knottyknicky
Hips like Cinderella
A little background info: I've been working as a nanny for the past 5-6 years. I've been working with kids for 10 years. This is my 'area of expertise' and I'm damn good at what I do.
I went to an interview for a supposedly great job up in LA. It would have been a live-in job where I worked 15-25 hours a week in exchange for a private guest house and a salary. The interview was a little awkward, there were definitely some communication issues already, the guest house was no longer an option (instead its a bedroom, with a glass panel on the door, and a shared bathroom), less pay than we'd discussed, and...the woman has the nerve to bring up my weight.
Now, look. I know I'm a big girl. I know how society perceives me. But in 10 years of working with kids, this is a first for me. I've had people go behind my back and ask my references if my weight is an issue, but never have I had anyone straight up ask me, to my face, how my weight affects my work. Looking back, I wish I'd had the guts to say what I *really* thought, or to at least say something along the lines of "my references and resume speak for themselves", because, frankly, if my weight had ever been an issue in me doing my job as a nanny correctly, I simply wouldn't be applying for the job. Period. If my weight had been an issue in the past, my resume wouldn't be as full as it is, my references wouldn't be what they are. What gives someone the right to question me about my personal choice to be exactly who I am?
Oh, that, and I saw a sticker on some douchebags wanna-be monster truck yesterday that read "Get a Lift: Fat Chicks Can't Jump". Nice.
I went to an interview for a supposedly great job up in LA. It would have been a live-in job where I worked 15-25 hours a week in exchange for a private guest house and a salary. The interview was a little awkward, there were definitely some communication issues already, the guest house was no longer an option (instead its a bedroom, with a glass panel on the door, and a shared bathroom), less pay than we'd discussed, and...the woman has the nerve to bring up my weight.
Now, look. I know I'm a big girl. I know how society perceives me. But in 10 years of working with kids, this is a first for me. I've had people go behind my back and ask my references if my weight is an issue, but never have I had anyone straight up ask me, to my face, how my weight affects my work. Looking back, I wish I'd had the guts to say what I *really* thought, or to at least say something along the lines of "my references and resume speak for themselves", because, frankly, if my weight had ever been an issue in me doing my job as a nanny correctly, I simply wouldn't be applying for the job. Period. If my weight had been an issue in the past, my resume wouldn't be as full as it is, my references wouldn't be what they are. What gives someone the right to question me about my personal choice to be exactly who I am?
Oh, that, and I saw a sticker on some douchebags wanna-be monster truck yesterday that read "Get a Lift: Fat Chicks Can't Jump". Nice.
