What is more impressive- being born rich or having a prestigious career

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Being born rich helps in certain subtle ways, I have learned.

BR people are better at sales. They don't feel bad selling people something or empathizing on affordability, pride, guilt, etc.

BR people are better managing "the help".

BR people are better at standing up for themselves for services received, such as a contractor messes up and they demand a refund.

Feel free to take me to task if you think these are wrong impressions.

My spouse was born rich and apart from managing “the help,” none of your other impressions track.

Sales would be considered tacky because it requires hustle and talking dollars and cents. That’s beneath them. Unless you’re selling exclusively to other high net worth clients, in which case you’re “building relationships,” not selling.

And it would be gauche to demand refunds or complain about services rendered. You would only contract with well-vetted businesses in the first place, and if anything were to go wrong, you would spend more money on correcting it. There’s plenty of it.

Lol, no. Rich people are generally penny-pinching PITAs. They're not going to casually accept paying for a contractor's mistakes. Who do you think files all the civil lawsuits? It's not the poor.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Being born rich helps in certain subtle ways, I have learned.

BR people are better at sales. They don't feel bad selling people something or empathizing on affordability, pride, guilt, etc.

BR people are better managing "the help".

BR people are better at standing up for themselves for services received, such as a contractor messes up and they demand a refund.

Feel free to take me to task if you think these are wrong impressions.

I don't think you understand the word "better."

[Anonymous]

Neither is impressive to me at all.

[Anonymous]

Neither and definitely not the born rich. How and why would that ever be impressive to you op? Im impressed with humble, kind souls

[Anonymous]

The Kennedys, Rockefellers, Mellons, Duponts... lots of people in those families born rich who spent (and still do spend) their lives and money doing impressive things we have all benefiitted from. Individuals choose what purpose to have in life and both publicly or privately make a differnce. I'm impressed with and inspired by many people both born rich and self made.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Being born rich helps in certain subtle ways, I have learned.

BR people are better at sales. They don't feel bad selling people something or empathizing on affordability, pride, guilt, etc.

BR people are better managing "the help".

BR people are better at standing up for themselves for services received, such as a contractor messes up and they demand a refund.

Feel free to take me to task if you think these are wrong impressions.

My spouse was born rich and apart from managing “the help,” none of your other impressions track.

Sales would be considered tacky because it requires hustle and talking dollars and cents. That’s beneath them. Unless you’re selling exclusively to other high net worth clients, in which case you’re “building relationships,” not selling.

And it would be gauche to demand refunds or complain about services rendered. You would only contract with well-vetted businesses in the first place, and if anything were to go wrong, you would spend more money on correcting it. There’s plenty of it.

Lol, no. Rich people are generally penny-pinching PITAs. They're not going to casually accept paying for a contractor's mistakes. Who do you think files all the civil lawsuits? It's not the poor.

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