Should You Flex at Work? The Career Math Behind Showing Wealth

About this episode

Kaila and Kyle discuss the politics of displaying wealth at work and its perception at different career stages.

In this episode, Kaila and Kyle discuss the politics of displaying wealth at work, and how the perception of it depends on what stage you are at in your career. When does it go from being gauche to cool to flaunt your wealth at the office? And is it ever strategic to appear more or less wealthy than you actually are? 00:00 Intro 01:40 Why we’re discussing wealth at work 04:43 Kaila’s and Kyle’s experiences with the perception of wealth early in their careers 10:45 What the research says about how flaunting wealth impacts perception 14:11 How presenting wealth becomes a strategy mid-career 22:37 Displays of wealth later in your career 29:02 Per My Last Policy This episode was sponsored by Allergy Insider. Ask your primary care provider about getting tested with your local respiratory allergy profile today. Learn more at: allergyinsider.com/questionnaire Want to get all of Kaila & Kyle’s career resources? Subscribe to Per My Last Email: https://www.permylastemailshow.com/ Watch Per My Last Email on YouTube: @PerMYLastEmailShow Follow Per My Last Email Instagram: @permylastemailshow TikTok: @permylastemailshow Twitter: @permylast_email Have a question for us? Send us an email or…

People in this episode

Hosts: Kaila, Kyle

Topics covered

• wealth at work
• career perception
• displaying wealth
• strategic wealth presentation
• career stages

Keywords

• wealth
• career
• perception
• strategy
• office culture

Sponsors

Allergy Insider

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Morning Brew

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