To Those That Have, Shall Be Given is a summary of the research about work success, beauty, and ugliness. The conclusion? Beautiful people are hired more easily, paid more, and bring in more money to their employers. Interesting. Depressing. Enough to make me get a hair cut? Probably.
October 29th, 2008 at 3:39 pm
Not new though. Sadly.
October 30th, 2008 at 11:22 am
I have an entire theory about weight and jobs too, particularly in Southern California. These appearance issues seem to be fair grounds for discriminating. And the article seems to suggest much of it is unconscious.