Five-decade UK study finds that aggression at school leads to better-paying jobs, while those with emotional instability went on to earn less

Five-decade UK study finds that aggression at school leads to better-paying jobs, while those with emotional instability went on to earn less

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  • Darkard@lemmy.worldEnglish
    43·
    8 months ago

    We already know that being a selfish, manipulative, heartless bastard is what it takes to get ahead in a company.

    If you are not willing to step on the the little people below you to get ahead then you won’t get to the top.

    • sadreality@kbin.social
      3·
      8 months ago

      nepotism do be like dat mate

      look at the political leadership of most of countries while on this train of thought…

  • kirbowo808@kbin.social
    12·
    8 months ago

    As someone who was severely bullied at school and seen those cunts get to the top of the food chain, esp those that do nursing and psychiatry/psychology related fields, can’t say I’m surprised at that and it will always bother me until the day I die cuz they truly don’t deserve it at all.

  • GluWu@lemm.ee
    91·
    8 months ago

    The only bully I remember ended up addicted to heroin and meth. I would be very surprised if he’s still alive given the fent crisis.

  • Match!!@pawb.socialEnglish
    8·
    8 months ago

    The UK’s culture is pretty fucked up so I’d out to see this replicated in a normal country

  • BobDole [none/use name]@hexbear.netEnglish
    5·
    8 months ago

    So much of school cliques and bullying are based on classism. The cool kids are the ones whose parents can afford to buy them the trendy clothes (and, later, cars). I’m not surprised that wealthy brats go on to be wealthy adults.

  • cqthca@reddthat.com
    83·
    8 months ago

    they are able to bully their boss into giving them better money during salary negotiations.

    Boss’ mind: this guy is crazy, give him what he wants otherwise he’ll come back with a gun. it isn’t my money. fuck it.

    it is simple, more women need to disgruntle better /s

    • Maeve@kbin.social
      3·
      8 months ago

      I literally giggled at your last sentence.

      Somehow, when non-melanated men do it, it’s “assertive,” and when anyone else does it, it’s “threatening.”

        • Maeve@kbin.social
          4·
          8 months ago

          No. You were cursed by bullying and rather than break the curse, you embraced and visited it upon others. I tried both and everything in the middle. We’re all in it together, and only as string as the weakest links, and that lesson is about to be revisited to us in a massive way.

          Bullying is weak and showcases our own insecurities, our own lack of self worth. Ayn Rand was a charleton and hypocrite, and harking back to the reply about this being year one and all that other pseudo - Crowley, pseudo-Laveyan, pseudo -Rand nonsense, so was Lavey.

          The real strength is in forgiveness, compassion for self and others, because as the Buddha (who said not to make a religion of his words but test them ourselves): resentment is like swallowing poison and expecting the resented to die.

          Projection “only changes the appearance of reality,” (and usually only to ourselves and the weak minded, those who can’t lead themselves but would lead the world right into utter destruction).

          “The real magic is changing reality by changing ourselves.” But I get it. That’s hard, dirty work and involves a lot of “digging up corpses” of our past, dealing with them, then giving them a proper burial. Eeew! Shadow work is messy, painful, stinky and ugly. The effort yields it’s own rewards.