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Bad Bosses, Crazy Coworkers & Other Office Idiots: 201 Smart Ways to Handle the Toughest People Issues
by Vicky Oliver
from Sourcebooks, Inc.

Customer Reviews:

• Avg. Customer Rating: 5.0 / 5.0

• useful, snappy, thorough
  I was familiar with a previous title by this author and was easily hooked by this new book when I found it at my local bookstore. Its greatest asset is the range of issues with which it deals, and I must say Ms. Oliver surprised this reader by her ability to focus on a wide range of topics without becoming diffuse. The book is both a useful reference for any situation, and a sufficiently thorough analysis to lead the reader to useful and practical conclusions in each single case.
  I have no idea where... more info

• Wish I read this book 20 years ago!
  A perfect comprehensive collection of ALL the types of people I've either work for or worked with. Immediately upon receiving my copy of Bad Bosses, I quickly thumbed through the index looking for a solution to my own personal office nightmare...and there he was. On pages 192 and 197 - a combo platter of The Coddled Superstar and Grumpy Martyr. Vicky Oliver's easy and entertaining problem/solution format helped me deal with and tolerate this troll under the bridge on a daily basis, which made it well worth... more info

• Indispensable - a Must-Have!
  Easy to read, beautifully laid out and humorous to boot, this book is a must-have reference book for anyone that works with other humans. Every personnel problem you can think of is represented by one of the numerous personality types depicted here, and easily found in the perfect table of contents. Problems and solutions are neatly and clearly outlined in each of the book's three parts, dealing with bosses, employees and also (gasp) maybe even you. Besides the wonderful, accessible format, the best parts... more info

• An excellent guide
  We might not realize this but more than half our waking lives are spent in the confines of the cubicles and plastered walls of our workplaces. Be it a cut-throat corporate multinational firm or a save-the-world grass-root non-profit, any workplace comes with a load of ambitions and conflicts.
  Everyone one of us has had a despotic boss or an infuriating coworker who has made going to work feel like a trip to the war zone. Not only is our day a nightmare, but those frustrations stay with us ruining the... more info

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