Buret McKay here and welcome to another edition of the Art of Manliness Podcast.

You're working under a boss who really rubs you the wrong way, so you quit your job and

take another.

But in your new office, you find yourself stuck with a coworker who bugs the tar out of

you.

The presence of annoying and competent and underhanded people isn't a particular workplace

problem, but a universal human problem.

In any and every group of people, they're going to be bothersome and troubles and personalities.

So if you can't entirely escape them, how do you get along with your fellow humans at work?

My guest today has some research-backed advice.

Her name is Tessa West, and she's a professor of psychology and the author of Jerks at Work.

Talks at co-workers and what to do about them.

Stay on the show, Tess describes the seven types of jerks you run into at work.

The kiss-up kick-downer, credit-stealer, bulldozer, free rider, micromanager, neglectful

boss, and gas lighter.

And shares what drives the respective behaviors and how to deal with them.

After shows over, check out our show notes at a-wim.is slash Jerks at Work.

Tessa West, welcome to the show.

Thanks so much for having me.

So you are a professor of psychology that has specialized in interpersonal communication,

particularly interpersonal communication that happens at work.

Curious what led you down that path and why have you focused on workplace communication?

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