Aug 20 2008
Eating Your Way to the Unemployment Line
I read in my local paper, the Raleigh N&O, that companies make decisions about opening a business in a region based on the obesity level of its residents. It would seem that companies are trying to “trim the fat” from their healthcare costs by excluding overweight people from the payroll as much as possible.
I have thought on it long and hard to decide whether ro not I have a problem with this process. . . . and I do. However, I wonder what if anythign can really be done about it. I think nothing. If companies were turning overweight people away at the door as they tried to squeeze through and grab hold of the ever elusive brass ring called employment, we could pinpoint their bias and create a campaign to hold them accountable.
Since they are simply choosing not to ever break ground and offer employment opportunities in the land of the obese, this means we can’t with certainty accuse them of bias.
I guess all the skinny people should start to head for the hills as Wake County is considered 62% obese!
