Would you get plastic surgery to get a job?

A newspaper called AM New York had an article last week titled, “From No Job to Nose Job”. (Which I guess is better than from “Nose job to No Job”. Which I think would make a good name for a Jennifer Grey biopic.) 

Looks like Baby put Baby’s career in a corner. (Yes, that’s really Jennifer Grey.)

The article was about NYers getting plastic surgery to boost career prospects.Turns out several NY plastic surgeons are seeing bumps in business (some surgeons claim increases of as much as 40%) from mostly female executives in their 40s and 50s, who are competing with 20 and 30 year olds, who may appear more “energetic”. 

Dr. Mauro Romita, a NY plastic surgeon is quoted in the article as saying, “If you look older than you are and you look tired, people may not think you can handle a busy schedule.” 

Personally, I think the more tired one looks, the more obvious it should be that they work their ass off and are presently handling a busy schedule. Unfortunately, corporate America doesn’t seem to be buying into my perfectly good logic.

To me, plastic surgery seems like a drastic measure to try to look “more energetic” and “less tired”. Hasn’t anyone ever heard of something called a good night’s sleep?

Speaking of, here’s my secret for sleeping like there’s no tomorrow. It’s called a mattress topper.

Before I got one, I’d toss and turn more than a pair of dice on a Vegas Craps table.  No matter how expensive a mattress I got, I'd still be uncomfortable and wake up in pain.   

The mattress topper put an end to all that. It’s made with memory foam. (I got the 4” thick one.) It perfectly forms to the body, so your body sinks in the exact right amount, but not so much that you feel like you’re in quicksand fighting for your life.

I bought mine from Overstock.com. If the reviews are any indication, the cheaper ones work just as well as the expensive ones.

My advice, if you’re worried about looking tired and like you lack energy on job interviews, invest in a mattress topper, grab yourself a cup of coffee on the way to the interview and if that doesn’t work, put some thumb tacks on the chair before you sit down.

Anyone else a mattress topper fan?

Comments

[Amber]

I LOVE my memory foam mattress pad. It totally warrants a review on a beauty blog, IMO. Here's mine:
http://www.beautybloggingjunkie.com/2008/10/better-beauty-sleep-recommendation.html

Love your post!

[jenny]

Hey Amber,
Wow the Target one is only $90. That's amazing.
Thanks!
jenny

[barbie]

Jenny - My husband and I use ONLY memory foam mattress toppers from Overstock.com!! We finally got rid of the bed completely because it always seemed to turn into a hammock, and now we use a 4-inch topper with a 2-inch topper underneath it on top of a platform. It turns out to be the BEST BED I've ever slept on. We absolutely love it. We used to use two 4-inch ones, but we found that was actually too squishy for our tastes. I feel so close!!

[Katie]

My name is Katie, and I'm a foamaholic.

[jenny]

Hey Barbie,
That's would happen to me. My bed would get a huge valley in it. I never thought of just using two toppers. Brilliant.
Jenny

[jenny]

Katie, I'll join your foamaholic support group if you start one. I'm definitely an addict.
jenny

[Aubade lingeri]

Face surgery just to get a job?

[Lise charmel lingerie]

Is face surgery good to us?

[Beverly Hills Plastic Surgeon]

well i prefer having a plastic surgery than no job at all, but i think it will give you an edge in applying for a job cause looking good for a job is a nice thing for the employers. "Hired on the SPOT, no questions asked" :XD

Rizza