COLÉGIO “TYTO ALBA”

PROF. JAMIL – OCTOBER/ 2013-10-07

                                  

TALL PEOPLE EARN MORE

            Researchers in Austrália have found that tall people earn higher wages than their shorter counterparts. They also found that Chubby people earn more than those Who are skinny.

            The long and short of this Australiaan report is that tall workers earn significantly more than their vertically challengesd counterpart. A six foot man can expect o windfall of almost $750 a year.

            The researchers found there were practical reasons why the size gap translated into a pay gag. Tall people were sometimes more capable of performing certain physical tasks, like reaching high shelves. But the discrepancy is explained mainly by discrimination, the simple fact that society tends to look on tall people as more powerful and smarter, _“ even” _ when they´re not.

            The study from the Australian National University also found that slimmer workers tend to get slimmer pay packets. Fat men earn 5% more than their slender colleagues.

                                                                       (Nick Bryant, BBC News, Sidney)