I'm feeling quite sad right now because of this article .... RESEARCH has proved size does matter - at least when it comes to pay.
An extra 5cm in height can add about $950 to the average man's salary, Australian National University researchers have found. ANU economist Professor Andrew Leigh said the wage gain from the extra height was equivalent to the reward for another year of labour market experience.
"We found that taller people earn more, with the effect being strongest for men," Professor Leigh said.
"The average man in our sample is five feet 10 inches tall (177cm).
"Our estimates suggest that if he was six feet tall (182cm) he would earn another 1.5 per cent, or around $950, per year."
More at adelaidenow.com.au - Link between height and icome
Oh man, I guess I have to expect to earn less in the future due to me being vertically challenged. Why do they have to do this kind of survey? It must be someone tall who wanted to do this to prove that they being tall means being more "superior" to us short farts. All my life I have been teased at for being short (yes even now) and now because of a survey like this, I'm ensured a lifetime of discrimination. I wonder what my employers will say when I apply for a job in the future.
"Hey Sean, since you are short I would expect you not to request for a high pay." ...... "It's not my fault that I look down (pun intended) on short people, it's the norm, just look at this survey."
I will just have to start with a disadvantage in the future and try to prove that I can be better than the taller guys. Hopefully I will end up earning more than the taller guys in the office in the future he he. We short people will prove to the world that we are more hardworking and capable than the tall guys! (I will give you and update after I have worked for 5 years lol)
The article also mentioned that being fat doesn't necessarily mean lower pay, so at least that is good news for me. I am currently short and fat, the worse combination ever! Not sure if the fat survey results applies to Singapore as well but I'm not taking any chances. Next week will be the start of my weekly jogging session (I swear!) and hopefully I will lose a lot of weight before my job interview after graduation.
At least if you are fat you can do something about it by exercising and eating healthily
which will also be good for your body. If you are not so good looking, you can go for plastic surgery. However I don't think you can do anything about your height right? Unless I go for a leg extension in China which I don't think is a safe thing to do. I have tried many things to make myself taller throughout my life, but none have worked, so I'm stuck at this height heh. By the way, the height and pay effect isn't that much for the girls. Life is unfair haiz.
I think the phrase "Look Down on You" was probably created by some tall dude to mock short guys.
P.S: The shorter Kris Allen will take on tall Adam Lambert in the American Idol Finals. Will Kris Allen show that short guys can win the tall ones? But I'm rooting for Adam Lambert ..... hmmmmm
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