The students then tend to attribute positive characteristics to the more attractive people. He turned to a mammoth set of data stored at York University. An exploration into Canadians' quality of life, the study involved 4,000 individuals, comprised of a well selected cross section of Canadians, responding to up to 500 questions. What made the data a gold mine for Kaczorowski was that these individuals were surreptitiously rated in terms of their physical attractiveness by the people who interviewed them. In addition, many of these individuals were tracked for several years, making it possible to see how well they did in their jobs over a period of time.
Attractive people earn between five and ten percent more than the average.
People judged to be less attractive than most folks earn five to ten percent less than the average. A unionized workplace erodes the benefits of being beautiful and creates a more level playing field. So, if you're not quite George Clooney, get your union card, pronto. It's as if something snapped. They just aren't part of Canada anymore.