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Originally Posted by wil318466
Like I said before, I've had corporate jobs, all in HUGE financial companies. Your statement above is not exactly cut and dried. Its not readily apparent. I don't look at management and say "Damn, they are all good looking people".
I've had managers who led over 30 people who had a club foot and a missing tooth. His boss weighed over 260 lbs. Both were capable, intelligent, strong leaders. They deserved their jobs, and anyone who worked under them all knew they were not as qualified as they were. Their looks had nothing to do with it. One made approx 150k, his boss made easily in the 300s.
I currently work with a female manager who's looks could stop a clock. Another director of her level is over 300 lbs, and sloppy looking. Both are extremely good leaders. Both make tons of money. One is a millionaire (he was here from the beginning I think).
I'm starting to wonder where you guys worked. I'm not kidding.
keep the insults and hilarity coming lolz.
1. Umberson & Hughes (1987). The impact of attractiveness on achievement and psychological well being.
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Physical Attractiveness, Opportunity, and Success in Everyday Exchange
* Matthew Mulford, John Orbell, Catherine Shatto and Jean Stockard
* The American Journal of Sociology, Vol. 103, No. 6 (May, 1998), pp. 1565-1592
* Published by: The University of Chicago Press
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Applicant Attractiveness as a Perceived Job-Relevant Variable in Selection of Management Trainees
* Terry A. Beehr and David C. Gilmore
* The Academy of Management Journal, Vol. 25, No. 3 (Sep., 1982), pp. 607-617
* Published by: Academy of Management
those were just the first 3 there lol (search conducted in like 2 mins). tons more studies done obv.
i am not stating unequivically that there are no outliers. just IN GENERAL, attractiveness and position/income etc. are correlated in a statistically significant fashion.
your sample of N=1 is hilarious. of course there are going to be INDUSTRIES where this isn't true (i'd imagine construction, cable tv repair lolz etc.), but in white collar corporate america, it is on the whole.
Barron