Be nice.

Well they have finally confirmed what I have kind of known for a long time. It does not pay to be a nice guy. http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/lookout/mean-guys-finish-first-least-paychecks-193159172.html Okay I have thought about it in terms of romance but it is probably true in financial matters as well.
My observations is that this study is correct. In a society in which we have interaction of nice people and pushy, aggressive people that the pushy aggressive ones tend to win out. Not every time of course. Sometimes their aggressiveness irritates those around them and they lose out. But it is naive to think that the rude often gets their way because people rather give in to them than have to deal with them.
Would it not be great if we could push those who are overly demanding and be more sensitive to the nice people around us? Perhaps those who are not nice would learn to be nice to get their way instead of being aggressive to obtain what they want. Would that not be a better society? Too bad that is not the way it is.
I consider myself a nice guy. At least I am when I am not blogging. When I read stuff like this it tempts me to be more of an irritant so that I can get what I may believe I deserve. Try to find ways to put pressure on the Dean and others in the college unless they pay me better. But that is not me. And I do not want it to be me.
I think that niceness has its own rewards. I like being a nice guy. Even if it means that I do not get the pay increase or nice job perks. Even if it means that I may be taken for granted some in my friendships and relationships. I rather like the person I am than become a rude person, gain from other people but not like myself. Somehow when they assess about whether nice people have a better life they may not be able to measure the satisfaction gained being good to other people regardless of whether you are "paid" for it.

Sincerely,

Trouble-Maker