Jerks at Work: Toxic Coworkers and What to Do About Them
6 hrs. 53 min.
Language
Russian
Author
Tessa West
Author
Tessa West
Narrator
Natalia Grebenkina
Narrator
Natalia Grebenkina
Description
An insightful guide to help you deal with toxic colleagues and recover after forced communication with them.
At work, many people have to interact with others whose communication causes immense stress, even though they don’t break company rules. Tessa West describes seven of the most common types we encounter at least once in our lives:
«Careerist» flatters management, but completely lacks respect for colleagues.
«Wolf in sheep’s clothing» gains your trust, but can set you up at any moment—diminishing your contribution to the common cause and taking credit for the project’s success as their own.
«Free-loader» knows how to settle in comfortably: does nothing, creates the appearance of work, and gets paid for it.
«Bulldozer», whose main goal is to push through their vision and impose their rules—even if it contradicts the interests of the team and the company.
«Micromanager» doesn’t respect your personal space or time, and is used to controlling everyone—sometimes at the expense of their own responsibilities.
«Gaslighter» intentionally distorts the real picture, tries to «undo» your feelings and create a reality of their own, the one they need.
«Unreliable boss» first ignores you for a long time, then starts to worry because they don’t know what’s going on—and, as a way to get rid of that anxiety, resorts to suffocating control.
At work, many people have to interact with others whose communication causes immense stress, even though they don’t break company rules. Tessa West describes seven of the most common types we encounter at least once in our lives:
«Careerist» flatters management, but completely lacks respect for colleagues.
«Wolf in sheep’s clothing» gains your trust, but can set you up at any moment—diminishing your contribution to the common cause and taking credit for the project’s success as their own.
«Free-loader» knows how to settle in comfortably: does nothing, creates the appearance of work, and gets paid for it.
«Bulldozer», whose main goal is to push through their vision and impose their rules—even if it contradicts the interests of the team and the company.
«Micromanager» doesn’t respect your personal space or time, and is used to controlling everyone—sometimes at the expense of their own responsibilities.
«Gaslighter» intentionally distorts the real picture, tries to «undo» your feelings and create a reality of their own, the one they need.
«Unreliable boss» first ignores you for a long time, then starts to worry because they don’t know what’s going on—and, as a way to get rid of that anxiety, resorts to suffocating control.
