“Whatever height you think your remote coworker is, you’re wrong.”

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😆 Yeah, I didn’t recognize one person. Figured we were about the same height. Nearly a 10” difference. First day in the office and they just pop by my desk and it took a few seconds into the conversation for me to figure out who was speaking.

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So true lol. I went to a the office early this year to meet the team and boy there were very short people whom I think were tall on camera! Also their 10year old zoom photo looks waaaay better than than in person!!

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Everyone is always SO shocked that I'm a 6" tall woman after only zoom meeting me. 🤷🏻‍♀️

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(Similar) story of my life, lol I’m 5’10 and always am met with the initial, “no way, you’re like 6 ft, I’m 5’10 guy.
Me (to the guy who’s really 5’8 and not 5’10): 🙂I promise you I am, I’ve been measured countless times and I’m wearing flats.

Him: Wow, really? No! You sure? Nooooo and laughs walking away.

Me: Poor lil tink tink! 🙄 Glad I’m in the office,
at the most, 3 days a week! 😁

Zoom has done well for DE&I in this sense. Giving everyone an equal place (or 2inch box) at The metaphorical table

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Absolutely. HR and boss never actually saw me prior to hiring. My boss not even a peek at my LinkedIn. Of course now (12 months in) it's pretty clear it wouldn't have mattered but you never know.

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Remote work eliminates a lot of body bias we don’t even realize we have.

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Bit of a shallow post. Who cares what height they are...can they do the job!!!

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Perhaps but it’s a thing. Happens more frequently than you’d think.

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Once interviewed and hired an employee remotely.
Saw him in person and ohhh boy was I wrong regarding height.
Sitting down and talking over cams really doesn’t give a sense of anything height related.

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I’ve heard short men say they are taken more seriously over zoom

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My direct manager ended up being 4-5 inches shorter than me (for ref I am 5”8, muscular, broad shoulders, but with a round baby face.) and her shock when she met me in person is my favorite to this day 😂 “Wow honey- you’re so much taller in person!!”

She was my first “momager” and an excellent boss, she was very kind to a young girl just starting her career! She was tinier than expected but very fierce, made me respect her more.

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Same, any tips on how to look taller? 😂🙏

Just the same as five years old mug shots on Company collaboration tools. You meet the person and think wha????

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This is one of my biggest fear. I'm shy female whose under 5'. My whole life I've been judged and received that-they-thought-was-funny remarks about my height. I avoided judgement since the pandemic and I'm very afraid to go back to it.

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You have to own it. Be a bad a$$, I'm 5'3" with a 7 foot mentality. We trach people how to treat us - don't let people treat you like that.

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Had a co-worker say he thought I was probably about 5-8”. I’m 6-6”. Not sure what to read into that… 😅😳😬

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Or what about the people who never turn on their cameras so you have this idea of what they look like. Then you meet them in person…

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We hashed this out early on. Everyone shared height.

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When I interviewed with my boss, I thought he was a giant. Turns out he’s 5’6 with a massive head 😭

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Only learned weeks in that our summer clerk was 6’6’’

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This has become a get to know you question when meeting a new co worker lol

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Once got a shocked “wow, I thought you would be taller. You have such tall girl energy”. I think that may be one of my favorite compliments.

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Just saw your post highlighted on FB Twitter.

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Guy looked fairly average height/weight on video call. Is actually a 6'7 350-400lb unit of a person.

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I made an announcement during our team meeting that I'll be taking another job offer. My petty boss said, "Well now that we have a little more budget, the rest of you will be getting raises!"

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"I don’t like morning people. Or morning. Or people”

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