'm losing it.

[Toespi]

Black men, especially non-military background. I forget the exact parameters, but I think if they had worked more than three jobs in ten years it was a red flag. Bottom line was they did not take instruction or criticism well as they considered it offensive and were being targeted because of their race not because of their performance, upon which they became indifferent to management, hard to instruct.

(you dared me)

[bagster]

Hmmmm. You may be onto something. It does seem like all the good black males had a military background to be sure. If the others had any trace of "black identity" politics then they became somewhat unmanageable. But worse than a militant black male, is a militant black female by a factor of ten, if you ask me.

I am reassured in my interrogation techniques. Thank you, my good man.

As a side note, I had an Indian immigrant muslim working for me. I couldn't have asked for a better employee. I really liked him and he was an excellent worker. Funny, cause I hate moslems as a general rule.