[leothekim]

I understand the co-authors are research fellows at the Maximegalon Institute of Slowly and Painfully Working Out the Surprisingly Obvious

[kranner]

If only it were Surprisingly Obvious. IME there are a large number of emotionally stunted middle and upper managers that could use a pedigreed reminder that being a jerk at work is not good for anything in the end.

[aleph_minus_one]

> that being a jerk at work is not good for anything in the end.

The problem with such phrases is that the opinions what being a jerk means differ a lot between people.

[pavel_lishin]

Would the people who need such a reminder actually accept the research, and change their behavior?

Are they even aware of the effects of their behavior?

[furyofantares]

Sure, the headline of the article that's summarizing the study is obvious

Is this obvious?

> The study finds that when managers at a national retail chain failed to deliver birthday greetings on time, it resulted in a 50% increase in absenteeism and a reduction of more than two working hours per month.

Unfortunately it seems like it costs $20 to access the actual paper but I'm guessing it's more interesting than your snark warrants. I mean, maybe. Maybe it's a bad study too, who knows.

[furyofantares]

Sure, the headline of the article that's summarizing the study is obvious

Is this obvious?

> The study finds that when managers at a national retail chain failed to deliver birthday greetings on time, it resulted in a 50% increase in absenteeism and a reduction of more than two working hours per month.

Unfortunately it seems like it costs $20 to access the actual paper but I'm guessing it's more interesting than your snark warrants.