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    jemandtheholograms: I'd like to be hired by the scientific studies of obvious to put me through school. more »
    Lizawithazee: The moral here: To make the biggest pile o'cash, if you don't have a dick, BE a dick. more »
    Never_Nude: For verification, you need only stop off at the nearest mid- to large-sized law firm. There will be an inordinate amount of dick-waving and one-upmans... more »
    ihateyourescalade: Had this study been about ladymag editors, the opposite would have been true. The nastier, more neurotic and less talented a gal is, the higher she go... more »
    sarah.of.a.lesser.god (aka Mrs. BrutallyHonestHobbit): Why do women car more »
    sarah.of.a.lesser.god (aka Mrs. BrutallyHonestHobbit): But why do women more »
    badmutha: I don't think open to new experiences has to be a bad thing. I would consider someone inflexible if they had hard and fast rules about what they will ... more »
    Gretchen is a new kitten mom!: In a related study, women have been found to have a 99.9% greater chance of becoming pregnant than men. Details will be published in the next issue o... more »
    sportz.star: Thank goodness my bitchiness will get me somewhere. I knew that "if you don't have anything nice to say" bit was crap. more »
    Annabellie: I wonder what they mean by "neurotic", since psychiatry doesn't recognize neuroses anymore. Do you think they just mean emotional and PMSy? more »
    morninggloria: I won't dismay until they prove that money can actually buy happiness rather than fueling an insatiable desire for more money. more »
    Penny: Men are just more willing to sell their souls. See also: Politics. more »
    TheFormerJuneBronson: See, I kept telling Mr. JB that when his asshole boss told him that he was a nice guy, it was not a compliment, and I don't think he has ever believed... more »
    vamusical: "For example, being neurotic is correlated with lower wages for women, but is not significant for men." So neuroticism is seen as a worse trait in wom... more »
    PilgrimSoul: I love these studies that attribute earning disparities to personality traits rather than the true problem: the disproportionate power imbalance betwe... more »
  • #officespace

    Mean Men Make More Money

    No, seriously: a new study has found that there's a correlation between personality and and earning potential, and — wait for it — nice girls finish last.