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Jerks at Work: How to Deal With People Problems and Problem People

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Finally, a book that honestly identifies and analyzes that prolific workplace species - the jerk. Organized by situation and topic, Jerks at Work presents the answers to at least 200 jerk-related questions from real-life readers that were originally published in author Ken Lloyd's syndicated On the Job column. The book is psychologically sound, excruciatingly direct, extremely funny and, above all, actually helpful. Lloyd does a splendid job of covering all the bases and every kind of jerk, from the boardroom to the mailroom. We [...] highly recommend this book to everyone, because every company has at least one jerk.

This book is a big waste of time (and money) ...in every instance given about
dealing with jerks, he suggests talking the problem over with the jerk...jerks
don't want to talk...they just want to make you miserable. buy "Toxic Coworkers:
How to Deal with..." instead, which explains the personality you are dealing with;
thereby enlightening you how to handle that person.

I stumbled across this excellent book while printing copies at Kinko's one day. It was more than just a coincidence with all of the problems I was having at work with micromanagers and their little cohorts.

I thought this book was an excellent guide to the types of jerks at work and ways to deal with them. The one problem I see with this work is that it won't be read by the people who really need to read it: the jerks themselves.

If you like this, read "The Digital Umbrella" to see just how nasty these Jerks at Work can get.

"Jerks at Work" by Ken Lloyd is a well-written book on the trials and tribulations of the working environment. Each of us knows a "jerk" at work, whether it be our boss or a co-worker. These people are never easy to deal with, yet Ken Lloyd's book gives suggestions and tactics to dealing with just such people. "Jerks at Work" is a fantistic guide to the working environment.

I found this book to offer no real-life situations or worthwhile suggestions. If I had the chance I would return it. The context of the book simplifies the situations workers deal with everyday.

I heard about this book on Dr. Laura's radio program. I bought it on her recommendation. It is everything she said. Not only is it informative, but it is also a "fun read". I know that I can already use several points in dealing with some of the "jerks" in my office. I highly recommend this book.

This is a compilation of a newspaper advice column with some very subtle tongue in cheek humor which could land an ardent advice follower into hot water if taken too literally.

Some interesting and some unconventional approaches to dealing with common work place issues relating to"... people problems and problem people...".

Some insights are pretty much common sense responses which most people ignore to follow, but can proactively prevent people from encountering a majority of work place problems and people.

I feel like sending this book back and requesting a refund. Within a few minutes of reading it I came to the conclusion that CareerPress sorely needs to hire more editors and proofreaders. Within the first half of the book alone, I stumbled on so many pronoun disagreements (he-she, him-her) and other typos I had to stop because the errors made my reading speed so "jerk"-y.

I was disappointed with the content of the book. I was looking for more academic approaches to problems with people not just situational examples.

The book will be superb help if you seek answers to the specific questions in the book. However, if you seek overview, or general insights, this is not it. The book is made up of Questions and Answers from the author's newspaper column. I found Crowe's book "Since Strangling isn't an option" far better for my goals. She offers wider insights to managing your own responses.