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I have had the most extraordinary experience this morning. I was insulted like never before in my life...but I turned it into a personal and moral victory. Still trying to figure out if I should push the cause further....
here's what happened: I am currently interviewing for jobs. This morning I interviewed with an integrative medicine practice, combining traditional and alternative medicine, incorporating some weight management, aesthetics and management of chronic conditions.
I interviewed with the practice manager, a relatively short man of average looks. He reviewed my CV and seemed to reflect positively upon my experience. Then he made his critical tactical error.
The interviewer told me "here's the biggest stumbling block that I see. You're overweight. I empathize with the struggles people face to lose weight, but we try to project a certain image here...and..."
My blood was boiling, but I tried not to betray it with my expression. I silently got up, said "thank you", then turned around, left the office and the building, and never looked back.
This is about far more than one job and a few extra pounds. This is the same BS that the Abercrombie CEO was laying out recently. I was pissed but I'm REALLY pissed now.
you can have Barbie or an intelligent, competent healthcare professional. Who do you want treating you?
I have had the most extraordinary experience this morning. I was insulted like never before in my life...but I turned it into a personal and moral victory. Still trying to figure out if I should push the cause further....
here's what happened: I am currently interviewing for jobs. This morning I interviewed with an integrative medicine practice, combining traditional and alternative medicine, incorporating some weight management, aesthetics and management of chronic conditions.
I interviewed with the practice manager, a relatively short man of average looks. He reviewed my CV and seemed to reflect positively upon my experience. Then he made his critical tactical error.
The interviewer told me "here's the biggest stumbling block that I see. You're overweight. I empathize with the struggles people face to lose weight, but we try to project a certain image here...and..."
My blood was boiling, but I tried not to betray it with my expression. I silently got up, said "thank you", then turned around, left the office and the building, and never looked back.
This is about far more than one job and a few extra pounds. This is the same BS that the Abercrombie CEO was laying out recently. I was pissed but I'm REALLY pissed now.
you can have Barbie or an intelligent, competent healthcare professional. Who do you want treating you?
You know, as much as that sucks, usually there is nothing you can do about it but do what you did. Good for you. As I understand it: As long as it isn't racial, age, sex, and ?, business's can do what they want. Some places say no smokers. Is that right? Easier to justify, but really the same. Would you hire a bunch of really old people (like myself) to work the tables at a hot new bar? Probably not although it might be interesting enough to be a "hook" ..... I know you know what I mean. Somewhat on the other extreme. I used to be in a position to "add my thoughts" in job hiring at my work. Many a time, I went for a person that I thought had a lot of growth potential, not just experience and papers. I usually lost but I could see their point of view too. Just saying ... cr****
I agree...it's just that I'm pretty damn hot if I may say so...haha...and I'm not the only person alive who thinks so!
I don't really want to work for these a-holes anyway. I never did really want to...just wanted an inside view of this industry. What really floored me was the guy's delivery of the statement...and the fact that he was very average in appearance. In other words, I wouldn't do him if he were the last man on earth...lol
I have had the most extraordinary experience this morning. I was insulted like never before in my life...but I turned it into a personal and moral victory. Still trying to figure out if I should push the cause further....
here's what happened: I am currently interviewing for jobs. This morning I interviewed with an integrative medicine practice, combining traditional and alternative medicine, incorporating some weight management, aesthetics and management of chronic conditions.
I interviewed with the practice manager, a relatively short man of average looks. He reviewed my CV and seemed to reflect positively upon my experience. Then he made his critical tactical error.
The interviewer told me "here's the biggest stumbling block that I see. You're overweight. I empathize with the struggles people face to lose weight, but we try to project a certain image here...and..."
My blood was boiling, but I tried not to betray it with my expression. I silently got up, said "thank you", then turned around, left the office and the building, and never looked back.
This is about far more than one job and a few extra pounds. This is the same BS that the Abercrombie CEO was laying out recently. I was pissed but I'm REALLY pissed now.
you can have Barbie or an intelligent, competent healthcare professional. Who do you want treating you?
as an RN and clinical coordinator intimately involved in the hiring process, I cannot believe a manager would say that. that is insane! is the practice affiliated with a local hospital? is there someone higher than this guy you can talk to, like the practice's managing partner? not that I would want to work in a practice like that anyway, but come on.
as a healthcare professional, manager, and human being, that makes me feel like finding that guy and doing this:
This is a sad day for average looking guys everywhere....
Zen, he did you a favour. Quack him and is average ass!
The guy probably had numerous reasons not to hire me. I'm older, I don't cover my gray, no experience in the field...etc. Had the interview just gone on and I never heard another word I would not have been surprised nor disappointed.
What REALLY floored me was his open statement about the weight vs. the image that they want to project. What this guy DOESNT know is that I am fairly well connected in this town and can pretty much assure you that none of my friends, nor their friends, here in Atlanta will EVER step foot in his clinic.
