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The unexpected link between snacking & career success

The unexpected link between snacking & career success

Noticed your boss has a preference for chocolate digestives? It might be time to head to the biscuit aisle. 

Research has found an unlikely link between career success and snacking, specifically a link between food preferences and trust.

A study from Chicago University has found that staff who share a preference in food with their bosses are more likely to get a promotion or a pay rise, IOL reports.

The reason is thought to be ‘similarity attraction theory’, where people tend to like others with the same tastes or habits.

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