Job Interview

I had a job interview this morning. Started at 9:30am. The guy bought my lunch around 11:30 and I figured we'd go back to his office and say bye and I'd hit the road. We continued talking until about 3:00p when I told him I had to be back in my hometown by 6:00p and he agreed to shut it down (I was interviewing in another community about 2.5 hours away). Admittedly this guy was a real talker, and he evidently didn't have much on his plate today, but I'm thinking probably that this time last year when I was in the 450 range he probably would've made up his mind as  soon as I walked in the door and stretched the interview out to maybe an hour, just to make it look legit. It feels good to be taken seriously again. And the hell of it is, I'm still morbidly obese by BMI standards.

Way to go, Fish. I know what you mean about being taken seriously just for being smaller. It is quite irritating to see the prejudice against the obese, but, on the other hand, it is nice to be thiner side of the equation after so many years. Joe

JFish, I could not agree with you more, "It does feel great to be taken seriously again."  That is probably the biggest motivator for me professionally is how people's attitude towards me has changed.  Hope the job interview was more productive for you than for the interviewer.  That is if this is the position that you are looking for. Bill

Congrats on the interview Fish. As for being taken seriously, I can relate to what you're saying. Seems that some people think that as one's weight goes up, their ability and credibility goes down ten-fold.  Hope the job comes through, if that's what you want.

It is nice to get that little bit of respect and attention. I think it helps us to feel validated. It is just a shame that we all weren't treated that way before, just because of our size.
I say ride that puppy for all it is worth. We all have a lot of catching up to do!!
Hope you get the job and then you can decide if you want it.

Lou