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> Title claims they won't hire "fat" people
> Article mentions BMI greater than 35
Someone with that kind of BMI isn't just fat. They're obese - and that's not the image that the hospital wishes to portray. They wish to have a staff of healthy individuals.
Definitely.
And there are also practical reasons. Really fat people tend to sweat more, which is not desired in hospitals. And they might simply use too much space, block doors etc.
After 20+ years of reviewing disability filings, I can say with some certainty that the Number One Occupation for filing disability claims are those in the health care industry: CNA, RN and (especially) home health care workers.
Of those filing, probably 90 percent are obese with a BMI of over 35 percent. Indeed, it is a rare case when a home health care worker (filing for disability) is not obese.
I know that if I were an advisor to a hospital, I would recommend not hiring the obese, since the chances are pretty good they will hurt their back on the job (virtually all cases I review involving health care workers are back cases).
I bet the hospital's insurance company had input into the decision.
Excellent point that will be looked over by the ones screaming that this hospital hates fat people.
I'm not surprised, like you said it started with smoking and will continue on to "fat" people.
I work in a hospital and I'm overweight, I wonder what's next on the chopping block.
I also worked as a nurse for 20 years before I quit, nurses today are much the same as they were when I quit, no matter how physically fit you are if your lifting patients you will have back injuries - it comes with the job and that's why so many nurses try to get away from hospital nursing.
I'm not surprised, like you said it started with smoking and will continue on to "fat" people.
And then what's next? People with sinus problems that blow their noses a lot? People with piercings or tattoos?
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I'd rather take my health be in the hands of someone who was capable of taking care of themselves over someone who doesn't.
Thinness does not always equate good health.
Oh, and I loved this part:
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… an employee’s physique “should fit with a representational image or specific mental projection of the job of a healthcare professional,” including an appearance “free from distraction” for hospital patients.
Who's to define what is "free from distraction"? An unusual hairstyle? A big nose? Big feet? Big boobs? Facial hair?
If more jobs require this and it goes on to other restrictions (smoking, overweight, etc.)...how are these people suppose to work if no one will hire them? It may take a while to get rid of the problem but in the mean time, would you folks rather they live on welfare?
If the hospital wants to have a healthy image projected to the public they have every right to bar fat slobs from applying for jobs....
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