MissLou wrote:
I have a 'part-time' (more like full-time!) job that I certainly get stared at a-plenty in because of my size. It's not really a norm to see larger people in this job, but I usually just laugh in their faces. Soon shuts them up!
I'm in the same boat as you Miss Lou, and the twist is that my company is promoting fitness and tell me (by a manager) as an employee, I should "work out more and lose some weight". I told her that big people need shoes too and I've seen my share of BBWs, SSBBWs, BHMs, some immobile people riding in scooters to look at shoes mainly since we sell shoes mainly. I'm their #1 seller and the most out of shape of the bunch.
While that manager that told me to lose weight is the one that's trying to lose weight and working out, I'll pack on the pounds and still sell our merchandise like nobody's business.
I'll lose weight and "be all about fitness" when the company I work for start giving more monetary incentives on doing so, but until then, I'll eat w/e I want and be #1 part time associate at my job.