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FACT: Tall people make more money then short ones
bhaloo
10/18/03 at 09:25:44
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Good news for all us tall people out there. ;)  Any explanations? ???

http://www.yahoo.com/s/122102

MIAMI (Reuters) - Tall people earn considerably more money throughout their lives than their shorter co-workers, with each inch adding about $789 a year in pay, according to a new study.


"Height matters for career success," said Timothy Judge, a University of Florida management professor whose research will appear in the spring issue of the Journal of Applied Psychology.


"These findings are troubling in that, with a few exceptions such as professional basketball, no one could argue that height is an essential ability required for job performance nor a bona fide occupational qualification."


Judge and Daniel Cable, a business professor at the University of North Carolina at Chapel-Hill, analyzed results of four large-scale studies in the United States and Britain that followed thousands of participants from childhood to adulthood, examining details of their work and personal lives.


The study, released Thursday, was controlled for gender, weight and age, and found that each inch in height added about $789 a year in pay.


"If you take this over the course of a 30-year career and compound it, we're talking about literally hundreds of thousands of dollars of earnings advantage that a tall person enjoys," Judge said.


Greater height boosted subjective ratings of work performance, including supervisors' evaluations of how effective someone is on the job, and also raised objective measures of performance, such as sales volume, he said.


The relationship between height and earnings was particularly strong in sales and management but was also present in less social occupations such as engineering, accounting and computer programming, the study found.
10/18/03 at 09:26:41
bhaloo
Re: FACT: Tall people make more money then short o
faith
10/18/03 at 09:35:17
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that may be the general rule of thumb, but there are cases where short people are successful too!

the ceo of the company i work in, for example  :D
Re: FACT: Tall people make more money then short o
theOriginal
10/18/03 at 23:28:58
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man the studies people come up with...you gotta think how much time they must have.  

i also read a random study recently on how people who's last names begin with the first few letters of the alphabet are more successful than others.

:)

wasalaam.

Re: FACT: Tall people make more money then short o
WhiteSomali
10/18/03 at 23:56:21
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Subhan Allah lucky me ;D Is 6'1 tall enough? Hopefully I still have an inch or two to grow anyway ;D

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also read a random study recently on how people who's last names begin with the first few letters of the alphabet are more successful than others. [/QUOTE]

I think the results of some of these studies may have been innacurate.  ::)Maybe I should change my last name to AbdiRahman tho eh ;D

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Re: FACT: Tall people make more money then short o
bhaloo
10/19/03 at 19:12:57
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Guys, I've done some of my own research as well, and I have two words for you:  basketball players .

[quote author=JustOne link=board=bebzi;num=1066479944;start=0#2 date=10/18/03 at 23:28:58]
i also read a random study recently on how people who's last names begin with the first few letters of the alphabet are more successful than others.
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Hmmm, I guess Abus (fathers) tend to make more then Ummis (mothers).  ;)
Re: FACT: Tall people make more money then short o
Nomi
10/20/03 at 06:34:08
Then why do they say that [s]"lamboon key akal gittoon may hotee hae [/s]"

Anyways its a good news, bro bhaloo gimme a high five \|/ _ \|/

Hey bro Hanif, gimme a high five man! .... hey what are you doing, come on stop trying to jump and JUMP :P

<< shakes head >>

Man!!! whats your height?? ... oops me forgot :P :P

<< Runs for cover >>
Re: FACT: Tall people make more money then short o
ltcorpest2
10/20/03 at 18:54:42
I just wanted to share another tall person story.  I just recieved a windfall letter I just wanted to share with all of you.  I am so very excited because soemone is about to deposit $11,500,000.00 into my bank account.  This person does not know me (not that I know of at least)!!   I only get to keep 25%, but that still is quite a decent amount of money for even Bhaloo. I will bet that stuff like this never happens to you short people.  It tells me to be confidential, so please i want to keep this in the madina community and do not tell anyone else unless they promise not to tell anyone else.  here is the copy of the letter, but please do not try to horn in on my good fortune.

