Here’s Why Hot People in Maine Are Making More Per Year To Do The Same Job

When it comes to what people in America are making at their jobs, it often comes down to merit, experience and, apparently, attractiveness.

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Now on its face it doesn't seem like people would be offered more money for the same job based on how they look, right? I mean, we frequently hear debate about the 'gender pay gap', however I have never heard about the 'hot people' pay gap, but evidently it's a thing.

So how can we determine that there is a pay gap between people that are perceived to be more attractive than others in the workplace? Well, it all boils down to a recent survey from a publication called Study Finds. They recently looked into a new phenomenon called 'pretty privilege'

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According to the survey, the found that attractive coworkers are making upwards of $20,000 more per year than their less-attractive counterparts and coworkers. But how did we arrive at this result?

For the answers, Study Finds went right to the source. They ended up surveying 1,050 employees in the US and the results were pretty staggering. Study Finds found that 81.3% of respondents feel “pretty privilege” exists at work.

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The majority of respondents also said that they believe 'attractive' employees are more likely than less-attractive people to get promotions and raises. They also say they believe people in the office who put more effort into their appearance are seen as 'more capable' professionals.

What might be even more crazy than that is that a staggering 64% of respondents went on to say that they feel 'pushed' to make changes to their outward appearance or their natural features to better fit in at the office.

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However, people that see themselves as more attractive say that they frequently downplay their appearance in order to fit in better with their coworkers who they deem as less attractive.

What it all boils down to is this survey found that people who are seen as more attractive are, in some cases, making upwards of $20,000 more per year than others in the same workplace doing the same job.