Plastic surgery might soon be a “must have career tool,” says work-life advice blogger Penelope Trunk.
In her “Brazen Careerist” blog, she writes:
All else being equal, a good-looking woman will negotiate better for a company than anyone else — even a good-looking man, according to research by Sara Solnick of the University of Miami and Maurice Schweitzer from Wharton. Good-looking women drive harder bargains than everyone else, and good-looking women get more concessions than anyone else.
She cites Chelsea Clinton as an example of the potential benefits of plastic surgery:
She did a few changes just as she hit the adult world as a consultant at McKinsey. She’s not an idiot, and she certainly does not seem obsessed by her appearance. But she realized that she was not great looking, and the plastic surgery seems to have made some improvements.
And just ten years ago, I remember talking with my friends about how gross Botox is. But my friend Sharon, who is a hairstylist in Los Angeles, says that the majority of her clients — who range from normal housewives to corporate lawyers — have had some sort of Botox injection. She says it’s so mainstream in Los Angeles that it’s almost a statement if you don’t have it.
I think that the concept of this is terrible. I have also the experience in working for powerful women executives & directors who are respected for their knowledge, work ethic, & dedication to the company. People should take care of themselves, stay out of the sun, dont smoke or drink, watch what you eat, and have a fitness program, even if you can only stretch & walk, that is enough to keep you young. I am in my 40’s now & people don’t know what to think of me. I appear very youthful, but down to earth & in great physical shape, I have wrinkles on my forehead that have been there since my teens I think. It doesn’t make I difference. I think that botox makes peoples foreheads look like frozen & bumpy & it is so obvious to everyone. Also those lip injections are ridiculous, so fake & also obvious. I was working with a lady who got them & she had needle marks all around her lips & it looked like someone punched her in the face. I had to deal with her on business issues, it was so hard not to stare at her lips, i couldn’t look @ her, I just kept looking at my paper I was holding, how embarassing for her. I thought she looked great before that.