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Subject: singles do poorly in jobs - (nf)
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Date: Sun, 20-Nov-83 22:56:35 EST
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Posted: Sun Nov 20 22:56:35 1983
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smu!leff    Nov 19 17:00:00 1983

Dr. Kaufman, a noted researcher in the field of professional 
obsolescence, found that single people general did poorer in 
salary and when terminated involuntary (firing or layoff) were
unemployed longer.

This research is based on a sample of scientists and engineers.

It is not known whether this is due to
a. single people have less responsibility and thus can wait
   for a better job when fired or can choose a job that is more interesting
   to them as opposed to the highest paying job.
b. there is a correlation between not being successful in the world
   of personal relationships and not successful at work.  Since much
   of being successful in work (at least according to most things I
   have read) involves people skills, this is not an unreasonable 
   hypothesis.
c. someone in the house encourages/chastises a person to do their best
d. the lack of a life partner (significant other) causes depression which
   interferes with work achievement.