Jerks at Work 1

Haven't read it, but there was a review on the radio this morning, and I thought some people here might find it useful.

Jerks at Work: How to Deal with People Problems and Problem People by Ken Lloyd

At least for now it's at Amazon.com at

http://tinyurl.com/asvfk

Links from that page led to the following books which I also have not read but I liked the titles, particularly the first one:

Since Strangling Isn't an Option by Sandra A. Crowe

Coping with Difficult People by Robert M. Branson, PhD (who Amazon calls "Robert M. PhD Branson", but that's another story)

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[flamby]

The one I am looking for is How to Strangulate Problem People.

Ciao.

 

[TheTick]

Or the sequel: 101 Great Places to Hide the Bodies.

 

[cudaracer]

Just remember...No Body - No Crime....

 

[TheBlacksmith]

Lord, grant me the courage to change those things which I can, the serenity to accept those things I cannot change and the wisdom to hide the bodies of those who pissed me off...

Learned that one in the Navy

Blacksmith

 

[ruggedscot]

Usually if you are very clever and very clever indeed you can feed out enough rope and then watch that individual hang themselves. Its the look in their eyes that makes you smile, the sudden realisation that you arent the daft one after all.

Takes a few years of being annoyed lied to and generally mistreated to get you like that though.

Rugged

 

[plasgears]

I recently finished viewing a seminar presented by two MD's entitled "How to Deal with Difficult People," Brinkman and Kirschner. Some parts are rather entertaining. Prepare to spend a few hours on this. I got the VHF tapes at the local library.

 

[ornerynorsk]

Wait a minute, the assumption is that NOT working with difficult people is the norm ?!?!? Now I'm confused!

 

[mkinnes]

It seems that a very competent and detailed person could be considered "difficult."

If someone refuses to compromise for the sake of principle or quality they are often considered stubborn and rude. It just may be that they are right.

On the flip side dealing with hackers and slackers who have no motivation or skill or common sense and try to make themselves look good by taking credit for everything that goes right (done by someone else) and explaining away everything that goes wrong is like trying to wrestle a pig.