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5 Signs You're The Jerk At Work
2 years, 3 months ago

5 Signs You're The Jerk At Work

Huff Post  

praetorianphoto via Getty Images There are telltale signs you're a jerk that is unpleasant to work with. People have a hard time confronting jerks, and in a lot of places, it’s non-normative to give people negative feedback they don’t ask for,” said Tessa West, an associate professor of psychology at New York University and author of “Jerks At Work: Toxic …

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How To Stop Obsessing Over A Mistake At Work
2 years, 7 months ago

How To Stop Obsessing Over A Mistake At Work

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING Making mistakes happens to all of us in our careers. People ruminate because they believe there are payoffs to worrying so much; they think “A conscientious person would worry about this,” Gallaher said. Create an affirmation to repeat to yourself whenever those negative self-talk thoughts pop up: ‘I accept my mistake, I choose to learn from it, …

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6 Signs Of A Toxic Job You Can Spot During Your Interview
2 years, 10 months ago

6 Signs Of A Toxic Job You Can Spot During Your Interview

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sesame via Getty Images Toxic jobs can wreck your health. One way to find out if this could be a problem is to ask what happened to the person who previously held your job, according to Donna Ballman, a Florida-based employment attorney and author of “Stand Up For Yourself Without Getting Fired: Resolve Workplace Crises Before You Quit, Get Axed …

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The Most Common Passive-Aggressive Phrases People Say At Work
3 years, 2 months ago

The Most Common Passive-Aggressive Phrases People Say At Work

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calvindexter via Getty Images Passive-aggressive behavior abounds in workplaces where co-workers don't feel free to be direct with each other. ” “‘As I mentioned,’ or ‘per my last email,’ or ‘like I said,’ are all passive-aggressive variations of asserting yourself, correcting someone on a communication they missed or anchoring your reply on previous information,” said Anyelis Cordero, the founder of …

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Column: After a $500,000 fine, he spent nearly four times as much trying to recall the local D.A.
3 years, 3 months ago

Column: After a $500,000 fine, he spent nearly four times as much trying to recall the local D.A.

LA Times  

Less than a year before retirement, Sonoma County Dist. David McCuan, who teaches political science at Sonoma State University, called it “vendetta politics.” “This wasn’t about trying to move an issue or idea,” McCuan said. But in a statement published in the Santa Rosa Press Democrat, recall proponents said they were “proud of the campaign we have run and the …

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5 Signs You’re Experiencing Toxic Positivity At Work
4 years ago

5 Signs You’re Experiencing Toxic Positivity At Work

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airdone via Getty Images There's a big difference between offering positive encouragement to your co-worker and forcing positivity. “Everything will be fine.” “At least you have a job right now.” “Everything happens for a reason.“ If you have ever hit a roadblock in your career, it’s likely you’ve heard these encouraging platitudes. When the client told her leader that she …

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