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“- when bullies win people are first resigned to living with the nastiness and then resign from the company. no diversity of views, por communicaion, high tension, low productivity (p80)
Stefanie G wrote this review Tuesday, October 13 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
-Fight as though you are right, listen as though you are wrong (p81)
- "the knowledge to know that I've got enough" helps "provide a fram ethat can help you be at peace with yourself and to treat those around you with affection and respect (p111)
-keep your expectations for their [bad] behavior low, but continue to believe that you will be fine after the ordeal is over (p135)
-"learn to feel and practive indifference and emotional detachment. when your job feels like a prolonged personal insult, focus on just going through the motions, on caring as little as possible about hte jerks around you and think about someting more plesant as often as you can - just get through each day until something changes at your job or something better comes along." (p137)
- if you are in a group that works mostly via the web and the phone and the group seems lieka bunch of assholes, the technology may be fueling the problem rather than simply protecting you from it - so you might spend time meeting in person to understand the pressures people face and develop greater trust." (p143).
- "negative interactions have five times the effect on mood than positive interactions (p 180)
”“As other readers pointed out, it's a bit longer than needed - much like "The
Tase wrote this review Sunday, October 4 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
Long Tail", sometimes a blog post (or series) is enough.
I did enjoy reading it though. As a manager, it made it really clear that no matter how much of a star someone is, if it's an asshole it needs to be treated as incompetent.
My favorite chapters are "implement the rule, enforce it and keep it alive" and "tips for surviving nasty people and workplaces".
Recommended read for both managers and victims.”
“Light and entertaining. If you work in a hostile, asshole ridden place, you'll find some comfort in this book. If you don't then this book will seem like fiction. Overall, a little light on the "Surviving" portion, coulda used some more tips. ”
fildawg wrote this review Sunday, July 26 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“Robert I. Sutton, Ph.D., professor of organizational behavior, teaches management science at Stanford University. He is a learned, respected academic. Is it odd that such an erudite, sophisticated individual would write a book with the word “asshole” in its title? Not according to Sutton. Yes, mean-spirited, nasty people are weasels, jerks and dirty rats. But the word that ideally summarizes such a person, Sutton says, is in his title, so that’s what he uses. He first employed it in a much-quoted piece in the Harvard Business Review. He expanded that article into this book, which explains why the business world seems to be knee deep in ratfinks, how to avoid them and how to deal with them when you must. getAbstract suggests that if you work in an office or hospital or bank or submarine or massage parlor, or on a cement crew, loading dock, oilrig or spaceship to Mars, you probably must deal with your share of – let’s call them jerks. Sutton’s book teaches you how to do so most effectively and not get too banged up in the process. ”
getAbstract wrote this review Tuesday, July 14 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No“Could have been an article on the Internet, not a complete book! We're talking blog entry, I'm happy. Became boring and repetitive.”
Kathryn H wrote this review Saturday, May 16 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“Should be required reading for anyone who works with others, especially in an office environment.”
Emeraldeyes wrote this review Thursday, May 14 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“Interesting funny book.. I sure will try to have a no asshole workplace.. ”
porky pig wrote this review Monday, April 27 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“In a nutshell: work somewhere else.”
Martha W wrote this review Tuesday, February 10 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No“Yachting caused me to read this!”
kbkylie wrote this review Thursday, June 12 2008. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“As I was experiencing a total asshole inundation at work and school when I read this, so I found its camaraderie comforting. It is workplace oriented with some exploration of overall societal asshole issues. The author shared tons of asshole related statistics and devoted a chapter to the costs and benefits of being an asshole. I especially enjoyed the part where a corporation actually took the time to break down the dollar amount that a hotshot asshole was costing the company with his destructive behavior! A surprisingly informative book.”
amandaeye wrote this review Sunday, June 8 2008. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
