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Beautiful people don't always win in the workplace

  • Written by Chun Zhang, Assistant Professor of Marketing, University of Dayton
Consumers react differently to beautiful service employees.Ruben M Ramos/Shutterstock.com

Beautiful people tend to have a lot more luck in the work world.

Research has shown people deemed attractive get paid more, receive better job evaluations and are generally more employable. It’s even been shown that good-looking CEOs bring better stock...

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