MADAM FATOU IBRAHIM.
Tel:(00225) 05 36 52 38.
Abidjan Cote DŽIvoire.

Dearest one,

I am MADAM FATOU IBRAHIM,the wife of former minister of angriculture of the Republic of Sierra Leone and also diamond and gold merchant.Honourable AHMED ABDUL IBRAHIM who died in December 4th 2000 in free town ,Sierra Leone,as a result of political crisis in Sierra Leone.

I am writing you in absolute confidence primarily to seek your assistance to transfer of our cash of eleven million united staste Dolla ($11.500.000dollars) now in costudy of security and finance company here in Abidjan Cote DŽIvoire West Africa to your private bank account pending on our arrivel to your country.

SOURCE OF MONEY:-

My late husband,honourable AHMED ABDUL IBRAHIM ,a native of Odomaya town in the northen province of Sierra Leone in West Africa,owned a large field of diamond and gold plantation before he be came finance minister and later died in the peak of the civil war,between the rebels force of Major Paul Koromah and the goverment.

I want you to help me to transfer this money in your bank account in your country.To make a good arragement for a joint business investment on our behalf in your country and you will take care of the investement.

Most importantly,the security company officials do not know the exact contents of the boxes,because it was declared as a family valuable documents.The whole documents issued after deposit,is in my sonŽs name and under his care.

You can reach us through this number on the above and below.(00225) 05 36 52 38.and this private E-MAIL ADDRESS:(fatou_ibrahim1@yahoo.fr)

For your assistance,we conceder to give you 20% of the total money for your effort and your assistance orer this transaction and another 5% of the total money for any expences may occur during the transaction on your side.

Lastly,I urge you to keep this transaction stricly and confidential.Please try to reach us as soon as you get this letter.

I wait to hear from you.

Thanks and God bless you.


MADAM FATOU IBRAHIM


10/20/03 at 18:57:13
ltcorpest2
Re: FACT: Tall people make more money then short o
theOriginal
10/20/03 at 20:59:41
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Such scams.  She can't even spell the name of her capital.  It's "Freetown" not "free town".  sighz.

Bro nomi my mom always says it to us, but it's a bit different. "Lambon ki akkal ghutnon mein hoti hai."  Anyway I finally got it, like two years ago, and I'm like "dude, mom...that's kinda mean."  :)

I heard somewhere that all short people are and have been cunning, except for Hadhrat Ali (ra), and all tall people are and have been kinda slow, except for Hadhrat Omar (ra).  Don't take my word for it...I heard it at a halaqa, a while back.

Now I better stop procrastinating and study for my MNE midterm.  (Everyone make duaa for me, puhleeez)

Wasalaam.
Re: FACT: Tall people make more money then short o
WhiteSomali
10/20/03 at 22:00:52
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Mike :-/ I got the same thing.

At least the person who sent this isn't Muslim.

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AHMED ABDUL IBRAHIM who died in December 4th 2000 in free town ,Sierra Leone,as a result of political crisis in Sierra Leone.[/QUOTE]

Either that, or a very ignorant Muslim who doesn't understand the word Abdul.

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Re: FACT: Tall people make more money then short o
ltcorpest2
10/20/03 at 22:31:48
Just one,  How can it be a scam?  I just sent out my bank information and credit card number.  they said it might take a few weeks but i am willing to wait a few weeks for over $2 million.  Are you sure that your not short and just jealous of my windfall?
Re: FACT: Tall people make more money then short o
jannah
10/20/03 at 22:45:04
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heyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy

If anyone wants to share their bank and credit card numbers let me know  :-/ i could use a new car ;)
10/20/03 at 22:45:26
jannah
Re: FACT: Tall people make more money then short o
IMuslim_4Ever
10/20/03 at 23:00:47
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Mike, bro Ahmad...
it's so wierd, i got that same e-mail too ! actually most of the time i get e-mail where ppl want to do some kind of business with me   ::)  
like... i don't get it... ?? what do they really want?... isn't that soo stupid... trusting a strange like that?... hmm... i wonder what's their real intention...

