Have you ever been judged negatively because of your size?

[makedah]

Exactly. You might want to even say, in response to some question that "sometimes I think people judge me because of my size, but..."

 

[Toozee]

The part that worries me is those first 30 seconds. If you walk into an interview and the person think, wow, just a dumb meathead, the rest of the interview will reflect that and they will not give you a fair chance.

If that person cannot see past the first 30 seconds of seeing you and not make a clear decision on your creditials, would you want to work for them anyway? If an employer cannot look at your qualifications logically, upward mobility would be inhibited anyway. I'm sure there are several employers who will let your qualifications and work speak for itself.

 

[needsize]

The part that worries me is those first 30 seconds. If you walk into an interview and the person think, wow, just a dumb meathead, the rest of the interview will reflect that and they will not give you a fair chance.

I find the bodybuilding thing actually intrigues people, I've had lots of interviewers ask all kinds of questions about it

 

[Toozee]

I find the bodybuilding thing actually intrigues people, I've had lots of interviewers ask all kinds of questions about it

Exactly.....and that will make you memorable....which is always a good thing.

 

[needsleep]

I find it handy when my boss wants to have a go at me about something and wants to try and appear intimidating. You can just look at them and they know how little they are effecting you.

 

[jerkbox]

having people think you are dumb is not neccessarily a bad thing....it can often be used to your advantage - if you are smart enough to realize this.

 

[Mike_Rojas]

having people think you are dumb is not neccessarily a bad thing....it can often be used to your advantage - if you are smart enough to realize this.

That's true... it's always fun to play dumb and get out of shitty projects.

 

[benchmonster]

I am a lawyer, and I am, for this profession quite young. I go out of my way to let people assume I am a meathead. The dumber you think I am, the better off I am, cause you will slip up, and I won't.

On top of being five eight and 240, I am also a country boy, and talk like one too. How bright do you think that makes you sound?

When I tell people I had a full ride to college, they usually ask me how a person my height gets a full ride to play football, or "where did you wrestle?" It is funny to see their faces when they find out it was a full academic ride.

But then I love to shock people. I am in a profession where the heaviest thing most of these geeks pick up is a briefcase. They work all day beside me, then go home and veg on a couch or go to a bar and drink, while I go home, grab a bite to eat and then head to the gym, every day.

Freaks them out when I am eating tuna and chewing gum for 3 days before a meet to make weight, or when I am drinking Ensure Plus all day to move up a weight class. But my boss thinks I am quite the novelty, and goes out of his way to brag on me to people we meet, telling them about my athletic pursuits, and records and so forth.

So in the right environment it can be a very good thing.

With the femanina's tho, getting bigger has not made me the chick magnet I was expecting. I get discriminated against by women all the time. I guess the bald head and Fu Manchu don't help much in that regard tho.

B.

 

[spatts]

With the femanina's tho, getting bigger has not made me the chick magnet I was expecting. I get discriminated against by women all the time. I guess the bald head and Fu Manchu don't help much in that regard tho.

Nah, it's the pretty girl that's already on your arm that wards the others off. lol

 

[jeremys]

speaking of 'femaninas'..they suck. at my age, you could even be lean as hell but if you're big at all...you're counted out. it's bullshit. you got all the little justin timberlake types getting mad tail, but all the big guys are ignored

/end rant