Ted puts in long hours on the job and his boss notices. His boss assumes that Ted is committed to the company and wants to succeed because that's the way the boss did it, so he promotes him. Actually Ted is so overwhelmed in his current job he can't his work done and the promotion really sinks him. The boss's thinking is an example of the similar-to-me effect.

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The similar-to-me effect refers to the tendency for individuals to favor and promote those who they perceive to be similar to themselves, often based on characteristics such as race, gender, age, and work style. In this example, the boss assumes that Ted is committed to the company and wants to succeed because that is how the boss operates, indicating a similarity between the boss and Ted in terms of work ethic. However, this assumption is flawed, leading to the promotion having a negative effect on Ted.

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