Job Interviews - Bring it up, don't mention it ???

 I once got assailed on the main forum for suggesting that we put our WLS under "greatest personal achievement" or "lifetime accomplishment" or some such on our resumes ..    The great consensus seemed to be that mentioning it would be everything from tacky to "inappropriate", unless it was for a position involving the WLS field ..  

got to agree, don't say a thing. it's not the place for it. anything medical is personal and like someone said, can only be used against you. you might be looked at as a future cost factor or worse, so weak you need a crutch to fix yourself. you are under no obligation to tell and why give them ammo? nobody but us really get it anyway. yeah, some guys here are very visable but that was their choice. i would even be wary of saying you're making life changes or working on yourself. better to say you like challenges, anything other than sounding like you worked on your head or something. just my thoughts but do what you think is right......

I basically agree that there is no need to mention the surgery in an interview unless it is directly on topic and you can get it to relate to traits or characteristics that you are looking to sell to the interviewer.   For example "What achievement are you most proud of?"  answer - " In the past 3 years I lost a lot of weight, over a 100 pounds.  I saw that it was problem, I made a plan to correct it and I stuck to it through hard work, never giving up, sticking to it and making all the required changes to achieve success.  i Feel great now and I'm ready for a new challenge like this job would offer!".    And even then you are not too specific about how you lost it, etc. 

If it's not relevant don't bring it up. Interviewers look for ways to disqualify you and if they think they might have higher medical premiums because of it you may not get further

I too wouldn't bring it "up" -- but what I would offer would be something like -- "in the past year or so I've made some major changes to my lifestyle...." kinda statement.... IF asked, then you can explain, if not then let it go by.... That way, should your boss ever meet someone else and find out about your WLS, you would always be able to offer that you'd mentionned same, albeit a bit under the radar... :-) Jim