Fatties and Volunteer Work I organize semi-annual volunteer events for the corporate office of my company. Attendance is expected unless previous arrangements are made (IE: vacation days, etc.). Saying that you are busy will not get you out of work. This is during work hours, so the president is paying employees to volunteer. We are volunteering to help veterans at a medical center and the medical center itself for this event. I announced the work that we would be doing for this event - mostly cleaning and some food serving - and the excuses from the whales began flooding my inbox. Suddenly, people need to be excused for respiratory issues and people are requesting that they do stationary work. They are so angry that they are going to have to stand for several hours to do volunteer work. I am looking forward to helping out and getting to move around for a few hours, because we sit at desks for eight hours everyday. Fortunately, lazy excuses like the ones that these hams are struggling to produce do not fly in my department and I get to tell them flat out that they get the position that they are assigned. If you don't have a disability, then you don't have the option to request certain work. And guess what, being fat isn't a disability. I am personally trying to figure out if there is a way that I can ensure that they get cleaning duties, so that they can burn calories for a few hours. It is for their benefit.......any my enjoyment.