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My Boss Called Me Into His Office One Morning With A Smug Smile On His

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my boss called me into his office one morning with a smug smile on his

Many of us have worked with someone who had a negative effect on our emotional well-being. To cope, we've tried a few tactics, such as venting to friends, disengaging from the social scene at work or even gossiping about the person. Thankfully, it doesn't have to be this way. By learning what motivates office jerks to do what they do, you can equip yourself to prevent them from depleting your energy. As a social psychologist, I've studied how people communicate for nearly two decades. Here are the seven types of jerks you'll encounter at work, and how to deal with them:

Kiss-up/kick-downers get to the top by any means necessary, which may mean sabotaging you. Bosses love them because they're top performers. The most toxic of all office jerks, gaslighters lie with the intent of deceiving on a grand scale. They isolate their victims first, then slowly build up a false reality that suits their needs.

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Kiss-up/kick-downers get to the top by any means necessary, which may mean sabotaging you. Bosses love them because they're top performers. The most toxic of all office jerks, gaslighters lie with the intent of deceiving on a grand scale. They isolate their victims first, then slowly build up a false reality that suits their needs.