To become a german civil servant with the golden "beamter" status (civil servant)- you have to pass a physical AND must have an acceptable BMI (teachers, office workers, army, police, paper pushers...). Until then, you are just a lowly state employee (with less pay and benefits). I had several young teaching colleagues sweating over their weight- some had to lose more than 60lbs and were looking a different diets (was? kein schnitzel?)
I can't believe the OP got this many responses on what I thought was an obvious troll thread.
8/10
I thought my username would have given it away ;)
Although my posts are basically the same "arguments" the readers on Jezebel posted.
bacon23 wrote:
I thought my username would have given it away ;)
Although my posts are basically the same "arguments" the readers on Jezebel posted.
Why did you troll this topic? I don't understand trolls. What do you gain from this?
Ignore the last guy. That wasn't me.
BACON BACON BACON!!!
Perhaps they should not hire competitive runners either, since runners tend to have anxiety issues and get injured a lot. This is also costly.
bacon23 wrote:
If it really were up to calories in/calories out, there probably wouldn't be ANY fat people around.
Ummmmm...it is all up to calories in/calories out. Do you think these people are eating 1500kcal diets to balloon up to whatever excessive weight they are currently at??
bacon23 wrote:
why the hate wrote:Good for Google.
Good for Google? You can't possibly support this. Some people don't have control over what their genetics gave them.
Odd that - I never saw a fat inmate in all the pictures from any one of Hitler’s Concentration Camps.
Couldn’t have been humans with these mysterious ‘uncontrollable genetics’ around at that period in time.
bacon23 wrote:
why the hate wrote:Good for Google.
Good for Google? You can't possibly support this. Some people don't have control over what their genetics gave them.
I'm sure Google doesn't hire the stupid either. That's at least partly genetic. I've certainly seen a lot more people stop being fat than I have stop being stupid.
Concerned Citizen wrote:
bacon23 wrote:Good for Google? You can't possibly support this. Some people don't have control over what their genetics gave them.
I'm sure Google doesn't hire the stupid either. That's at least partly genetic. I've certainly seen a lot more people stop being fat than I have stop being stupid.
Which gene causes stupidity?
While a very low percentage of the population has underlying causes for their obesity like hypothyroidism, the VAST majority of the world does not. Consequently, they have no excuse for being overweight/fat. Look at people 50 years ago and check out the obesity rate. It was a lot lower. Genes don't change that fast in one or two generations. I have a relative that always says, "You're so lucky, you're young and have a high metabolism, that's why you're thin." I respond, "No, its because I run 60+ miles per week and do cross training as well."Very few people are willing to make the sacrifices (diet and exercise) to be in good shape. Letsrun people are the minority. The 1%, if you will.
bacon23 wrote:
I guess "don't be evil" means discriminating against obese is okay:
http://jezebel.com/5813028/did-google-reject-job-applicants-because-theyre-fat?tag=google-incOne person in the comments reflects my thoughts on the matter well:
"You realize the contestants on shows like Biggest Loser exercise about 8+ hours a day and have calorie counts that skim 1200 right? They dehydrate, starve and generally abuse their bodies in the name of weight loss. That's not discipline that's starvation and exercise bulemia. If you are working 8 hours a day doing hard physical labor and eating the equivalent of 12 slices of bread every day, you will lose weight because your body is being punished.
It really doesn't show a lack of discipline. You can be incredibly disciplined, really active, eat well and still be fat. It automatically shows a lack of discipline to people like you who are either thin/average and attribute it to your own discipline without considering that maybe if you stopped watching what you ate or exercising that you'd only gain 10lbs or to people of every size who have bought into the diet industry.
If it really were up to calories in/calories out, there probably wouldn't be ANY fat people around. It is not that simple, please stop simplifying it. That viewpoint is not based on science (really, there's no proof of what you say) and it's harmful to body image everywhere. If it were up to calories in/calories out then a starvation diet wouldn't be the only way many, many people would lose weight because just less than what they currently eat would be enough."
I'm through with Google.
Uh huh huh wrote:
Concerned Citizen wrote:I'm sure Google doesn't hire the stupid either. That's at least partly genetic. I've certainly seen a lot more people stop being fat than I have stop being stupid.
Which gene causes stupidity?
Obviously one that you have!
I won't hire a ginger. They have no souls.
Inf wrote:
Perhaps they should not hire competitive runners either, since runners tend to have anxiety issues and get injured a lot. This is also costly.
Are you suggesting the running injuries cost anywhere close to the medical costs associated with obesity?
Please show us some numbers that back your assertions.
The best companies discriminate against plenty of people.
1. Stupid people
2. Fat people
3. People likely to start or join a union
4. People without proper education
5. People of diverse backgrounds
etc.
Companies that accept everyone quickly become mediocre. If you are a Jewish entrepreneur, then you are going to want slim, intelligent, smart, educated, attractive Jews working for you, people who are good at their jobs. Why would you want anything else? Bringing in diversity introduces the element of culture clashes, which will ultimately water down efforts towards excellence. The greatest companies are all very homogenous. Why does going to WalMart suck? Because the general population is there on display.
Wilt Chamberlain wrote:
Companies that accept everyone quickly become mediocre. If you are a Jewish entrepreneur, then you are going to want slim, intelligent, smart, educated, attractive Jews working for you, people who are good at their jobs. Why would you want anything else? Bringing in diversity introduces the element of culture clashes, which will ultimately water down efforts towards excellence. The greatest companies are all very homogenous. Why does going to WalMart suck? Because the general population is there on display.
But, but... America is a diverse melting pot of excelle...
Oh, I see.
[quote]chinocochino wrote:
I have a relative that always says, "You're so lucky, you're young and have a high metabolism, that's why you're thin." I respond, "No, its because I run 60+ miles per week and do cross training as well."
Very few people are willing to make the sacrifices (diet and exercise) to be in good shape.
[quote]bacon23 wrote:
People say stuff like this to me all the time, but I'm not that young anymore (38)
Wilt Chamberlain wrote:
The best companies discriminate against plenty of people.
1. Stupid people
2. Fat people
3. People likely to start or join a union
4. People without proper education
5. People of diverse backgrounds
etc.
Companies that accept everyone quickly become mediocre. If you are a Jewish entrepreneur, then you are going to want slim, intelligent, smart, educated, attractive Jews working for you, people who are good at their jobs. Why would you want anything else? Bringing in diversity introduces the element of culture clashes, which will ultimately water down efforts towards excellence. The greatest companies are all very homogenous. Why does going to WalMart suck? Because the general population is there on display.
There you go, Wal Mart. A perfect example of an unsuccessful company.