Hi Susan1234,



Concerning the advertisement that specified the weight lifting requirements for the job, I would say that is a very unusual requirement to put in a Want Ad, so they must be VERY serious about that requirement.



If you can't lift that amount of weight, don't hope that you won't have to just to get the job. You'll find out soon enough that you can't handle the weight, and so will they.  The employer has probably had other personnel that have been injured and claimed Workers Comp, or had to resign because they couldn't handle the lifting. We have to realize that this costs the hiring company money. They don't want you to get injured, and they don't want to have to bear the expense of Workers Comp claims and training new personnel.



They are being very upfront about this requirement, so you need to be just as upfront about the fact that you probably cannot comfortably lift that amount of weight.



Just a few thoughts. Hope this helps. Let us know what happens.



WS