Example: By your boss, coworkers, the mail man?
2006-08-23 06:16:44 · 21 answers · asked by Nicky Rae 3 in Social Science ➔ Gender Studies
Weight is often over looked by most co-workers if the overweight person is a confident and nice person. Often people 'wear' their poor self image on their sleeve; and those are the most difficult to work with - no matter what their size is.
2006-08-23 12:39:52 · answer #1 · answered by kathleen-beth 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Yes, but only to a small extent. To a much larger extent it is THINKING that you are overweight, concentrating on it, feeling that your weight is the reason people will or should treat you differently, that affects it more. People will for the most part treat you the way you instruct them to by your level of confidence, nonverbal signals, whether you make an effort and take care of yourself in other ways and demand respect.
2006-08-23 13:20:16 · answer #2 · answered by LisaT 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Honestly, women I find are much more judgmental on the weight & overall appearance thing than men.
Men are less discriminating when it comes to size. It's the confidence and the way a woman carries herself is what impresses them most.
I mean as long as you can hold your own at the office, why worry? Ignore them, I'd say.
Women will talk behind you, give you the "evil eye" and criticise you, etc. Yeah it's the women, lol.
2006-08-24 01:18:24 · answer #3 · answered by ViRg() 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, people are mean and usually tend to judge a book by it's cover. It's totally unfair, because the contexts of that book could contain exactly what they like. It's unfair, and often uncomfortable for a person to be treated that way.
2006-08-24 20:11:34 · answer #4 · answered by Faust 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes. Everything affects how you are treated, the clothes you wear, your makeup, your attitude, personality, your skin color, your title, the car you drive, etc. Thats just the way it is. And each person will treat you differently
2006-08-23 13:36:10 · answer #5 · answered by Annie R 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Unfortunately...yes.
2006-08-24 09:40:14 · answer #6 · answered by Jaded 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
NO MATTER HOW YOU LOOK, WILL EFFECT THE WAY YOU ARE TREATED.... I WILL GIVE YOU A CHALLENGE..... GO TO A PLACE WITH YOUR FRIENDS AND DRESS JUST THE OPPOSITE THAT YOU USUALLY DRESS NO MATTER WHAT THAT IS AND SEE THE RESPONSE FROM NOT JUST STRANGERS BUT PEOPLE YOU THINK ARE YOUR FRIENDS.
2006-08-23 17:56:18 · answer #7 · answered by casz1968 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Big time. Who wants to pay for extra food thats not going to make money? Who wants to have a front recieptionst who breaks chairs when she sits down?
2006-08-23 17:10:58 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
I dont know. I know I dont treat people differently. It is unfair if they are treated worse than normal people are treated. Immoral too.. And if so, can you sue for discrimination??
2006-08-23 14:16:17 · answer #9 · answered by sshhmmee2000 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Unfortunately yes. That is the subliminal truth.
2006-08-23 16:42:45 · answer #10 · answered by longrunfool 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