[lbo-talk] ScienceDaily: Do-Gooders Get Voted Off Island First: People Don't Really Like Unselfish Colleagues, Psychologists Find

[Wojtek S]

Hey folks, chill out.  This particular study has nothing to do with labor
relations - it uses psych students in a computer simulation game to show
that people do not like those who do not play by the rules that everyone
else is playing.  That is hardly surprising, but also rather
inconsequential.  In real life, "unselfishness" is framed differently than
everyday rules.  There are special places with special rules for donations
and volunteering (like churches or NGOs).

Wojtek

On Tue, Aug 24, 2010 at 9:26 AM, Joseph Catron <jncatron at gmail.com> wrote:


> "You know those goody-two-shoes who volunteer for every task and
> thanklessly
> take on the annoying details nobody else wants to deal with?
>
> "That's right: Other people really can't stand them.
>
> "Four separate studies led by a Washington State University social
> psychologist have found that unselfish workers who are the first to throw
> their hat in the ring are also among those that coworkers most want to, in
> effect, vote off the island."
> http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2010/08/100823101110.htm
>
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> lytlað."
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