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Warren Buffet and Bill Gates aint getting no yambs eitherOriginally Posted by alex onee
O rly? Damn bro you must be so far ahead in lifeOriginally Posted by fraij da 5 11
Originally Posted by Maximus Meridius
Height has NOTHING to do with getting girls.
Not only does it have something to do with getting girls, it has something to do with getting jobs and ahead in life in general.
Btw top 3 forbes richest people are under 6 feet. Lolz
Originally Posted by JesusShuttlesworth34
Do most females care about height? Yes
Do jobs care about height? somewhat/not so much
It is more the perception of height is correlated to someone who commands respect and fits the prototype of a good leader. It's like in the NFL where the successful QB prototype is a tall Tom Brady like guy with a strong arm. There are tons of QBs that are great that are shorter and do not fit that mold.
This is not to say there are not successful CEOs who are short or short people who pull bad chicks.
It's just a characteristic and one that is often first noticed and acknowledged.
Originally Posted by TroyMcClure
sometimes you peak in a thread and then you see all that's wrong with society.
Originally Posted by 10 Piece Nuggets
Originally Posted by JesusShuttlesworth34
Do most females care about height? Yes
Do jobs care about height? somewhat/not so much
It is more the perception of height is correlated to someone who commands respect and fits the prototype of a good leader. It's like in the NFL where the successful QB prototype is a tall Tom Brady like guy with a strong arm. There are tons of QBs that are great that are shorter and do not fit that mold.
This is not to say there are not successful CEOs who are short or short people who pull bad chicks.
It's just a characteristic and one that is often first noticed and acknowledged.
Yeah most females do low key care about height. At the end of the day, they might not care at all if you're attactive enough, or vibe with you enough. I mean, as long as youre taller than them WHILE they have heels on.
Originally Posted by beh235
How in the hell did this thread get this far? 5'10" checking in fwiw
Originally Posted by ATLsFinest
the amount of insecurity of both sides is amusing.
Originally Posted by JPEG
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Oh, it is?Originally Posted by Mr Fongstarr
Originally Posted by fraij da 5 11
Originally Posted by Maximus Meridius
Height has NOTHING to do with getting girls.
Not only does it have something to do with getting girls, it has something to do with getting jobs and ahead in life in general.
This is seriously funny.
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Date: 11 July 2009 Time: 06:19 AM ET
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There's a growing body of research that finds taller people make more money.
The latest study, in Australia, found that being 6-foot tall bringsraises annual income nearly $1,000 compared to men two inches shorter.
"Taller people are perceived to be more intelligent and powerful," according to the study, published recently in the Economic Record.
"Our estimates suggest that if the average man of about 178centimeters [5 feet 10 inches] gains an additional five centimeters [2inches] in height, he would be able to earn an extra $950 per year -which is approximately equal to the wage gain from one extra year oflabor market experience," said study co-author Andrew Leigh, aneconomist at the Australian National University.
Other studies in the United States and Britain put the extra earnings at nearly that much per inch.
"The truth is, tall people do make more money. They make $789 moreper inch per year," says Arianne Cohen, author of "The Tall Book"(Bloomsbury USA, June, 2009).
There's nothing else physically measurable about tall people thatexplains the salary boost, however, Cohen explained recently onAmerican Public Media's radio program Marketplace. "They're not nicer.They're not prettier. They're not anything else. But they've sort ofgotten a halo in society at this point."
Serious money over time
As the inches mount, the salary continues to, too.
Cohen's number is based in part on a 2003 review of four large U.S.and UK studies led by Timothy Judge, a management professor at theUniversity of Florida. Judge and his colleague concluded that someonewho is 7 inches taller — for example, 6 feet versus 5 feet 5 inches —would be expected to earn $5,525 more per year.
Height was found to be more important than gender in determiningincome (though that claim is debatable, depending on how you analyzethe gender salary gap) and its significance doesn't decline with age.
"If you take this over the course of a 30-year career and compoundit, we're talking about literally hundreds of thousands of dollars ofearnings advantage that a tall person enjoys," Judge said then.
Being tall may boost self-confidence,helping to make a person more successful and also prompting people toascribe more status and respect to the tall person, Judge said.
Of course all such studies generate averages. A shorter person cancertainly beat the odds, and not every tall person is raking it in.
Cohen, who is 6 foot 3 inches tall, says the pay advantage is conferred partly because taller people tend to exude leadership.
"Tall people tend to act like a leader from a very young age becauseother children relate to them like a slightly older peer," she said onthe radio program. "In the workplace, when you're automatically actingas a leader, that's really important when it comes time for promotion."
To some extent, then, the advantage of height may date back to youth.
A 2003 study of 2,000 U.S. men found that their height at age 16 hada big effect on their salary as an adult, regardless of how tall theyended up being. "We found that two adults of the same age and height,who were different heights at age 16, were treated differently in thelabor market. The taller teen earned more," said study team memberNicola Persico of the University of Pennsylvania.
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All is not rosy on high, however.
In her book, Cohen notes that being tall can cost more, fromadditional food requirements to costlier clothes and the desire foroutsized things like high-ceilinged homes. (Interestingly, there's agrowing debate about whether obese people should pay for their excess footprint on society and the environment, yet nobody is calling for taxing the tall.)
The average height for American men is about 5 feet 9 inches nearly5 feet 4 inches for women. In more than a century, no U.S. presidenthas been below average height (the last one was William McKinley, at 5feet 7 inches, and he was ridiculed in the press as a "little boy,"Judge said).
Judge figures the advantages of height today are rooted in our evolutionary decision-making regarding who was most powerful.
