It's long been held that being thin equates to being more beautiful, more popular, more desirable, etc. But did you know that it may also mean a larger paycheck?
It's true. Recently, Timothy A. Judge of the University of Florida conducted two separate studies, one on 11,253 Germans and the other on 12,686 Americans. He concluded that thin women, i.e. those weighing a full 25 pounds less than the average for their height, earned a whopping $15,572 more than their normal-weight counterparts.
And it goes further than that. A woman who gained 25 pounds above the average weight earned an average $13,847 less than an average-weight female. That means that if you weigh approximately 50 pounds more than the woman in the next cubicle, chances are she can afford designer duds a tad better than you can.
You may have also seen on the news recently a story about another study that found that being overweight is more costly than being thin, most notably in women. Economists at George Washington University, who conducted the study, found that costs for things such as medical expenses, coupled with lost wages and reduced work productivity cost a man $2,646 annually and a woman $4,879 annually.
While I find studies for the most part to be about as reliable as ten cent batteries, I have to admit that in my working lifetime of about 37 years, the women at the top of the heap, both power-wise and salary-wise, were always on the thinish side. Maybe not a full 25 pounds below the norm (that seems really thin to me), but thin enough to be shapely and wear fitted suits and other trendy garments.
The thing is, they were all women who were hard workers and cared deeply about their looks. And frankly, if these women are the ones at the top of the corporate ladder, then they deserve to be there. Whether an employer realizes it or not, a person's outward appearance speaks volumes on who they are and how much self-esteem they have. That's not to say that they didn't make the climb to the top a little faster, or even easier due to their curves, but you can't hold that against them, can you?
What it boils down to is that if you are overweight, chances are you are not happy with yourself. And if you're not happy with yourself, why would someone want to hire you and pay you top dollar to do your job?
If you are above-average weight and perfectly happy with yourself, more power to you. But if you are of above-average weight and are suffering from low self-esteem, and even worse, out of work and job hunting, why not seriously consider losing weight? It will not only go a long way to make you look and feel better, it just may fatten your wallet too.
It's true. Recently, Timothy A. Judge of the University of Florida conducted two separate studies, one on 11,253 Germans and the other on 12,686 Americans. He concluded that thin women, i.e. those weighing a full 25 pounds less than the average for their height, earned a whopping $15,572 more than their normal-weight counterparts.
And it goes further than that. A woman who gained 25 pounds above the average weight earned an average $13,847 less than an average-weight female. That means that if you weigh approximately 50 pounds more than the woman in the next cubicle, chances are she can afford designer duds a tad better than you can.
You may have also seen on the news recently a story about another study that found that being overweight is more costly than being thin, most notably in women. Economists at George Washington University, who conducted the study, found that costs for things such as medical expenses, coupled with lost wages and reduced work productivity cost a man $2,646 annually and a woman $4,879 annually.
While I find studies for the most part to be about as reliable as ten cent batteries, I have to admit that in my working lifetime of about 37 years, the women at the top of the heap, both power-wise and salary-wise, were always on the thinish side. Maybe not a full 25 pounds below the norm (that seems really thin to me), but thin enough to be shapely and wear fitted suits and other trendy garments.
The thing is, they were all women who were hard workers and cared deeply about their looks. And frankly, if these women are the ones at the top of the corporate ladder, then they deserve to be there. Whether an employer realizes it or not, a person's outward appearance speaks volumes on who they are and how much self-esteem they have. That's not to say that they didn't make the climb to the top a little faster, or even easier due to their curves, but you can't hold that against them, can you?
What it boils down to is that if you are overweight, chances are you are not happy with yourself. And if you're not happy with yourself, why would someone want to hire you and pay you top dollar to do your job?
If you are above-average weight and perfectly happy with yourself, more power to you. But if you are of above-average weight and are suffering from low self-esteem, and even worse, out of work and job hunting, why not seriously consider losing weight? It will not only go a long way to make you look and feel better, it just may fatten your wallet too.
