We don’t normally do book reviews here at Business Hacks, but I have to give a shout-out to I Hate People. This helpful, humorous tome helps you “hack” your workplace by learning to deal with all kinds of difficult coworkers: underminers, micromanagers, backstabbers, and garden-variety jerks.
Here’s a tiny excerpt from chapter one:
People disappoint. Daily. Hourly. Why not wise up and get ready for it? The sooner you learn to stop getting suckerpunched and letting yourself get pissed off, the sooner you can get back to doing your own thing, your own way. So to help you identify these clowns and clods in the corporate sphere — and get on with your work — we’ve removed the guesswork. We’ve selected and analyzed the ten most troublesome people you’ll encounter in the workplace.
The book encourages you to embrace your inner people-hater and become a “Soloist” — someone who’s able to cope with the kinds of characters who populate The Office without getting dragged down by them.
I Hate People spends a bit more time identifying workplace annoyances (and the people who perpetrate them) than it does advising you on how to handle them, but it’s still an entertaining and enlightening read. I frequently found myself nodding and chuckling, if not chuckling and nodding.
The 272-page hardcover is available from Amazon for $13.59; the Kindle edition will set you back just $9.99. (You can probably find it at your local library for even less, wink-wink.)
Oh, one last thing: You probably shouldn’t read this in your office. (People get offended by the craziest things!)
