It’s tough to put a dollar amount on the advantages of looking conventionally “attractive” (young, well-dressed, thin), but the professional upsides are uncomfortably clear , especially when it comes to weight. Decades of research shows that people who are thinner tend to make more money and attain higher-status jobs , particularly women in white-collar workplaces. It’s understandable, then, that people would put a lot of effort (and money) into how they look in order to maintain a professional edge.

More recently, GLP-1 weight-loss drugs have entered the arena of self-maintenance. In fields where personal appearance is prized, they’ve become commonplace, if not normal. But at what cost? Here, three people in different industries who are taking the drugs for profes

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