So the group has to hire 2 new Associates and I spent the morning helping to interview a round of candidates about 1/2 female.  And all of them were really good.  They all seemed well informed about the position but more importantly they exhibited an incredible amount of gravitas.

And those careers just aren't compatible with the other things we need to be doing in our lives right now.  Doing this work doesn't add or remove gravitas (see a thousand previous discussions regarding why price varies so much among girls).

Considering the skanks you see it's little wonder you think no hooker has gravitas.  I'll bet you wouldn't know real gravitas if it walked up and bit you on your ass.

Interviewing for what? Next CEO of GE

You comment that "Many providers are educated, and do have corporate jobs. You cannot become a top rated provider without a certain level of intelligence"........I'm sure that some are and some aren't.  What I am 110% sure of however is that any gal can (and does) become a "top rated provider" with nothing more than high school as her education level.  As well...I doubt many of the current (and full time) gals are working in anything other than this gig.  

Does gravitas mean grab dat tits and ass? I can do dat real good

Naw dawg gravitas mean dey floss thru da town like a big wheel Crestside playa. Dats playa shit, ya kno?

...you're not spending enough to see providers who express the level of professionalism that you seek.  Ladies who have already made it in the professional world or have chosen providing over the highly-paid jobs we are otherwise qualified for set high rates.  Why? 1) because we can, and 2) because we would never want to work longer and harder hours in this job than we would need to in a civvie job.  We run the show and we set our own schedule and our own pay scale, unlike almost any other job.  Hence we are generally not jealous, especially if we enjoy what we do.

That this topic is worth 0.25 cents!

I bet Ridge will put in the good word for us if we PM him. Bring your "gravitas"!

But at least I know the correct use of jealously versus envy. Jealously is fear of losing that which you already possess – “Amber jealously guarded her clients from other hookers.” Envy is the desire for something you don’t possess – “Amber’s client list was the envy of other hookers.”

Political correctness has ruined workplaces more than its helped. I was one of the best on my team when I worked for a marketing company. I was more knowledgeable and understood the capabilites of the product more than anyone I worked with, but promotions were only offered to those who looked and acted a part. It was not based on actual performance and knowledge of the job.

I don't think there's a word for what he's experiencing.

To make it big in the business world you put in 80 hour weeks and lots of heavy lifting.  The pressure can be immense.

These gals with all their gravitas could look upon a gal who can make up to twice what they make and being their own boss with their own set hours with more than a bit of envy, IMHO.

Not to say that I haven't met a few gals in this hobby who do have day jobs that while not Fortune 500 territory, are nonetheless very reputable and even well paying

There are the good, bad, and ugly in every profession, and I'd put the best in the hobby world up against any other profession any day.

That is how I run this business and my other one. I may not be the best but I know that I am the best I can be and I don't need to kiss ass and that in some small way is still respected.

I can't quite agree. Some of the smartest people on earth don't have anything past a high school degree. Look at people like Bill Gates, Steve Jobs etc. Intelligence isn't reflective of one's education only.

Here's the definition.  Do you really want your hooker to have "a very serious quality or manner?"  Yeah, right.  I want her to be quite solemn while her Loubie-clad feet are crossed behind her head and banging' on the headboard.
But we need to forgive Ridge.  Ignorant people always try to impress others by throwing around big pompous words.  They think it gives them, well, gravitas

I enjoy being able to say what I want when I want.  

All hat and no cows...

The only time I heard the word used was by the media leading up to the 2000 election. And they used it non-stop.

Envy and jealousy are not synonymous. Your examples are incorrect uses of the word.

While you are correct that both words have slightly different meanings, you are incorrect to say they are not synonymous. Synonyms, by definition, can have the same OR nearly the same meaning.

you best me and I must have you.  

Many people use envy and jealously interchangeably, that I grant you. But that only proves that many people can be wrong.

and thoughtful posts.

I think this is a bit of an incorrect generalization to make, although I can understand where you are coming from.

First thing I clicked on Google was a confirmation of your statement about HS.

Sorry. You've been schooled.

The idea of Rasha coupling with you makes me vomit. Unless she were to charge you $2000 for 15 minutes.

First of all, CPA is still here, dummy. Everyone knows Who he is but you.
And, as for my book, yes, buy lots of copies.  I'm a whore.  I'll sell it to anyone. Even you.

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Something that causes people to gravitate toward you...

or do you get gravitas at the Taco Bell Late Nite drive thru?

Uncle?

Definitely ma big dick!

Never is a good idea. LOL

I'm coveting just about everything about her.

SIGH....

Steph

I can't say I blame you but I will need to see Conan's diploma. He certainly didn't get it from Websters or MacMillan's. Lol.

I can only lead you to the water. If you choose not to drink - so be it.

check out this link (scroll about 1/2 way down the page).

...and really able think on their feet (as well as on their back of course), highly adaptable, able to handle all kinds of situations.  Sure, some haven't fit this profile - but most have.  I'd hire some of them to work under me no problem (come to think of it, I guess I've already done that haven't I?  

The posters have corrected--or at least challenged--the key words gravitas and jealousy. You have also been enlighten to some degree about the ridiculousness of pretending to have gravitas while not knowing what your doing and/or not doing it very well. Dale Carnegie, Napoleon Hill, and even Donald Trump might have a lot to disclose about how to succeed in business, but I don't think you've really added to the study.

Just put it this way: Envy is one of the Seven Deadly Sins. Jealousy is not.

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She seems to believe words have to have the exact same meaning to be synonymous when they clearly do not.  

Lol stooooop that is too funny!

I think just changing one word would make things more pleasant; switch from "jealous" to "admire" (along with the proper grammatical amendments) and we can all smile a little more at this.