That High-Status Watch You're Wearing Might Get You A Job--But Lose You Something Else

  • 6 years ago
Think that BMW and Rolex is going to win friends and influence people? Think again.
According to Business Insider, a new study shows that status symbols are paradoxical.
On the one hand, displaying such symbols makes people want to business with you.
But on the other hand, it repels people from wanting to make friends with you!
We may be wasting billions of dollars on expensive status symbols that ultimately keep others from wanting to associate with us.