Do you have mean girls at work? Maybe they aren’t overtly “Wicked Witch of the West” mean. Maybe their meanness is more “talk about you behind your back” or “forget to tell you about a meeting.” It’s subtle and it’s mean. So how do you deal with meanness? Do you rant about them on your Facebook page? (Spoiler alert: Your response to this question is “No!”) Authors Crowley and Elster describe several personality types (you are sure to identify your co-workers within these types!) such as “She Sees All Women as Adversaries”, “She’s Extremely Argumentative”, “She’s Cold and Rejecting”, “She Talks Down to You”, “She’s Very Moody”, and She’s a Nonstop Talker”. What makes this is a helpful “boots on the ground” office book is the authors describe each of these personality types and how to respond, both in the short term and long term. Maybe you’ll never be best friends with all your co-workers after reading this book, but you’ll find plenty of tips for makes peace at work and maybe even get along well enough to ask your former mean co-worker out for a cup of coffee!
