[1QuirkyKiwi]

I was highly recommended by the manager of the Disabled Arts Studio to a facility that cares for the terminally ill. The facility was eager to meet with me from the recommendation and after chatting with me on the phone.

Both the manager and I were open and upfront about my SB. At the meeting today it was obvious that they hadn’t paid any notice to this and were a little taken aback by it….I’ve never let it stop me from living my life.

I also faced, to a slightly lesser degree, discrimination because I’m a BBW. This niggled me because many of the staff there were also BBWs! I was asked where I bought my clothes; they all said how they would like to wear more elegant clothing….I explained that I make most of my own clothes. That didn’t appear to go down well!

At the end of the meeting, I was told that I’m: “Perhaps too overly qualified for the position and they didn’t want me getting bored there!” My motivation would have been encouraging the patients in their Arts and Crafts activities and seeing them enjoying themselves as they create things for their loved ones. In the 12 years I’ve been volunteering as an Arts Co-ordinator, I’ve never been bored, yet, I’ve always loved seeing the artworks created and spending time with the people.

So much for them being an equal opportunities employer! The hypocrisy was blatant!