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    You can’t hide from the jerks at work

    Going back to the office may help us understand the humanity of bullies and bad bosses
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    Hufters op het werk: zo pak je ze aan (in Dutch)

    We werken misschien wel anders dan voor de pandemie, maar wat nooit zal veranderen zijn de hufters op je werk. We stellen vier types aan je voor, mét handleiding.
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    Chasse ouverte aux patrons toxiques (in French)
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    KPCW Radio: The mountain life
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    Boise State Public Radio

    During the Great Resignation in Idaho, a social psychologist helps us cope with difficult coworkers
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    Forbes Careers: The Tricky Art Of The Modern Apology, Workplace Romance Policies And Off-Hours Email Bans
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    The toxic coworker survival guide: How to stay sane and thrive 

    I sat down with Vanessa Van Edwards to talk about how to handle toxic coworkers so you can thrive at work
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    Columbia Business School Stanford C Bernstein and Co Center for Leadership and Ethics

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    Courier Magazine
    From co-workers, acquaintances and friends of friends, people who try to wear you down and steal your time are on the rise. In Jerks at Work: Toxic Coworkers and What to Do About Them, Tessa West outlines why this trend is happening, how to spot the time thieves coming and what you should do about it.
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    To Be a Strong Leader, Get to Know Your Achilles Heel

    Good leaders know what the weakest version of themselves looks like, and what others do to exploit it
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    A chat about ​“Jerks at Work” with The Roundtable’s Joe Donahue
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    Getting to yes, and 

    Kelly commiserates with NYU professor Tessa West about her new book, ​“Jerks at Work: Toxic Coworkers and What To Do About Them.” 
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    Micromanagement, credit stealing, bullying: Are you a jerk at work?

    We’ve all been there: driven half mad by the colleague who micromanages, the boss who bullies, the co-worker asleep on the job… So how do we navigate the messy world of office politics?
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    Jerks at work: why we don’t want to go back to the office (Article PDF)

    The Times
    One weird side effect of the Covid vaccine: could it also be protective against jerks at work? Before Covid, nasty, manipulative, or plain annoying staff were tolerated, and in some industries — you know who you are — unofficially celebrated.
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    Jerks at work: why we don’t want to go back to the office

    The Times
    Dread returning to the office because of the jerks you work alongside? Don’t worry, with Tessa West’s help you can sort them out
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    Good Morning America: Tips on dealing with problematic coworkers

    Social psychologist and NYU professor Tessa West has tips on managing stressful workplace environments and problematic colleagues.
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    Bet​ter​.com CEO Back to Work After Mass Zoom Firings; Experts Aren’t Surprised

    Employees may want Bet​ter​.com CEO Vishal Garg fired, but human resources professionals and academics never expected that to happen.
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    Jerks at work podcast for ​“You are not so smart” (from live taping)

    How to make your job suck less by understanding what kind of jerk you are at work and what kind of work jerk most-easily persuades you
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    Zoom talk on 12/15/21 on Building Communication in a Hybrid World
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    Next Big Idea Club: Book Bites of Jerks at Work
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    Financial Times review of Jerks at Work

    Financial Times
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    Publishers Weekly Review of Jerks at Work

    Publishers Weekly
    NYU social psychologist West empowers frustrated workers to deal with difficult colleagues in her punchy debut.
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    Forbes Review of Jerks at Work

    Forbes
    10 Must-Read Career And Leadership Books For 2022
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    NYU: Tackling ​‘Work Demons’ in Our Toxic Coworkers — and Ourselves

    NYU
    Psychology professor Tessa West offers a game plan for interacting more productively with fellow employees — and for spotting our own misbehaviors — in a shifting workplace.
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    Business Insider: 5 tips for dealing with toxic people at work

    Business Insider
    Tessa West is a social psychology professor at NYU and an expert on social interaction. She writes about fielding awkward situations, accumulating influence, and leveraging social relationships to improve the average workday. Below, West shares five key insights from her new book, ​“Jerks at Work: Toxic Coworkers and What to Do About Them.”
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    Futurity: Are you a jerk at work? Five ways to prevent it.

    Futurity
    Are you a jerk at work? Psychology professor Tessa West offers a game plan for interacting more productively with fellow employees — and for spotting your own misbehavior.
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    The New York Times: No More Working for Jerks! By Emma Goldberg

    The New York Times
    For almost two years, couches have been cubicles. Colleagues are instant message avatars. And people are reconsidering how much they should have to put up with from a boss.
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    Harper’s Bazaar: Can we work with toxic colleagues?

    Harper's Bazaar
    From micromanagers to gaslighters, a new book provides a survival guide to those tricky co-workers
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    Women’s World: Ask America’s Ultimate Experts

    Woman's World
    “Help me deal effectively with toxic people”
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    How to Maintain Your Personality Changes When You Return

    Working from home made you smarter and nicer. Psychologists reveal how to keep those positive personality traits.