"When humans evolved as a species and still lived in the jungles oron the plain, they ascribed leader-like qualities to tall peoplebecause they thought they would be better able to protect them," Judgesaid. "Although that was thousands of years ago, evolutionarypsychologists would argue that some of those old patterns still operatein our perceptions today."
Why tall people make more money
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By Meg Donohue
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(CareerBuilder.com) -- As if the vertically-challenged don't have to deal with enough (what with hemming pant legs, straining to peer over people at concerts, and struggling to reach the top shelf at grocery stores), it turns out taller people are better compensated than their shorter colleagues.
To add insult to injury, height has not only been linked to larger paychecks and greater self-confidence, but also to higher intelligence.*
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For decades, social scientists have studied what is referred to as the "height premium" -- the increased earnings that, on average, taller people receive.
A 2001 study by Nicola Persico, Andrew Postlewaite and Dan Silverman of the University of Pennsylvania, found that it's the height a person had as a teenager that matters when it comes to bringing home the bacon as an adult.
"Two adults of the same age and height who were different heights at age 16 are treated differently on the labor market," Persico, Postlewaite and Silverman concluded. "The person who was taller as a teen earns more."
"Those who were relatively short when young," they continued, "were less likely to participate in social activities associated with the accumulation of productive skills and attributes, and report lower self-esteem."
Weak self-esteem and underdeveloped social skills, can negatively affect the image one portrays to co-workers and managers as an adult. A person who lacks confidence is generally seen as less authoritative, and may have a harder time convincing employers of his or her leadership potential.
And those, ahem, shortcomings prove particularly detrimental when hiring managers determine salary.
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A 2004 study by psychologist Timothy A. Judge, Ph.D., of the University of Florida, and researcher Daniel M. Cable, Ph.D., of the University of North Carolina, found that every inch of height amounts to a salary increase of about $789 per year (the study controlled for gender, weight and age).
By this calculation, someone who is 6 feet tall earns $5,525 more annually than someone who is 5 feet, 6 inches. Over the course of a career, of course, those numbers can really add up.
"Perhaps when humans were in the early stages of organization, they used height as an index for power in making 'fight or flight' decisions," Judge told the "Monitor on Psychology," a publication of the American Psychological Association. "They ascribed leader-like qualities to tall people because they thought they would be better able to protect them. Evolutionary psychologists would argue that some of those old patterns still operate in our perceptions today."
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A new study published in August 2006 by Princeton economists Anne Case and Christina Paxson offers a fresh and decidedly controversial explanation for why taller people make more money: They're just smarter.
"As early as age 3 -- before schooling has had a chance to play a role -- and throughout childhood, taller children perform significantly better on cognitive tests," Case and Paxson state in the study.
"As adults," they continue, "taller individuals are more likely to select into higher-paying occupations that require more advanced verbal and numerical skills and greater intelligence, for which they earn handsome rewards."
In other words, the inflated paychecks of tall people may have less to do with biases and social stigmas than previously believed. If taller people do, in fact, select occupations that require more advanced skills, employers may be justified in granting them higher salaries.
Perhaps most importantly, Case and Paxson highlight the important role proper early nutrition plays in determining both height and cognitive ability. A person's ability to achieve his or her greatest potential intelligence may boil down to the care he or she received in the womb and during the first three years of life.
This means, whether tall or short, a person's health as a baby could directly correlate to the health of their paycheck when they enter the workforce.
* Wondering how you stack up? According to the National Center for Health Statistics, the average height of American men is 5 feet, 9 inches, and the average height of American women is 5 feet, 4 inches.
I got pressuredOriginally Posted by blakep267
Originally Posted by beh235
How in the hell did this thread get this far? 5'10" checking in fwiw
somehow it became a post your height thread, such as what you did. With people posting im 5'10 barefoot, or im 6'3.75 in 3 pairs of socks and some air force 1's
instead of actually discussing the topic
Gates and Buffett are both 5'10". Average height at the worst.Originally Posted by FedExciter
Warren Buffet and Bill Gates aint getting no yambs eitherOriginally Posted by alex onee
O rly? Damn bro you must be so far ahead in lifeOriginally Posted by fraij da 5 11
Not only does it have something to do with getting girls, it has something to do with getting jobs and ahead in life in general.
Btw top 3 forbes richest people are under 6 feet. Lolz
Perception is reality.Originally Posted by SFC415
The articles you posted stated that the self-confidence from being tall is what generates the extra income. The height itself isn't a magical salary booster.
"Being tall may boost self-confidence, helping to make a person more successful and also prompting people to ascribe more status and respect to the tall person, Judge said. "
""Tall people tend to act like a leader from a very young age because other children relate to them like a slightly older peer," she said on the radio program. "In the workplace, when you're automatically acting as a leader, that's really important when it comes time for promotion."
"Weak self-esteem and underdeveloped social skills, can negatively affect the image one portrays to co-workers and managers as an adult. A person who lacks confidence is generally seen as less authoritative, and may have a harder time convincing employers of his or her leadership potential. "
I know plenty of goofy/awkward tall people who have 0 leadership abilities and work low end jobs. "In more than a century, no U.S. president has been below average height (the last one was William McKinley, at 5 feet 7 inches, and he was ridiculed in the press as a "little boy," Judge said." A nation of obese pigs being superficial about people's bodies is so damn ironic
Yeah that dude was a mega manlet but if you take an average height person at 5'10 and line him up next to a 6'2 dude you'll get the same effect.Originally Posted by ricky409
thats ridiculous...Originally Posted by JPEG
they put a ****** next to a Mike Golic look alike...
how many guys are that damb short? come on famb...