OT POLL: Do Nice Guys Finish Last??

[Gryphin]

I realize your post was partly tongue in cheek cynicism and we are talking “in general”.

Posted by David E. Gervais:
Q2: Nice at work.. The nice guys at work will be mashed like ripe potatos, taken advantage of and never climb the corporate ladder. You need greed to succeed in business and without it (Being Nice) you're destined to fail. (or stay at your current level forever)

This is more a matter of definition . If you don’t want to climb the corporate ladder then you can easily be the nicest guy around and be very successful, (like I am). The important part to my success is getting into a line of work you love and keep your lifestyle fairly simple. That will generate the highest level of “Finishing First” at the end of the day.

[ July 12, 2004, 12:25: Message edited by: Gryphin ]