The Secret to a Raise Is Not What You Think

The Secret to a Raise Is Not What You Think Want a raise? Forget what you thought you knew. Earning the salary you deserve isn’t about how hard you work or the strength of your negotiation skills. HA! Nope. Not at all, apparently. No â€" The secret to a raise is based on grooming and attractiveness. At least according to the study, “Gender and the Returns to Attractiveness,” led by sociologists Jaclyn Wong and Andrew Penner. Sadly, this fact isn’t surprising given the loads of “amazing” advice the internet is serving up lately. Like that brilliant article about how wearing your engagement ring to interviews hurts your employability, for instance. (PS: It doesn’t.) So forget your college degree and how hard you worked to get where you are in your career. Throw it all out the window! This is what you truly need to make it in life: A face full of makeup. How Your Looks Affect Your Living Wage The sociologists held interviews with more than 14,000 people and discovered that nearly 100 percent of the time, a woman’s attractiveness to others comes down to grooming, which affects her living wage. Yes, apparently wearing makeup directly correlates to income in the 21st century. Women who sport a full face of makeup earn about $4,000 more than those who don’t. Click To