Tessa West is a social psychology professor at New York University and the author of Jerks at Work: Toxic Coworkers and What to Do About Them.

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What We Discuss with Tessa:

00:00 - Intro
00:06 - Workplace trauma is underrated
01:53 - Defining what makes a workplace jerk
07:35 - The kiss up/kick down
20:59 - BEATING the kiss up/kick down
26:23 - The neglectful boss
29:10 - The credit stealer
31:27 - BEATING the credit stealer
41:07 - The free rider
46:30 - BEATING the free rider
48:23 - The Micromanager
54:53 - BEATING the micromanager
1:00:49 - Reviewing all seven types of jerks and how to deal with them

No matter what we do for a living, we’ve all met our fair share of jerks at work. And, if we’re being completely honest, we’ve probably all been jerks at work from someone’s perspective. As Tessa West, a New York University social psychology professor and author of Jerks at Work: Toxic Coworkers and What to Do About Them says, “Jerk, I think, is really just a loose word to describe that you’re doing something to tick somebody off, and you might not even mean to be doing it. You might actually be hurting someone while helping another person.”

In this episode, we’re not learning to identify and deal with the seven types of jerks at work as a way to shame them into obscurity. We’re learning to identify and deal with the seven types of jerks at work as a way to coexist with this inevitable ingredient of any group dynamic without becoming jerks at work ourselves. Listen, learn, and enjoy!

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