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Pretty privilege is alive and well, especially in client-facing roles. We don’t want to admit it, but sometimes it feels like finance is just high-stakes high school in better suits. It’s exhausting watching looks win over skill.
Rising Star
Yeah, it’s definitely a thing, even if no one wants to admit it. I think it’s not just about looks but also how you carry yourself—confidence, presence, and how people perceive you. Looks shouldn’t matter in a merit-based industry, but unconscious bias is real.
Rising Star
That’s wild! It’s one thing to look polished, but requiring specific designer brands just to be taken seriously is ridiculous. It puts unnecessary pressure—especially on those just starting out. Wish more workplaces focused on skills and contributions rather than designer labels.
Putting some kind of effort into appearance and presenting yourself does go a long way. Would also say when you do that, you have more confidence which goes an even longer way in getting ahead in your career. You still have to know how to get the job done at the end of the day though.
They say "Slow and steady wins the race." Reality is "Young and pretty -- and maybe a little flirty -- wins the race." I think we should change the name from "pretty privilege" to "Bruno" -- and we don't talk about "Bruno."
I’m not in a client facing position but I don’t think pretty privilege plays a big role where I work. Mostly confidence and competence are what I’m seeing gets people further. Some major uggos doing quite well for themselves
I see a combination - conventionally pretty but overly casual dress/presentation canceled itself out. On a dual operations/client-facing team, the dress code was “business casual” every day. If your idea of business casual was a logo Tshirt and unbrushed hair, I didn’t put you in front of clients; it was just disrespectful, even where our clients were regularly tech folks in jeans and hoodies.
I think of it as “doing pretty”; it’s my drag, my war paint.
I heard this from a woman who is a senior manager when she was talking about hiring someone new for her team: "I want to determine whether I want to see that person's face every day at work" now, this wasn't directly about pretty privilege, but it shows you the average human priorities at the workplace.