People who are disagreeable earn more than people who are agreeable, and the gap is biggest among men, according to an analysis of four surveys spanning almost 20 years. Men who are significantly less agreeable than average earn 18.3% more than men who are significantly more agreeable than average, while the comparable figure for women is 5.47%, says the study, led by Beth A. Livingston of Cornell University and presented at a recent meeting of the Academy of Management. Men's disagreeable behavior "conforms to expectations of 'masculine' behavior," the authors say.
Source: Do nice guys finish last? They certainly are a distant second when it comes to earnings
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