Comments on: Size Matters: Tall People Make More Money

By: DDFD at DivorcedDadFrugalDad

DDFD at DivorcedDadFrugalDad — Mon, 20 Jul 2009 14:20:39 +0000

I vote with the looks paying off– I have worked with people who could be models . . . and they are dumber than a bag of rocks, but “somehow” they got the job!

By: Bradley Jones

Bradley Jones — Sun, 19 Jul 2009 23:52:10 +0000

I read about this somewhere the other day. A study was done from interviews done with recruiters from a few big name companies. The result was that they do, in fact, look for taller, healthier looking prospects. Very discriminatory, but unfortunately there’s nothing to do about it.

By: AJC @ 7million7years

AJC @ 7million7years — Sat, 18 Jul 2009 09:18:10 +0000

Aah … beg to differ; while it may be true for how much you earn at work, our ‘Napoleonic Complexes’ make us shorties much more likely to be successful where it counts: in business and investing.

Take it from two short multi-millionaire Aussies: I’m 5′4″ and my even richer buddy is not much bigger …

By: Richby30RetireBy40 Blog

Richby30RetireBy40 Blog — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 05:57:44 +0000

Height matters, but I think looks matter even more!

Rgds,

By: Cap

Cap — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 19:23:16 +0000

Well, I’m boned.

By: AJ

AJ — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 18:12:25 +0000

Thank god I am tall! I have not seen the more money yet though.

By: Paul

Paul — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 18:06:48 +0000

Napolean aside (yes, there are always exceptions…), height is connected to perceptions of leadership. Take a look at the last dozen or so Presidential races, particularly in the television era when the public sees the candidates standing up next to each other. Ike was taller than Stevenson. JFK was taller than Nixon. LBJ was taller than Goldwater. Nixon was taller than Humphrey. Reagan was taller than Carter. Reagan was taller than Mondale. Bush 41 is taller than Dukakis. Clinton is taller than Bush 41. Clinton is taller than Dole. Obama is taller than McCain. See the trend?

By: Easylivingsherpa.com

Easylivingsherpa.com — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 17:52:43 +0000

I would take this study much like many with a grain of salt. After reading “7 habits of highly effectiive people,” I can tell you that it’s all about the attitude and interaction.

By: Corporate Barbarian

Corporate Barbarian — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 17:45:10 +0000

The VP of my division seems to be bucking this rule. I’m 5′9″, and he’s clearly shorter than I am. I’m sure that he makes a lot more money than me. One company that I worked for in the past had a shorter-than-average group of executives. When they would pass our cubicle on the way to the conference room, my buddy would sing “heigh ho, heigh ho” under his breath. Very low. They may have lacked height, but not power.

By: Steve

Steve — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 17:42:22 +0000

Can I use this as support when I go ask for a raise?

(I’m 6′7″ … so … that’s like, $10k!)

By: Ron

Ron — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 17:37:24 +0000

Ha! So do left handed men, social drinkers, married people, and those who work more hours! It’s a crazy world.