Are you an Alpha, Beta or Gamma girl?
According to new research in the States, women slot into three social groups: we’re either Alpha (intelligent, gorgeous, places her own success above all), Beta (essentially a wannabe Alpha) and Gamma (what she does matters far more to her than how she appears). So what’s your place in the social food chain? Take our quiz and find out (more comprehensive quiz in the October CLEO).
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| 1. | Your boss congratulates you on a job well done. Little does she know your co-worker was the brains behind it. You: |
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Figure a true friend shouldn’t get in the way of career success and accept her congratulations… she’ll never know. |
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Would like to take the glory but, knowing your luck, your colleague will find out. Better own up. |
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Would rather get credit for the work you’ve done. You let your boss know that while it wasn’t your idea, you have a selection you’d like to run by her. |
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| 2. | A new girl starts at work. She’s nervous and tries the ‘eye contact’ approach to make friends but you’re too busy. After work you’ll: |
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Take her out for a drink and see how her first day has been. You know what it’s like to feel excluded. |
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Invite her to have lunch with you next week. |
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Go home and kick back with your girlfriends. You don’t have the time to befriend the ‘new girl’ - she can be someone else’s charity case. |
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| 3. | Some women at your work treat each day like a fashion parade and look down their noses at those who don’t make the same ‘effort’. Can you be bothered? |
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In a word, no. They should be more concerned about the quality of the work they’re doing. There’s more to life than matching accessories. |
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Be bothered? You lead the pack! They didn’t even know what a kitten heel was before you arrived. |
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You feel the pressure, but it’s hard to compete with colleagues who have more money, better bodies and a collection of shoes that rival SJP’s collection. |
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| 4. | There’s a girl hanging out with your group whom you really don’t like. You: |
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Let everyone know that she doesn’t fit in and that a quality control should be placed on the people you allow into your circle of friends. |
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Don’t expect to click with all of your friends’ friends. How unrealistic. |
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Figure that if your friends like her, it’s only a matter of time until you do. Maybe you started out on the wrong foot. |
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| 5. | Pretend you’re a pair of shoes. What kind are you? |
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Trainers: a reliable shoe that favours comfort over aesthetics. |
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Killer stilettos: sleek, sexy and in control. |
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A manageable heel that never feels sexy enough. |
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| 6. | Of the following three shows, you prefer: |
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Charmed |
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Buffy the Vampire Slayer |
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Sex and the City |
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| 7. | Your life philosophy is a bumper sticker. It reads: |
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Do unto others, as you would have them do unto you. |
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Treat ’em mean, keep ‘em keen. |
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Follow your dreams and be true to yourself. |
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| 8. | Be honest…when you meet someone new, his or her first impression of you is: |
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Supremely confident: you ooze charm from the start. |
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Nervous but nice: you stress about what they’re thinking of you. |
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Guarded: you take time to know and trust someone. |
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| 9. | You enter a dating contest and have to select one of the following guys to go out with. You choose: |
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The class clown: he’s not Brad, but you’ll be in stitches all night. |
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Almost ‘Bond’ : he’s successful, loaded and will treat you like a princess. |
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Mr Cool: ‘now’ threads, hot night spots, the ‘in’ crowd – it’s all yours. |
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| 10. | It’s your birthday and you’re deciding how to celebrate. You choose: |
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A mini break. It’s the new thing to do, so you book a serviced apartment by the beach and hang with your friends for the weekend in star style. |
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Disco bowling. It’s all about raiding your mum’s seventies frock box and making a total fool of yourself. Too much fun! |
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A cocktail soiree. There’s a hot new bar in the city that you’ve been dying to go to. It will be intimate and oh, so fabulous! |
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