Jerks at Work

Jerks at Work (2022) provides a handbook for how to deal with difficult people at work. Identifying seven types of jerks, it informs you about what kind of behaviors to look out for and how to deal with them in a pragmatic, positive way.

• Anyone who is struggling with a jerk at work
• Those who have a friend or loved one who won’t stop complaining about a jerk at work 
• People who are interested in how social psychology applies to the workplace

Tessa West is an Associate Professor of Psychology at New York University. She specializes in the subjects of interpersonal interaction and communication. In addition to publishing over 60 articles in academic psychology journals, she also writes about her research in the Wall Street Journal.