For some, salary boost feels like failure

For some, salary boost feels like failure

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People with neurotic tendencies may actually perceive a pay increase as a sign of failure, according to a new study.

“These results suggest that we see money more as a device to measure our successes or failures rather than as a means to achieve more comfort,” says University of Warwick economist Eugenio Proto.

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