Life is easier when you're pretty

not in all careers, in intellectual and executive roles, the need is to prove you have the brains and talent beyond the superficial- good for a modeling job, not great for a CEO

I was born screaming my face off and made goo goo ga ga noises for the first few years of my life. I worked hard from the age of 2 onwards to change that. And this is the issue, an uneducated person can always learn. Someone without substance can strive to grow. A physically unattractive person is stuck with the body they have. I'd rather be judged on my academia than my ability to apply foundation and eyeliner.

Incompetence isn't down to a lack of intelligence, but a lack of common sense. These days, people are utterly stupid.

I was born screaming my face off and made goo goo ga ga noises for the first few years of my life. I worked hard from the age of 2 onwards to change that. And this is the issue, an uneducated person can always learn. Someone without substance can strive to grow. A physically unattractive person is stuck with the body they have. I'd rather be judged on my academia than my ability to apply foundation and eyeliner.

Incompetence isn't down to a lack of intelligence, but a lack of common sense. These days, people are utterly stupid.

The idea that modelling is the only job that requires good looks is pretty bizarre.

Let's face it - there are plenty of women who can type, make phone calls and do a bit of Excel - so why is it that a non-graduate PA can earn £35k easily in London? Ones with a few years experience and good references can do £50k. An essential ingredient in this is being extremely well presented - and being naturally gawjus helps.

Similarly, working in advertising or PR requires meeting people and talking to them at length - and not about dry academia - and everyone would prefer to be given the hard sell by someone good looking. It's a personal quality like any other.

I was born screaming my face off and made goo goo ga ga noises for the first few years of my life. I worked hard from the age of 2 onwards to change that. And this is the issue, an uneducated person can always learn. Someone without substance can strive to grow. A physically unattractive person is stuck with the body they have. I'd rather be judged on my academia than my ability to apply foundation and eyeliner.

Incompetence isn't down to a lack of intelligence, but a lack of common sense. These days, people are utterly stupid.

i have no idea what a pa first job is, but i doubt its 35 k, even so 35k in london isnt really a huge amount, its less than average. if a pa is in a job long enough to earn 50k, her looks would have probably shrivelled in age to llook like a dried prune anyway. take a look at the highest earning executives in finance, sales , commerce in general, none of them are supermodels

Most "unattractive" people just have bad hair, bad style, bad skin and are overweight. Those things can be changed

Totally agree but the playing field evens out a lot more as people get older
and lose their looks

Pretty people have more to fear from the aging process than those who are plain/ugly

To an extent. But if a man has a weak jaw, receding hairline, big nose, crooked teeth and is short, then all the fashion tips in the world won't be able to help him.

This is just spiteful lashing out at a job market that you completely fail to understand. Take appearances out of things, and the world would be a very grim and desperate place indeed.

To an extent. But if a man has a weak jaw, receding hairline, big nose, crooked teeth and is short, then all the fashion tips in the world won't be able to help him.

That really is wishful thinking. If you can find sites of law firms who publish pictures of their new trainees - they are very rarely any ugs amongst them.

I think in general, in the real world you'll find the opposite is true. Ugly, overqualified people with chips on their shoulders are ten a penny. Good-looking people aren't. A lot of people recognise good-looks as a marketable quality in its own right. And why not?

I'm confused as to what you are saying

are you good looking yourself?

are you saying you're glad of this fact?

are you saying 'anyone can be pretty like me if they make more effort'?

The idea that modelling is the only job that requires good looks is pretty bizarre.

Let's face it - there are plenty of women who can type, make phone calls and do a bit of Excel - so why is it that a non-graduate PA can earn £35k easily in London? Ones with a few years experience and good references can do £50k. An essential ingredient in this is being extremely well presented - and being naturally gawjus helps.

Similarly, working in advertising or PR requires meeting people and talking to them at length - and not about dry academia - and everyone would prefer to be given the hard sell by someone good looking. It's a personal quality like any other.

Discreet contouring can help correct the nose and jaw, braces can correct the teeth, there are treatments for hairloss

My mum never went to university and earns £60k in London (plus bonuses) as a PA. I'm 99% sure she's not that good at Excel. *sulks*

Well, I was hideously unattractive as a teenager and bullied viciously for it, so I tried to become an amazing person instead. It made no difference to others' impression or respect for me. I remember one night me and my two best friends went out to the local, which we rarely did, and three random girls joined us. They were far more interested in my good looking friend's job of 'packing boxes in a factory' than my 'I run my own business'. They didn't care because I was ugly. I did what I did for myself, but I think I deserved to be rewarded for the amount of effort I put into enriching my life.

I couldn't assign myself a current #/10, but I'm much better looking than I was then because I ended up having cosmetic surgery and completely revising my appearance. Being pretty means you can stand in a corner and people will flock around you like sheep. I spent so long in the ugly camp, I'll never discount someone for their looks or appearance and I'll always make friends with the clear outsider of the group. I wish more people would do that.

Most "unattractive" people just have bad hair, bad style, bad skin and are overweight. Those things can be changed