Welcome to my blog! I am one of a growing community of very tall women around the world and I set up this page to connect with you all and anyone else who stops by.
I’m 36 years old and 6ft 8ins tall! I never thought I would EVER be comfortable with my height but I love it now. I went through the same teenage trials and tribulations that other tall people, especially women, have been through and are going through so you are among friends here!!
So, what do you do for a living?
As a tall person do you feel inadequate in your current career because it is not a managerial or white collar position? I am always asked if I am a model, basketball player, a manager or if I went to university. When I respond in the negative I am then quizzed about the type of job I do. When it becomes clear that I am not in a managerial position, I am made to feel that I am not living up to my potential and that I am totally wasting my life. Do any of you ever get that? Are you made to feel that you are in the wrong place doing the wrong thing? I’ve lost count of how many articles I have seen on the web declaring that tall people earn more that their smaller counterparts, are natural leaders, and in positions of authority etc. Do you feel like you are ‘not being true to your kind’ if you are not living up to these expectations? Why does extra height mean that you are capable of things that others a few inches shorter than you may not be capable of? Why does the fact that I am a few inches taller than average automatically mean that I should be doing something other than what I am doing now? What if I am happy in my non-managerial, non-white collar post? Why is my height tied to what society believes I should be achieving?
Love to hear from you on that!
What A Crazy Year It Has Been So Far
3 years ago
1 comment:
Hey, Jeorg gave me your blog address. Great blog - I will add it to my links. I am 6'2" and I find getting employed is somewhat difficult, let alone finding a "power position." Then once employed, I'm often asked to do tasks that a man should do, the employer forgetting that extra height does not mean extra strength - in fact to the opposite - our lower backs are rather delicate.
However, if you want to go back to school and decide on ANY job, go for it!!!! And then go for the job! In the meantime if you enjoy what you are doing - then to heck with those "pushers" - let them go for the CEO positions!
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