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		ziddoap on June 5, 2024 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Employees who stay in companies longer than two ye... >Depressed people get paid less. I'm not sure if you are joking or not. This doesn't really make sense to me. Can you explain?

s1artibartfast on June 5, 2024 [–]

Less assertive, less ambitious, less risk taking, less confident.

More passive, more avoidant, low confidence.

Depression undermines basically everything that helps initiate complete a negotiation. This is on top of any impact to actual work product.

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