Monday, October 20, 2014
I'm done working with Jerks
LinkedIn: I vividly remember the first jerk I met when I started my career. I’ll bet you do too. Everyone else in the office had been so supportive helping out, showing me the ropes, pointing out the politics, where the mailroom was, the vending machines; you know….the important stuff. Then I met Jorge.
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I find myself saying that I'm done dealing with jerks more often than I would like to admit. I know that no matter where you work there are going to people people that you just can't stand. It is just unavoidable. I like to look at this as my daily reminder that we are all unique, and can approach the very same task in very different ways. If we all did things the same then then world would be very boring. What has really helped me overcome this has been by taking this as a learning experience. By taking this approach it doesn't only put a positive spin on a crappy situation, but allows it for everyone to get something out of the experience.
I side with the author in which I aspire and really do like everyone more often than not. But I do admit that there has been a few scenarios in which someone was being a jerk, and it's really hard to deal with! What I have found to work though, is to just persevere and work through it, trying to make the experience as good for them as possible so maybe they'll be happy enough to no longer be a jerk.
Anyone who says they are working with a jerk need to rethink what they are saying. There's obviously an issue between the two of you, whether it's personal or professional it needs to be figured out. Anyone can be a jerk and everyone has a good side. So what's your bosses good side? What are you do to cause him to be a jerk to you? What can you do to fix this issue? People don't think about why their work partners or bosses are jerks, they just assume this. And assuming makes everything worse. The judgements that are being made in the business world are being over look and they need to fixed. This article makes a lot of sense and yes some people are very hard to work with, but there is no way you're not part of the reason why your business partner is a "Jerk".
People can be jerks, your boss can be a jerk, a co-worker or even just someone you pass on the street. We have to be adults though and work with jerks whether we like it or not. People are going to treat you crappy and you will not always be dealing with people who like everyone. We are all studying to enter a field that probably will have a lot of "jerks" in it; people who think they now more then you, or people who do not like that you know more then them. That's life and you need to learn to get over that real fast. The sooner you can be a bigger person and get past the fact you have to deal with a jerk the better it will be for you.
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