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by jshorty 1593 days ago
> We conducted 5 studies involving 198 samples including 633,263 researchers, entertainers, politicians, and amateur and professional athletes.

It seems tough to take anything meaningful from that study, based on the job types it examined, and the tiny percentage of the workforce those jobs represent. Working in tech our job responsibilities are often quite fuzzy and performance is difficult to quantify.

PDF of article: http://www.hermanaguinis.com/PPsych2012.pdf