A boss has been criticised for claiming a job candidate was ‘too fat’ for the role, adding that he feared she would damage the office stairs or even have a heart attack at work, Wales Online has reported.
The shocking claims were made online by furious recruiter Faye Angeletta, who revealed how the unnamed boss had made observations about a female interviewee, who is reportedly a size 16 – the average body size of women in the UK.
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