How does the "halo effect" affect you?
Have you ever been helped or hurt by the halo effect? Have you ever discriminated against a better person because you know the other person? What happened?
Have you been the beneficiary of it? Do you find that once you have a good reputation, it is easier for you to get what you want, even if competing with someone who is just as good, but doesn’t have a reputation?
Do you value reputation so much that you would rather work with someone you know, even if you don’t really like their work, than to take a risk on someone you don’t know, but who looks really good?
Do you think the halo effect is a good thing? Is it reasonable? Or is it a prejudice that hurts some good people simply because they are not known?
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@squirbel the serious answer is supposed to come FIRST, then joke answers are allowed, you have it kind of backwards.
I’ve never heard of this
interesting concept
I’ve not been hurt or discriminated against by my good reputation (that I know of) and it has helped in the past to discourage people with false intent from bothering much with me.
Good reputation has helped get what I want in business, definitely and I’ve been confident enough in myself to work with whomever I see talent in, regardless if they’re proven or not. Some came through and some didn’t and that’s normal to me.
@MrMontpetit: Thanks for the correction. You are correct. I plead for forgiveness.
Halo effects my life negatively cause I play it all the time… oh that thing your talking about? no.
On objective questions, where a person’s experience and expertise weigh more than an opinion, there were times when I felt that newer jellies were not given due lurve even when their answer was a good one from their experience… and older jellies were given lurve simply because they said something, even if the answer was simply snarky.
I believe the halo effect has a negative effect in that situation.
My reputation is important to me, and having a good one has helped me in the business world many times. Promotions, recommendations, awards, etc have come about due to it. I wouldn’t hire someone just because I personally know them. If all other factors are equal though, the person I know would definitely have an edge on the unknown person.
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