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Not at all. Most guards patrol. On foot. My husband walked about five miles a day at his job. Till he got promoted.
This. There's no way a morbidly obese person could be a security guard, unless the guard did nothing but sit.
Our guards (at work and at home) are always out and about patrolling the building and the property..and they walk 12-15 miles a day. No way someone 500 lbs could do that.
Shoot..I average 8 miles in my 8 hour shift and I have 'desk' job!
side note: The job description has to be taken in consideration. Do we have obese people apply for our positions? Yes, we do. But we don't hire them. Why? There's no way in hell they'd be able to do the job. It's just too physical...and they'd never pass the 'fit' test we require all applicants to perform.
I'd love to see a 500 pound person who can move their ass if they are a receptionist and also have to occasionally leave their desk to fax or get documents from the printer, etc., and get back to their desk before the phone rings again. That's my line of work, and I weigh over 250 myself, but I hustle (I can walk a 20-minute mile). I don't do that slow shuffle you see obese people do when they are trying to walk.
I work in healthcare and we won't hire someone that size. We can't. They are too much of a risk..to themselves and to our patients. Plus, they can't do the duties laid out in their job descriptions.
I work a 'desk' job (management) and I still manage to get an average of 6 mies a day in my 8 hour shift. My walking pace is 4 mph.....they'd never keep up.
The military does it all the time. In some occupations, fitness is a bona fide job requirement. Whether or not that's true for a daycare, I have no idea.
No surprise with out shallow and superficial and political our society has become. Its pathetic. The only thing that should matter is if the person is qualified or capable of learning at least with a solid work ethic..
I don't agree. This woman weighs 525 pounds. Working in a daycare chasing around small children takes some physical stamina which I cannot believe this woman would have.
At some point one has to have personal responsibility in taking care of themselves. Aside from having a hard time getting a job they are going die much younger with all that extra weight and the health issues that comes with it.
Really depends on the job. 500 lbs is a lot different than say, 300 lbs. Unless you're '8'0'' tall, it's going to be difficult to accommodate someone that size (probably hard if you were that tall). Obviously, jobs that require physical fitness are a no-go. However, if you can't fit into the chair at your desk............desk job might be a no-go as well. Oddly enough, in my department, I don't think we've hired anyone that was anything past " really chubby" in the time I've been here. And my job requires absolutely zero physical fitness.
Someone that size wouldn't even be able to use an elevator unless it had cargo doors. You'd have to build special furniture so they wouldn't get injured by the breaking chair. I work with a bunch of obese people and the ergo dude gets run ragged trying to keep up. They almost all have back and nerve issues. Constantly calling in sick and not real pleasant to be close to with BO and other health issues like gird and breathing problems.
We have a morbidly obese young guy in my workplace. He already messed up a chair. He cannot gingerly sit down so he basically slams down into the chair every time. I have asked him to stop but it doesn't matter---he still does it. He also has trouble reaching for anything---he drops stuff and then has a hard time picking it up. We also work in a fast-paced place and if I start walking somewhere he cannot keep up.
And the smell sometimes.
It's a shame. Because he is a hard worker but he often has limitations or is slower to move. He has never tried to seriously lose weight. I hope he legitimately tries before it's too late, because he already told me he retains fluid in his knees from the weight and has some other issues---and soon the damage will be done and irreversible.
Someone that size wouldn't even be able to use an elevator unless it had cargo doors. You'd have to build special furniture so they wouldn't get injured by the breaking chair. I work with a bunch of obese people and the ergo dude gets run ragged trying to keep up. They almost all have back and nerve issues. Constantly calling in sick and not real pleasant to be close to with BO and other health issues like gird and breathing problems.
Years ago we had this guy in our office. Big guy 6'5" but weighed over 400 pounds. He broke a couple of our office chairs. We had to order him a special one after that. It was a desk job so he did fine at it and showed up everyday. But his goal in life was getting SSI due to health issues he had because of his weight. He had no interest in losing weight and getting healthy. Of course then getting approved for SSI was out of the question.
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