ma salaama
Re: FACT: Tall people make more money then short o
theOriginal
10/20/03 at 23:56:35
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You're right, Mike.  It's not a scam, and yes I wish I was a little bit taller ;)

They just randomly picked you, and Finch West's Finest (Finch West is the scariest place on Earth) to donate ALL this money to...simply because some alien is controlling Planet Earth and all it's inhabitants, having sent brainwaves to Madam Fatou Ibrahim, wife of a phony (yes, phony) ex-finance minister of a country on the brink of anarchy, to ascertain that such a large transfer of money to the bank account of a wonderful Earth citizen such as yourself will not attract the attention of government officials in any of the three countries involved (after all...we owe it to the aliens), and YOU can end up with a na-ice 2 Mill.  

Maybe you can donate it to the new research being done on trying to make people taller.  I could use 2 inches.  I thank you in advance.   ;D

Wasalaam.  
10/21/03 at 00:56:14
theOriginal
Re: FACT: Tall people make more money then short o
ascetic
10/21/03 at 00:18:13
[quote author=mike aka ltcorpest2 link=board=bebzi;num=1066479944;start=0#9 date=10/20/03 at 22:31:48]Just one,  How can it be a scam?  I just sent out my bank information and credit card number.  they said it might take a few weeks but i am willing to wait a few weeks for over $2 million.  Are you sure that your not short and just jealous of my windfall?[/quote]

Only a "tall" person can be that gullible ;) That's why another study concluded that tall people have been known to receive more of these scam emails than the relatively vertically challenged.
Re: FACT: Tall people make more money then short o
bhaloo
10/21/03 at 01:18:54
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[quote author=zahid link=board=bebzi;num=1066479944;start=0#13 date=10/21/03 at 00:18:13]
That's why another study concluded that tall people have been known to receive more of these scam emails than the relatively vertically challenged.
[/quote]

You know, I think you might be onto something here.  I regularly receive those types of emails.  I remember when I received my first one and I asked a computer nerd, Jannah, about it, she said it was a scam.  Then I came across a story on the internet about how this one dude decided to have some fun and wrote back and set up meetings with the person, and promised to give him the information but managed to trick him each time, and sending the guy on wild goose chases.  He also reported him to the authorities.
Re: FACT: Tall people make more money then short o
WhiteSomali
10/21/03 at 02:13:12
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(Finch West is the scariest place on Earth)[/QUOTE]

I dunno about on earth. Maybe just in Canada.
And for some crazy reason I take that fully as a compliment 8) Although it tends to lead to police suspecting you of everything. (Oh anyone remember my little run-in a while ago? Insha'Allah I'm on the list to attend one of those televised racial profiling meetings with the police ;D Sry, didn't know where else to post that)

[QUOTE]
Then I came across a story on the internet about how this one dude decided to have some fun and wrote back and set up meetings with the person, and promised to give him the information but managed to trick him each time, and sending the guy on wild goose chases.[/QUOTE]

lol tha's classic, whoever did that is choice ;D

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Re: FACT: Tall people make more money then short o
ltcorpest2
10/21/03 at 11:53:36
i am kinda wondering...this is the only muslim website i go to and i have gotten a couple of these weird emails from perportedly muslims wanting to give me money.  could they have gotten my email address from here?
Re: FACT: Tall people make more money then short o
jannah
10/21/03 at 12:55:16
If your email is not hidden from the public it's possible someone could register here and then click on your profile to see it.

To hide your email from the public click on Profile from the menu to modify your profile and check the little option that says "Hide Email from public?"
then the only people that can see your email is me and arshad... (and no we aren't sending em!! ) :)
Re: FACT: Tall people make more money then short o
tq
10/21/03 at 14:20:01
Assalamo elikuim

So now I know why I dont have $$, I am short and also Ummi :) .


Wasalam
tq


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