# Joint research from Professor Nathan Pettit addressing how social status changes over time and impacts work hierarchies is cited

1 Faculty News June 14, 2020 ![Wall Street Journal logo](/sites/default/files/styles/246w/public/assets/images/wsjlogo.jpg?itok=5Qt0z3WX)>

Excerpt from [The Wall Street Journal](https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-best-way-to-ask-for-a-raise-or-promotion-what-science-tells-us-11592000637) -- "Most important, understand that social status isn’t static. As [Nathan Pettit](https://www.stern.nyu.edu/faculty/bio/nathan-pettit), a professor at New York University’s Stern School of Business, and Jennifer Carson Marr, a professor at the University of Maryland, recently showed, social status changes over time—hierarchies at work are constantly shifting. So don’t despair: There’s a chance your boss will be back in the black again."

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