Years ago I read a book by Christian author Joyce Landorf Irregular People . She posits that everyone has one…and if you don’t, thank God.

As I remember it, at the time it didn’t offer me a lot of new insights, but I loved the title of the book, as it gave me a kind of humorous handle on thinking about difficult people or situations.

A recent New York Times article delves into the same topic: Help, I’m surrounded by jerks and the plethora of books that deal with the subject now.

But in an age when no problem goes unacknowledged or unaddressed, living with such people is no longer the only choice. Stephanie Rosenbloom

Having somebody who is really difficult can actually be good for the workplace.If everyone really hates this one person, it becomes the basis of social bonding for the rest of the group. Jo-Ellen Pozner, a researcher in the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern.

Are there more jerks today or are we only more sensitive to them? Are we simply less willing to put up with them? Those are the $64,000 questions.

Is it possible they might be us, LOL.

Hmmm, does a jerk ever recognize they are one? or do they know and they are just being intentional about it, because they can get away with it or are bullies and no one has stood up to them, or whatever?

Karin

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