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Is your job making you fat? The Wall Street Journal released a graphic based on the American Journal of Preventative Medicine’s 2014 report on the prevalence of obesity in various careers and it’s not quite what you would expect.
I’m sure there’s a doughnut or mall cop joke in there somewhere, but isn’t it somewhat disconcerting that the people tasked with protecting our streets and our lives are by far the fattest group in the country? The same goes with social workers, home health aids, and massage therapists – all people who are supposed to have an interest in someone else’s quality of life. Finally, how are architects supposed to fit into their uniform of skinny jeans and slim fit GQ blazers with those high BMIs?
Luckily, it looks like there is hope for underemployed postgrads yet. Janitors, maid, landscapers, bartenders, and servers are some of the skinniest, along with medical workers, and people you see on television. The lowest? Economists, scientists, and psychologists, which is a rather odd grouping but fits the scarecrow-esque figure these professionals stereotypically have.
One of the worst parts of getting older is the extra effort it takes to stay in shape. Somehow, sitting in a faux-leather chair behind a desk for nine hours a day is worse for your waistline than eating pizza and drinking beer five days a week in college was. Still, if you pick the right path, you might not end up with type-2 diabetes after all.
[via WSJ]
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@RogerSterlingUS
Can’t decide if it is my career choice, lack of exercise or failing metabolism but my bod is going to shit.
I respect you for actually citing the WSJ. Sterling, you’re good by me.
McGannon still has his coming.
In Hoc
IHSV
That extra donut this morning made me fat.
Government worker tops the observed-obesity list, hands down
Reporters at 20 percent? I’m calling bullshit. Having a dad body is a pre-req for getting a job (at least in my office).
Them being grouped in with actors, athletes, and artists (wut?) makes me think more Fox News female anchors and less middle aged man who needs a haircut in Nebraska
That is a very odd grouping
EMTs at 22%? Yeah, I call bullshit. I’m an EMT, and the fattest people I know, I work with. Trust me, scarfing down McDonalds and Wendy’s after working a wreck or running grandma to the hospital on a consistent basis isn’t conducive to a healthy lifestyle.
As a paramedic at a fire dept I can absolutely confirm your theory. It’s sad but absolutely true
I’ll never understand why people think architects are sexy.
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Engineers make more, but no one is listing them as “sexy” occupations.
Why isn’t there a sample for IT departments? Sweaty fat fucks dominate the server room.
Why are cooks at 23%? You can never trust a skinny cook