Ask HN: How influential can physical appearance be in professional environments?

Re:Ask HN: How influential can physical appearance be in pro... by Tepix on Monday September 26, 2022 @07:24AM (#32981715)

When you're short, perhaps you should get into sailing: You can buy a much cheaper boat! When you're 190+cm (~6'3"+) most boats under 33 feet or so will not have enough headroom. At the same time, longer boats get exponentially more expensive.

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Re:Ask HN: How influential can physical appearance be in pro... by someweirdperson on Monday September 26, 2022 @07:40AM (#32981833)

Physical size and mass are helpful to keep the boat upright in strong winds. Just need to duck a bit more to not get hit by the boom.

I never thought of sailing as the perfect hobby for short people, except in boring weather conditions.

Maybe headroom for sleeping, not actually sailing as a sport?

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Re:Ask HN: How influential can physical appearance be in pro... by Tepix on Monday September 26, 2022 @11:19AM (#32984262)

I was thinking about keel yachts where you want to stand in the galley while cooking for example.

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Re:Ask HN: How influential can physical appearance be in pro... by eurasiantiger on Monday September 26, 2022 @07:27AM (#32981737)

Are you in a manager position? Honest question.

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Re:Ask HN: How influential can physical appearance be in pro... by sshine on Monday September 26, 2022 @07:58AM (#32982002)

> When you're short, perhaps you should get into sailing

What if you're only short on some weekdays; do you time-share a boat?

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