Plastic Surgeons Get Desperate
Plastic surgeons have been reporting a big drop in business in recent months, which isn't at all surprising. If you can't pay your Visa bill and you're behind on your rent, the last thing you're going to invest in is a new face, right? Naturally, this is not good news for plastic surgeons: If they can't find people willing to invest in new faces, how are they supposed to cover their mortgages? Well, it looks like they've come up with the perfect tactic to reverse the decline.
A group of plastic surgeons are now suggesting that investing in plastic surgery will help you land a job. And if you don't? Well, then, don't be surprised if someone hotter than you gets the job instead.
"Before the economy turned down, people would come in because they wanted to have more fun and enjoyment out of life," says one such doc. "But now plastic surgery has become a necessity for some. People cannot only rely on their skills in this market. They want to look refreshed and youthful so they can compete for jobs." See that? This isn't a luxury we're talking about. It's a necessity.
A Manhattan plastic surgeon named Stephen Greenberg says he has a "Job Fighter Package" that he's specifically targeting to older folks, people who are not only unemployed, but don't look as fresh-faced as many of their job market competitors: "Men and women in their 40's and 50's are competing with peers 10 to 15 years younger and employers naturally tend to go to a person who looks fresher and younger, despite who is better qualified," Greenberg says. He also says that many of the people who are opting for the package consider it an "investment" and finance it with loans. Unemployed people borrowing from banks to finance face lifts? This is not going to end well.
