Weight Stigmatization In The Workplace

Weight stigmatization in the workplace seems as such an unlikely environment for discrimination, is what I believed. I thought the workplace was about intelligence, collaboration and getting tasks completed. Following the reading, it was obvious that I was extremely naive to this subject. I assumed that adults in the workplace would be more open minded and less judgmental of the overweight population, considering it is about employment and not in any personal matter. Puhl and King (2013) reference research that shows obese people in the workforce, how they may be turned down for a job, promotion or terminated because of their weight. In addition, they discuss how obese employees collect lower salaries having duplicate jobs and credentials,