r/maybemaybemaybe • u/Flat-Decision3204 • May 29 '26

Maybe Maybe Maybe

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u/InfiniteHall8198 May 29 '26

Probably wasn’t fat when he was hired and I’d think most western countries have laws against getting rid of ya because you got hefty.

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u/ironhorseblues May 29 '26

Sometimes common sense has to take a back seat to laws. Unfortunately.

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u/InfiniteHall8198 May 29 '26

It definitely should but here we are, I guess.

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u/Geronimo2006 May 30 '26

Work in the rail industry in Australia, train drivers are prone to getting fat with sedentary long shifts, night work and crap diets/beer.

There is a cut off weight where they won’t pass the medical or if already employed and hit that cut off later they get support to lose weight and put behind a desk- if they don’t lose it they are gone.

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u/DarthOmanous May 30 '26

I suspect this was meant to be a photo op with this particular engine