Senin, 30 April 2012

Overweight women 'lose out in the hunt for jobs' and once employed are lower paid

Overweight women 'lose out in the hunt for jobs' and once employed are lower paid

  • Researchers say 'fat discrimination' is widespread in the workplace
  • Many bosses assume overweight staff are lazy of gluttons

By Daily Mail Reporter

PUBLISHED: 19:22 EST, 30 April 2012 | UPDATED: 19:22 EST, 30 April 2012


Fat discrimination: Many bosses assuming overweight staff are lazy

Fat discrimination: Many bosses assuming overweight staff are lazy

Overweight women are far less likely to be selected for jobs than slimmer rivals, claim scientists.

And, once employed, they tend to be lower paid and given more menial tasks.

The researchers say ‘fat discrimination’ is widespread in the workplace, with many bosses assuming overweight staff are lazy or gluttons.

Scientists at the University of Manchester and Australia’s Monash University asked 102 students to look at the CVs and photos of what they thought were 12 different women.

In fact, it was six women with the photos taken before and after weight-loss surgery.

The students were asked to rate the candidates on their leadership potential, whether they would be likely to select them for a job and what sort of starting salary they would offer.

They were also asked to rank them in terms of how successful they thought they would be.

The findings, published in the International Journal of Obesity, show that the overweight candidates were overall rated far lower than those who were slimmer.

Missing out: Job opportunities are more likely to go to slimmer rivals

Missing out: Job opportunities are more likely to go to slimmer rivals

The students awarded them lower salaries and predicted that they would be far less successful within the company.

Lead researcher Kerry O’Brien, from Monash University, said: ‘Our findings show that there is a clear need to address obesity discrimination, particularly against females who tend to bear the brunt of anti-fat prejudice.’

Dr O’Brien said the prejudices were in part a reflection of how people felt about themselves.

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In the workplace, the advantage of being goodlooking will always place you above a non-goodlooking candidate with equal qualifications and experience. That goes for men and women. Employers are responding in exactly the same way the rest of us do when we interest ourselves in useless celebrities whose good looks are the only thing that raises them above the level of a bath sponge with legs. It's not fair, but is what it is. So fat people had better just get to grips with it and do something about themselves.

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As someone who would have to pay for that person's healthcare (via insurance premiums etc) I would hire the person who was A) qualified and B) didn't look like a walking heart attck.

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I've been fat, skinny, in between. I'm currently thin. but I never say never anymore. I feel better about myself thin...BUT i was always a good employee, no matter where I worked. I used to and still do, run rings around others in my field earning the same, etc. BUT I am also judgemental. MY mom is in ICU and has been for a while now. I see the Nurse changes, I watch..because I'm there every waking moment I can be, and some sleeping ones. I myself used the term FatA$$ to mention certain RN's. But tonight, the RN is overwt, but she's spot on, wonderful, funny and everything I want for my mom. Earlier I had skinny minny who was an uncaring imbecile. SO i'm guilty of same. Fatti-ness, does not mean slow or lazy. It simply means they are ugly/unattractive and perhaps not very healthy. I have learned something, I will try very hard not to judge.

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And who wants Cheeto stains on the TPS reports. NO ONE!

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Well, DUH! Here is an idea, diet and exercise!

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Well the fat employees sure can't keep up when walking in a group. And Heaven forbid should they drop anything because they can't bend down to pick it up.

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The before-and-after photos were not of exactly the same women. The women in the "after" photos had taken ontrol of their lives. The women in the "before" pictures were out of control.

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