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Study Shows: Nice Guys Do Finish Last

Getting passed up for promotions in favor the jerk in the cubicle next to you? Being too nice may may be to blame.

A recent study on "agreeableness" showed that rude people earn a whole lot more than their nice peers. This was especially true for men who earned about 18 percent more than their peers if they were disagreeable. The difference was 5 percent for women.

FULL TEXT: Do Nice Guys – and Gals – Really Finish Last? The Joint Effects of Sex and Agreeableness on Income


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Posted In: Personality |

Tags: Employees | Gender | Income | Jobs | Work | Niceness | Pay | Wages |

Posted by FindCounseling.com Staff on August 30, 2011 at 07:35 PM | Permalink

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