Do you practice workplace prejudice? No! you may quickly reply. But consider, what would you think of the CEO of your company if she drives a very modest, 11-year-old car, or heaven forbid takes the bus? Or, what if the person who is interviewing you for a job will hire you based on your fashion sense vs. your ability to do the job?

Let's dissect this. As a working mom, maybe you used to wear dry-clean-only suits, but once you had kids who like to hug and kiss you with their play dough-laden fingers, you consider that wash-and-wear clothing is a bit more practical. Or the co-worker who brown bags his lunch instead of eating out might be putting his kids through college.

Recent studies reveal the following common workplace prejudice; that thin men earn less than more average-built men, and that breast-feeding mothers are regarded as being less intelligent.

Share your views with us! Who have you unconsciously been writing off, or passing over for a promotion lately? Who in your office makes you whince, and why?

Richard Branson once walked into his bank wearing flip flops and shorts to ask for a multi-million dollar loan.

Is your prejudice in the way?