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re: Should the obese be a protected class in the workplace?
Posted on 3/19/19 at 3:17 pm to Tiger Ryno
Posted on 3/19/19 at 3:17 pm to Tiger Ryno
At the building I work there is a huge set of stairs we have to take to get to the lobby. As a person that struggles with obesity it's been pretty dehumanizing to have to stop fairly regularly and catch my breath halfway up the stairs. It's particularly annoying because my department ironically works on the basement level. A decent number of my coworkers are also overweight and we are thinking about trying to escalate this issue.
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Posted on 3/19/19 at 3:18 pm to Oilfieldbiology
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If you’re to fat too do a certain job, you absolutely should be fired/not hired
That's a lawsuit waiting to happen.
Obesity in the workforce is now treated like a disability. Accessible parking, desk and chairs.
Posted on 3/19/19 at 3:18 pm to Tiger Ryno
frick no. Still giving people more and more crutches. As a country we’re alreasy too damn soft.
Special considerations for what? Eating too many bags of 4.29 Doritos from Dollar General?
Special considerations for what? Eating too many bags of 4.29 Doritos from Dollar General?
Posted on 3/19/19 at 3:19 pm to Tiger Ryno
I think they should be forced into camps or regular fitness classes in order to be covered by their company insurance.
Posted on 3/19/19 at 3:19 pm to SSpaniel
I would LOVE that!
Posted on 3/19/19 at 3:20 pm to Tester1216
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Protection from what?
Salads?
Posted on 3/19/19 at 3:20 pm to Lou Pai
Serious question, Lou.
Would you say your or your coworkers obesity comes from a medical issue? That’s entirely possible and I think it’s fine to have ADA accommodations for that. Or is it due to poor diet and lack of activity?
Would you say your or your coworkers obesity comes from a medical issue? That’s entirely possible and I think it’s fine to have ADA accommodations for that. Or is it due to poor diet and lack of activity?
Posted on 3/19/19 at 3:21 pm to Oilfieldbiology
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things you can’t control:
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Sex
Re-education camp for you.
Posted on 3/19/19 at 3:22 pm to Tester1216
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Protection from what?
The vending machine?
Posted on 3/19/19 at 3:22 pm to Tiger Ryno
Is your wife?
Posted on 3/19/19 at 3:29 pm to Tiger Ryno
I have a whale that works for me. Good employee. Only drawback is in the 6 years she has been here she has worn out about 8-9 plastic floor mats (over thin carpet) and broke a castor on her chair.
She was embarrassed but she does good work and is dependable.
She was embarrassed but she does good work and is dependable.
Posted on 3/19/19 at 3:31 pm to Tiger Ryno
no
Posted on 3/19/19 at 3:32 pm to alphaandomega
I work with someone that's probably 300#.
She's a good worker but her hygiene is awful. I was legit gagging as I typed that out.
She's a good worker but her hygiene is awful. I was legit gagging as I typed that out.
Posted on 3/19/19 at 3:36 pm to Tiger Ryno
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vulgar amount of discrimination
Instead, society should receive special protections from them.
Posted on 3/19/19 at 3:44 pm to Tiger Ryno
What's the opposite of a protected class?
That's what they should be.
That's what they should be.
Posted on 3/19/19 at 3:50 pm to Tiger Ryno
They should be hunted for sport
Posted on 3/19/19 at 4:06 pm to Lou Pai
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As a person that struggles with obesity
Stopped right there and I’ll vote myself as a-hole of the day here. I have zero sympathy for you.
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A decent number of my coworkers are also overweight
So you want someone to accommodate you because you/ya’ll made/make poor life choices everyday of your life?
Posted on 3/19/19 at 4:07 pm to Tiger Ryno
They drive up insurance rates and medical costs for the rest of us so they deserve to be discriminated against.
Posted on 3/19/19 at 4:08 pm to Tiger Ryno
nope
Posted on 3/19/19 at 4:09 pm to Tiger Ryno
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Should the obese be fed to the lions
Why yes, yes they should.
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