Nice People Finish Last
Robert Nguyen
Professor Remsburg-Shiroishi
English 099
7 October 2014
Nice People Finish Last “Who do you have to kill to get a beer around here?” If you want something, you have to be loud and aggressive about it. I agree with the saying “Nice people finish last” because being too nice can negatively affect a person’s career, relationship they’re in, and sports they play. People might think that being nice is a good thing but at time a person needs to be aggressive if he or she wants to advance. An example is a person’s career because it is like a battlefield where to win or advance, a person will need to fight, sweat, and bleed to move up in position. The professional world has long considered the word “nice” synonymous with “weak.” Nice guys are powerless. They’re just asking to be taken advantage of. It’s assumed that niceness can’t coexist with anything other than fragility, a decidedly feminine trait unappreciated in the male-dominated world of business. An employee that is aggressive is more likely to get the promotion because higher positions require someone that can take the initiative. A leader needs to be strict and disciplined with their co-worker if they want to maintain a high performance from each worker. A nice person wouldn’t get paid as much as someone that is selfish because the nice person will never think about asking for a raise due to being respectful and selfless. The only way to win the game is to demonstrate that you have what it takes, the cut-throat, raw ambition and competitive spirit needed to take down anyone who gets in your way. Not only can nice people finish last at work but also in relationships. When nice people do nice things for their significant other, they invest in their significant other and the relationship. Those investments also make nice people feel that their date or mate is valuable, that they love them, and they are committed to that relationship. However, the reverse is not true. The receiver of
Professor Remsburg-Shiroishi
English 099
7 October 2014
Nice People Finish Last “Who do you have to kill to get a beer around here?” If you want something, you have to be loud and aggressive about it. I agree with the saying “Nice people finish last” because being too nice can negatively affect a person’s career, relationship they’re in, and sports they play. People might think that being nice is a good thing but at time a person needs to be aggressive if he or she wants to advance. An example is a person’s career because it is like a battlefield where to win or advance, a person will need to fight, sweat, and bleed to move up in position. The professional world has long considered the word “nice” synonymous with “weak.” Nice guys are powerless. They’re just asking to be taken advantage of. It’s assumed that niceness can’t coexist with anything other than fragility, a decidedly feminine trait unappreciated in the male-dominated world of business. An employee that is aggressive is more likely to get the promotion because higher positions require someone that can take the initiative. A leader needs to be strict and disciplined with their co-worker if they want to maintain a high performance from each worker. A nice person wouldn’t get paid as much as someone that is selfish because the nice person will never think about asking for a raise due to being respectful and selfless. The only way to win the game is to demonstrate that you have what it takes, the cut-throat, raw ambition and competitive spirit needed to take down anyone who gets in your way. Not only can nice people finish last at work but also in relationships. When nice people do nice things for their significant other, they invest in their significant other and the relationship. Those investments also make nice people feel that their date or mate is valuable, that they love them, and they are committed to that relationship. However, the reverse is not true. The receiver of