I’ve always believed that there are three keys to success in corporate America – being in order first lucky, second tall, and smart a distant third.
Here is confirmation that #2 is correct.
A Las Vegas surgeon reports tech workers are paying $70,000 to $150,000 to get surgery to increase their height by 3-inches
…. According to a 2009 study of Australian men, short guys make less money than their taller peers (about $500 a year per inch); are less likely to climb the corporate ladder (according to one survey, the average height of a male Fortune 500 CEO is six feet)