01-27-2005, 08:18 PM
>"We have to work on eating habits and getting people to exercise. But if you're obese, you're (legally) protected," Weyers said.
Yeah, but what are the chances of them hiring an obese person? My guess is they see 'fatties' as another potential walking insurance risk. Call me cynical but I think their resume's would go straight to the circular file cabinet. Aka the garbage can.
It could be argued that health and exercise is important in everyone's life, and someone with a desk job probably gets less than someone say, working in construction. But really, at what point do you penalize someone for having a big mac on their own time. Maybe we should set up a caloric tax, anyone going over their daily recommended caloric intake should pay the difference in dollars. The funds will go to a public institution that promotes and enforces good health. I suggest a name like 'The Ministry of Fun'.
>The 71-year-old Weyers, who said he has never smoked and pronounced himself in good shape thanks to daily runs, said employees' health as well as saving money on the company's own insurance claims led him to first bar smokers from being hired in 2003.
I'm curious to see this guy in one of his company x-mas party. He sounds like a wild and crazy party hound.
Yeah, but what are the chances of them hiring an obese person? My guess is they see 'fatties' as another potential walking insurance risk. Call me cynical but I think their resume's would go straight to the circular file cabinet. Aka the garbage can.
It could be argued that health and exercise is important in everyone's life, and someone with a desk job probably gets less than someone say, working in construction. But really, at what point do you penalize someone for having a big mac on their own time. Maybe we should set up a caloric tax, anyone going over their daily recommended caloric intake should pay the difference in dollars. The funds will go to a public institution that promotes and enforces good health. I suggest a name like 'The Ministry of Fun'.
>The 71-year-old Weyers, who said he has never smoked and pronounced himself in good shape thanks to daily runs, said employees' health as well as saving money on the company's own insurance claims led him to first bar smokers from being hired in 2003.
I'm curious to see this guy in one of his company x-mas party. He sounds like a wild and crazy party hound.