Fat people are less likely to be successful Today I was in the underground portion of my city that happens to be directly connected to the business district (so all of the business buildings are above, and the people working there go to the underground area to have their meals or to do shopping). All of the business people were very well dressed and well groomed - and none of them were fat. Literally none. There were some overweight ones here and there, but for the most part they were all fit. I started wondering why this was. What I came up with was that mental and physical health is linked very strongly, and to be successful you have to work hard and work long hours, so you have to take care of your health and keep fit. Of course, fat people are also just lazier and work less, and then there's the fact that fat people look bad and so companies probably don't want to hire them and have them be their representation. What do you guys think? Or share your stories about what it's like to work with fat people - I've never had a fat co-worker, so I honestly don't know what it's like.