Well this was kind of an interesting conversation that came up. I was talking to a person who was telling me about the structure in the company that he works for and he mentioned how virtually all of the people at the top, who of course make the most money, just happen to be very tall people. He then complained on how he believes that a person’s height plays a big role as to how much money you can make and how difficult it is for you to get the things you want professionally.
When I look back to the experiences that I have had thus far in my life, I guess in some ways that is true as a lot of the tall people that I know appear to excel a little faster compared to others when it came to say trying to get promoted within a company. Honestly though, I still think it is more about attitude. From what I see, a lot of people just seem to be more intimidated around people who are taller than them and a lot of people actually capitalize on that and use it to their advantage.
I’m personally about 5’7 which I don’t think is tall or short. I have seen situations though in a business and working environment where people who were taller than others would try to use their height as a way to belittle them as they are probably so used to doing that as a way to give them an edge. Those tactics personally don’t affect me and I can honestly say that I have never encountered a situation where a person’s height was the reason that they accomplished something over myself per say. That would be almost like saying how much hair a person has on their head plays a big role as well.
While I guess since for most people they are afraid of taller people, in that sense they are basically building the other person’s confidence such as when they talk people listen. That is one of the more true factors on why certain people say make more money or excel faster. In my opinion, there’s nothing stopping a shorter person from doing the same too. Just as an example, the shortest manager for a company that I have seen must have been around 3ft tall. A strong person is a strong person…………a smart person is a smart person.
4 Comments