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Fat Discrimination in the Workplace!

Overweight job hunters 'lose out'

Overweight people were said to lack self-discipline Overweight workers find it harder to
get jobs than their slim counterparts, an online survey suggests.
The magazine survey of 2,000 personnel officers found most preferred to offer jobs to
workers of a "normal weight".
Half of those polled by Personnel Today thought obesity affected productivity. A similar
number believed overweight people lacked self-discipline.

The magazine's editor Karen Dempsey said it suggested hidden discrimination and
overweight people were missing out.
She said: "To date, obesity has not been given the same recognition as sex, age, disabilities
and race discrimination.
"But as our survey shows, overweight workers are being marginalised and given fewer
opportunities than their slimmer counterparts."

The survey also found that one in 10 personnel officers would not want an overweight
employee to meet a client. The same percentage believed they could sack a worker for
being obese.