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[quote=Anonymous]I think there are different kinds of attractive and they matter here- think Jessica Alba or Kate Upton vs Kate Winslet or Grace Kelly/Audrey Hepburn. If you are more on the ‘hot’ end of the scale than on the ‘statuesque’ end of the scale, it can be more of a problem.

I think it also depends on office culture. I’m 28, considered attractive (not hot) and I’m in secondary market biglaw. I am very junior and work in a nerdier office and I think it hurts me. I started with another male associate who is more like the male partners and it’s clear many of them are more comfortable with him than me. I get left out of lunches and happy hours. It’s been frustrating, to say the least.

Also, when I started there was a clique of women who we’re definitely unfriendly. I basically Killed with kindness and let my work speak for itself so that any attempt to shit talk would be seen for what it was, and this strategy worked well. Most of these women have moved on from the firm anyway (natural career progression) and the remainders are nice now. [/quote]

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