The impact of height on career?
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on 1/26/11 at 9:53pm
So I am well-groomed, healthy, and in good shape etc.
However, I am 5 foot 5 inches. I know it sounds stupid, but I am worried about height's effect on careers. I know in politics it matters, so I guess I can forget that route.
What is your take on it?






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It may be a disadvantage to
It may be a disadvantage to some degree... but if you can get a chick in bed at 5'5" then you've got enough grit to land a top job at 5'5". I've seen plenty of people (granted they're like 5'7 maybe....) who are way shorter than average end up being very successful. Besides, worrying about this is not going to help you in any way... this is the definition of one of those things you can do nothing about so you should not waste your time fretting.
Disclaimer: I'm 6'4", so I'm not really qualified to lecture on this... but still.
To give you the long and
To give you the long and short of it, people can use it to size you up and you might get the short end of the stick, but reach high and don't let it bother you.
This is banking, not Americas
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Almost every banker I have met has been pretty nerdy and normal to smaller height. This isn't the roster for the Cowboys. Just know your technicals and be eager. MD's want slaves, not Fabio.
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steve schwarzman is 5'6, you
steve schwarzman is 5'6, you should be okay
hopefully you're wide
hopefully you're wide
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Worry about things you can
Worry about things you can actually control bro... your career and life in general will be much better off for it
Kravis is really short too
Kravis is really short too actually... like 5'5 or 5'4
5'5" is fine. Anything less
5'5" is fine. Anything less is gremlin territory.
And I'm not putting a gremlin in a room with my clients.
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My MD was about 5'5...and he
My MD was about 5'5...and he was an asshole too. Napoleonic complex...oohh how we all hated his guts...
I'm 5'7", but the only time
I'm 5'7", but the only time it even occurs to me that I'm really short is when I'm hanging out with a bunch of former athletes who are all around 6'4". Of all the bankers, lawyers, and consultants that I've met, there really aren't a lot of giants, but there are a decent number of dudes around my size. For every giant like Hank Paulson, there's at least one wee person like Lloyd Blankfein.
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Concur with the majority of
Concur with the majority of people on this thread saying it isn't a big deal. All else equal, being tall is better, but it's not the norm and not a big deal.
Wall Street is full of short, Jewish guys who run things (i'm generalizing...sort of tongue in cheek...and i'm not trying to be racist). Kravis, Scwhwarzman, Blankfein, everyone at Apollo... I think a lot of Jewish people are shorter because they have genetic roots in the Middle East and people from the Middle East are generally shorter. I have no idea why they run everything in NY.
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I'm working in HK atm 5'11
Rhino85 wrote: Why would
Yeah this was one of my
I am still growing slowly to
5'8" and it hasn't affected
AssociateGuerilla wrote: 5'5"
I hear that at MS they have a
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Phew, glad I'm tall, BB's
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Okay. So should I include
That seems to stretch it. The
I think you can hint at your
More is good, all is better
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If I had asked people what they wanted, they would have said faster horses - Henry Ford
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Huh? Your height has nothing
1. There are studies showing
More is good, all is better
I'd love to see that study. A
You must be going to some
More is good, all is better
Grow a personality and you'll
Do you have any idea how many
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