Sat, May-22-04, 21:25
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Senior Member
Posts: 1,514
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Plan: TSP/PPLP/low-cal/My own
Stats: 250/209/150
BF:
Progress: 41%
Location: Sacramento, CA
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Originally Posted by jadefox26
Well, I've found that I have never had problems with men - there are plenty of men out ther who like big girls. But as for jobs, yeah I think I have been discriminated against. I am more than qualified to do any job, but as others have said, if you're fat then you're automatically lazy ir unable to do tasks as quickly as others etc...which of course we all know is cr*p.
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For me it's been the opposite. I've never had a problem getting the jobs I wanted. And I've done well in them and been respected. That is except for my very first job where I had to fight and "change my name" to be taken seriously (I made people call me Deborah instead of Debbie -- remember Debbie Does Dallas?).
But men are a different subject -- not just being ignored, but ridiculed and snubbed. And I haven't dropped enough weight to make a difference yet. We'll see. If there is a change, it'll be fun saying no. 
But I do have to say that not all men are like that. The men I work with now, and I'm in a male-dominated field, are very accepting and respectful of me and even occassionally compliment my appearance.
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