Agreeable, pleasant? It may hurt your career

Nice workers more likely to get pushed around, less likely to get promoted

By Etelka Lehoczky, Globe Correspondent | November 21, 2004

Do nice guys finish last at work, too? A new study says they do. After surveying white-collar workers in Britain, University of Sheffield researcher Nikos Bozionelos found that those with the most agreeable personalities were less likely to be promoted. In fact, Bozionelos found that being conscientious and pleasant might do your career more harm than good.

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