This poll doesn't seem scientific. I feel like it's a little biased haha. Honestly, the cool thing to do these days is to HATE hipsters (even though this is such a 2011 thing to do), so are those people who don't like hipsters the new hipsters or not?
I have had the most extraordinary experience this morning. I was insulted like never before in my life...but I turned it into a personal and moral victory. Still trying to figure out if I should push the cause further....
here's what happened: I am currently interviewing for jobs. This morning I interviewed with an integrative medicine practice, combining traditional and alternative medicine, incorporating some weight management, aesthetics and management of chronic conditions.
I interviewed with the practice manager, a relatively short man of average looks. He reviewed my CV and seemed to reflect positively upon my experience. Then he made his critical tactical error.
The interviewer told me "here's the biggest stumbling block that I see. You're overweight. I empathize with the struggles people face to lose weight, but we try to project a certain image here...and..."
My blood was boiling, but I tried not to betray it with my expression. I silently got up, said "thank you", then turned around, left the office and the building, and never looked back.
This is about far more than one job and a few extra pounds. This is the same BS that the Abercrombie CEO was laying out recently. I was pissed but I'm REALLY pissed now.
you can have Barbie or an intelligent, competent healthcare professional. Who do you want treating you?
Why would you imply that a "Barbie" (thin, blonde, etc) could NOT be a competent healthcare professional?
Like it or not at least they were honest. I've been rejected for many jobs and never knew why. At least you found out now as opposed to after you were hired.
And like someone else already said: It's THEIR business. Walking out was the first step. Opening up your own clinic and swaying their clients is your real revenge.
I agree...it's just that I'm pretty damn hot if I may say so...haha...and I'm not the only person alive who thinks so!
I don't really want to work for these a-holes anyway. I never did really want to...just wanted an inside view of this industry. What really floored me was the guy's delivery of the statement...and the fact that he was very average in appearance. In other words, I wouldn't do him if he were the last man on earth...lol
Just wondering if you are from the left coast ? cr****
I've done something today that I rarely get to do anymore - actually use a sick day for myself. It's been nice having a quiet house to rest in. I also did another thing I haven't done in ages - watched those TLC shows like A Baby Story. This time though I just laughed at them. Maybe I've taken too much medicine.
I have had the most extraordinary experience this morning. I was insulted like never before in my life...but I turned it into a personal and moral victory. Still trying to figure out if I should push the cause further....
here's what happened: I am currently interviewing for jobs. This morning I interviewed with an integrative medicine practice, combining traditional and alternative medicine, incorporating some weight management, aesthetics and management of chronic conditions.
I interviewed with the practice manager, a relatively short man of average looks. He reviewed my CV and seemed to reflect positively upon my experience. Then he made his critical tactical error.
The interviewer told me "here's the biggest stumbling block that I see. You're overweight. I empathize with the struggles people face to lose weight, but we try to project a certain image here...and..."
My blood was boiling, but I tried not to betray it with my expression. I silently got up, said "thank you", then turned around, left the office and the building, and never looked back.
This is about far more than one job and a few extra pounds. This is the same BS that the Abercrombie CEO was laying out recently. I was pissed but I'm REALLY pissed now.
you can have Barbie or an intelligent, competent healthcare professional. Who do you want treating you?
You should be proud of yourself for saying what you did and you might want to think about going over this guys head. They might want to know that the guy doing interviews is risking a lawsuit if someone he says this to actually has an underlying disability and that is the reason for the weight. Does weight have anything to do with doing the tasks related to the position? Doubtful.
imarob, she brings up Barbie because while barbie certainly has the ability to be competent she also is more likely to be hired regardless of her competence.
Certainly that is their business and they have the right to hire who they want to but this is clearly an issue of gender as well. Would he have said this to a man? Highly unlikely.
I agree...it's just that I'm pretty damn hot if I may say so...haha...and I'm not the only person alive who thinks so!
I don't really want to work for these a-holes anyway. I never did really want to...just wanted an inside view of this industry. What really floored me was the guy's delivery of the statement...and the fact that he was very average in appearance. In other words, I wouldn't do him if he were the last man on earth...lol
Just wondering if you are from the left coast ? cr****
Post by Longtime and Frequent Poster on May 15, 2013 11:51:22 GMT -5
In addition to "Anything but rap and country," "Anything I can dance to!!" was under every single girl's music section on Facebook my Freshman year of college.
On a related note, people who say they like everything usually listen to nothing.
Since we "sort of don"t" fit the mold, it cracks me up when people walk up to us and ask "Who did you like best!!!." Using this year as an ex:, I'm sure I will say like LN ALO when I guess they suspect I would say like Paul. I grew up on country and although I appreciate it (how can you not enjoy even as a little kid Patsy Cline throwing out a tune), I don't ever ever listen to it though. Rap is too big of a genera, so big I wouldn't say that. I don't care for opera (the operating system is ok , some of the new world music is meh, but besides that, I just have favorites, not loves or hates. Yea imthehorn, wishy washy me thinks eh but I'm a Libra ........ What a beautiful day it is in Denver cr****