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Researchers in Australia 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.
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The long and short of this Australian report is that tall workers earn significantly more than their vertically challenged counterparts. A six foot man can expect a windfall of almost $750 a year.
Австралийские ученые считают, что высокие люди зарабатывают больше
The researchers found there were practical reasons why the size gap translated into a pay gap. 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.
Notes:
- the long and short of - суть
- vertically challenged -зд. низкие
- counterparts - коллеги
- windfall - непредвиденный доход
- translated into - зд. приводит или служит причиной
- discrepancy - разница или несоответствие
- tend to get slimmer pay packets - обычно зарабатывают меньше
- slender - худые
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