# Why are YOU so poor (or not richer than you are)?

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**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [September 15, 2011, 7:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-you-so-poor-or-not-richer-than-you-are/596430 "2011-09-15T19:37:25Z")\
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**Author:** ![Balthisar](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/balthisar/32/2825_2.png) [@Balthisar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Balthisar)\
**Post date:** [September 22, 2011, 9:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-you-so-poor-or-not-richer-than-you-are/596430/101 "2011-09-22T09:16:12Z")

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> [@Bam\_Boo\_Gut](#):
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> I wish I’d known more about post traumatic stress earlier. I don’t do well in aggressive work situations. Bullying, undermining colleagues and bosses, office power struggles, I just have to walk away.

I always hear this from different people. I’ve been in lots of positions with various groups in my current company for 11 years, and either I have a thick skin, or am oblivious, or work for the best damned company in the world! 🆒

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