The Asshole Survival Guide: How to Deal with People Who Treat You Like Dirt

I’m going to avoid spelling out the A word as I write this. The book is a great read. You don’t need to have read the “No A rule” to get value out of “The A Survival Guide.” There are a plethora of real world examples and tips. I particularly enjoyed the chapters on “A Avoidance Techniques” and “Mind Tricks That Protect Your Soul.” A’s could be prevalent throughout an organization. In fact, there may be one right behind you! How you deal with these people depend on where there are and how high up or down they are in the company. You have to strategize and work with your peers, accordingly. Sutton takes care to explain how being an A isn’t necessarily a permanent condition. Be cognizant of this. Don’t go Defcon 5 immediately if dealing with an A. I liked Sutton’s observation that just distancing yourself from an A, even by 10 or 20 feet, can help reduce the toxicity of the atmosphere surrounding As. Becoming an A can be contagious. You don’t have to read the book cover to cover in one sitting, and there are times you’ll find it a great reference tool Be careful about making the book highly visible in your workspace. You don’t know when an A will wander by. Some thoughts not in the book but still important – (1) If in a meeting, you don’t recognize the A in the room, you may be the A. (2) Some music to hum if you need to tune out an A, from Willie Nelson – “Momma don’t let your babies grow up to be As…”

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Read it in a few hours--read first in series years ago, great time saver as a manager. This one has fantastic tips to deal with jerks you are stuck with.

OK my first review got kicked I guess for using a word from the title, so I will be more restrained this time. I am only about 1/2 way through this book and it is so funny! He has very practical advice for dealing with the *** in your life at home, work, or just even strangers. He also wants to make sure that you are aware that you might also be an *** and what you can do about that. It is for working for one and how to deal with it whether you leave the job, the department, or whatever you decide to do. He gives advice for helping you decide what will be best for your own well-being. And he also give advice for when the *** is a family member, a friend, or even a stranger. I keep laughing while reading but getting great ideas. This is definitely one of my favorite books.

This book was a good read, although not spectacular. The core messages were excellent, but I had to do a lot of wading through unnecessarily elaborate and long-winded stories to get to the point. Sadly, this book could have conveyed the precise same messages in about 15% of the word count. I would have preferred significantly more substance per page. However, the underlying messages were good and based on solid research which I appreciated.

Awesome book, highly recommend for anyone who works with people in an office, with groups, with teams, and the public because this book will help you identify and red flag the people who aren't nice, but at the same time it will help you understand that you don't need anyone's abuse. Thank you to the author for writing this book, and recommend it to my wife as she is dealing with a boss-hole.

This is a good book, although it mainly applies to the workplace setting. It tells you about office jerks on all levels and the tactics to deal with them, including jerks you cannot win against AKA your boss. It speaks from a personal angle, and reads more like advice from a wise old soul, than professional advice. I have read many similar titles so I did not find this to be truly enlightening but it was still a good read.

This book provides practical strategies for dealing with difficult people in any setting. Robert’s insights are both humorous and actionable, making it easier to maintain your sanity while confronting toxic behavior. A must-have resource for anyone looking to reclaim their peace of mind in challenging relationships.

this is a great and humour book to validate situations of workplace bullying but really, i did not find many solutions -- by the time a person is readying a book like this they have usually tried all the solutions mentioned. but getting the validation and finding humor is also important!

Essential reading if you have a toxic work colleauge.

Prof. Sutton beschreibt ein leidiges Thema in unserer Gesellschaft. Auf jeden Fall lesenswert. Jeder kann zum Asshole werden. Jeder kann von Assholes betroffen sein. Wenn Prof Sutton es schafft, ein Bewusstsein in Unternehmen dafür zu schaffen (und wirksame Massnahmen ergreifen) wäre es ein Schritt zu einer wesentlich besseren Gesellschaft mit mehr Lebensqualität.

A true survival guide to deal with jerks at work. It gives me hope for the future of dealing with disrespectful people in the workplace.

Not that insightful or helpful as I was expecting, but ok book