TJ Walker argues that in today’s job market physical attractiveness can materially affect career prospects in some industries. He contrasts professions (e.g., high-performing securities attorneys) where appearance is irrelevant with front-facing service roles where looking one's best can impact employment.
Many are worried that becoming hot or staying hot and attractive is no longer just a luxury in the modern job market. It's essential or you can get canned. Now, there's differences in industry to industry. If you're the world's best securities attorney and you save large corporations millions of dollars, they don't care if you look like Jabba the Hutt. But for other professions, being out front of a restaurant, being in the service care industry, yeah. It might actually behoove you to look your absolute best.
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