TOP DRAWER BOOK REVIEW
by
HL Carpenter
Working With You is Killing Me
by Katherine Crowley and Kathi Elster
ISBN 0-446-57674-3
232 pages; hardcover; $22.95
Warner Business Books, New York, 2006
Remember those kids who made your school years miserable? Guess what? They followed you to work.
Fortunately there’s no need to run screaming from your cube. Working With You is Killing Me is full of strategies for dealing with people who get on your nerves. And learning to deal with them is a good idea. Sure, you could simply quit. But no matter where you go, only the names will change. Personality types are universal.
They’re so universal, in fact, that you may recognize your boss and co-workers from the descriptions in the book. You might even recognize yourself – and discover you are part of the problem.
No matter. Whether it’s you, those around you, or some combination of both, the steps to finding a solution are the same: Recognize that there is a conflict, take a clear-eyed look at the facts, and decide what you can do - and what you will do - to resolve things. Hint: Longer coffee breaks are not the answer.
From realizing it’s not about you to letting go of stinking thinking, the techniques in Working With You is Killing Me are simple and commonsensical. You’ll wish you’d known about them back in your school days.
Review originally published October 2006.
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HL Carpenter, an experienced investor and a CPA, specializes in reader friendly financial and tax topics for individuals and small businesses, and publishes Top Drawer Ink, a newsletter that's chock full of humor and common sense information.
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