Comments on: Jerks at work – and five ways to deal with them

By: QUIZ: What should you do when your best salesperson is a jerk?

QUIZ: What should you do when your best salesperson is a jerk? — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 15:51:47 +0000

[...] JERKS AT WORK – AND 5 WAYS TO DEAL WITH THEM” By Alexander Kjerulf (AKA The Chief Happiness Officer) http://positivesharing.com/2006/07/jerks-at-work-and-how-to-lose-them/ [...]

By: Brad

Brad — Sun, 04 Sep 2011 04:17:12 +0000

There various reasons some sups and managers are jerks. One of them is how they handle stress. Some handle it better then others. I had one that was actually bipolar and when he didnt take his medication you could really knoew it was going to be a rollercoaster ride. Another one had a drinking problem. And when he was truly hung over eveyone paid the price. Its one thing for being constructively honest and assertive and another just being a jerk off.

By: Dealing With Jerks At Work « The Best Promo Blog

Dealing With Jerks At Work « The Best Promo Blog — Fri, 19 Aug 2011 14:19:02 +0000

[...] is a way to deal with jerks, he writes on PositiveSharing.com. The self-professed Chief Happiness Officer has a few tips that may help you deal with your own [...]

By: Blingo

Blingo — Wed, 20 Apr 2011 20:35:05 +0000

God Help me!
Ive had to deal with this in the past and am currently dealing….
From my experience I’m convinced that corporate environments bring out the worst in humanity.
Uggh my rationale has been up until now “at least I have a job” (especially in this economy) but now im thinking that it’s not worth working for or with an asshole.
I would like to thank this website for showing me that others have had to deal with this and I am not alone….
….

By: Robert

Robert — Sat, 23 Oct 2010 21:44:09 +0000

The worst kinds of jerks in my opinion are the subtle jerks. The ones who put people down in a back handed subtle way while keeping that bright cheery insincere little smile on their face! Always ready to kiss some but to get ahead!

By: Poetry

Poetry — Fri, 13 Aug 2010 05:22:30 +0000

Oh I was really looking for some ideas…how do you ever handle a person you report to at work who never acknowledges your work to the manager. And what exactly to do for those manager who do not care how the “real” people who does the lion’s share feel? What to do all your emails get converted into theirs – and you are never allowed to communicate with anyone – “always any question, any input – send it to me. Then I’ll make it look like its my idea and get mileage”. Gosh I am totally at a loss with somone who DOES NEVER care, acknowledge, appreciate – NEVER allows any development in the peopel reporting to this person….And What annoys me more is – making the superiors think as if this person is doing everything – when in reality its us – the poor souls in sweatshop. On top of it all -this person totally ignorant of the field but suprebly arrogant with a smart ability to talk. God save such people and people who work under them – like me.

By: Satyam

Satyam — Wed, 23 Jun 2010 14:37:55 +0000

You are so right!!!! I had to work for over 6 months with a classic jerk and an asshole before he finally left. This guy was a 110% asshole and jerk who refused to change no matter how often I told him to back off and eventually he threatened to take legal action against me and/or report me to management!!! I find that ridiculous!!

By: helpless lifer

helpless lifer — Sat, 10 Oct 2009 17:43:34 +0000

I just left work early today cause of a jerk, and believe me, he is a big one. He always goes behind your back and tries to get you into trouble with the boss. He thinks that his opinion is the only one that matters and of course,he is always right. He is best friends with upper management, so you have no place to lodge a complaint. It is always said that he is such a good worker. Everyday he upsets someone with his foul attitude, mouth or disposition. He thinks it is so funny to upset someone. He gets away with the most attrocious language and rude stories. Nothing can be done. So you just have to put up with it , unless you want to find another job, but where I am there are not any jobs. Maybe he’ll choke on his words. Sounds harsh, but it is how I feel.

By: transitvans

transitvans — Wed, 12 Aug 2009 13:53:35 +0000

I think point four about Stemco is a great way of making sure that those in managerial positions are the right people for the job! No manager would dare to be a jerk knowing that the whole company will see their low scores and that no one would choose to work for them.

By: sweetheart

sweetheart — Mon, 03 Aug 2009 00:59:41 +0000

Being nice gets you some where.When it was my first day at work as a lunch aid,Oh my god,this woman;my supervisor had me miserable because she would scream at me even though i was trying to do my job any little thing she would yell at me in front of the students.There had to be something wrong with this woman,somebody told me her husband died a year before that time.The next school year evertime i would punch out and go home i was telling her to have a good weekend or bye.She started to calm down her meany stuff and later when it was almost Summer, as i walked in to work she told me i was being transfered to another school to work out of all those people,(maybe she got tired of me)lol.The new supervisor was so nice and the lady in charge of who gets hired in the food department said she heard good stuff about me which made me feel relieved.