Working with bitches : identify the eight types of office mean girls and rise above workplace nastiness

Psychologist Meredith Fuller teaches working women how to prevent the mean girls from ruining their career and their health. Abstract: Psychologist Meredith Fuller teaches working women how to prevent the mean girls from ruining their career and their health What Do You Do When The Queen Bee Has You In Her Sights, Demanding To Know Whey You Haven't Done The Report She Never Asked For? What Do You Do When The Colleague You Thought Was Your Friend Takes All The Credit For The Project You Worked On Together? There Are Nasty, Manipulative And Destructive Women In Some Workplaces Who Glide Under The Radar While The Ruthless Alpha Males Get All The Bad Press. Trouble Is, It's Hard To Speak About Catty Behaviour When It's Insidious Or Goes On Behind Your Back. Yet You Know Something's Wrong: You've Stressed To The Max And You Hate The Job You Used To Love. It Feels Personal. But The Good News Is That Bitchiness At Work Is Rarely About You. Beneath Their Powerful Exteriors, Mean Girls Are Insecure, Fearful And Craving Attention. They Can't Help Themselves, But You Can Avoid Their Sting. Offering Practical Advice And Using Fascinating Case Studies, Psychologist Meredith Fuller Shows You How To Recognise And Manage Difficult Women At Work. Don't Let Mean Girls Spoil Your Career Or Ruin Your Health - Learn How To Protect Yourself. What do you do when the queen bee demands to know why you haven't written the report she never asked for? Or when the colleague who you thought was your friend takes sole credit for the project you worked on together? It's hard to speak out about catty behavior, especially when it's insidious or goes on behind your back. But you can usually sense when something's “off”—particularly if you're completely stressed out and hate the job you used to love. Let's face it, ladies: there are plenty of nasty, manipulative, and destructive women in the workplace who fly under the radar while ruthless alpha males get all the bad press. In Working with Bitches , psychologist Meredith Fuller offers practical advice on how to recognize and manage difficult women at work. Dr. Fuller combines actual cases with tips that women can use right away to defuse even the worst situations. Readers will learn how to deal with the eight types of “mean girls” they might face in the office and find powerful reassurance that they are not alone. What do you do when the queen bee demands to know why you haven’t written the report she never asked for? Or when the colleague who you thought was your friend takes sole credit for the project you worked on together? It’s hard to speak out about catty behavior, especially when it’s insidious or goes on behind your back. But you can usually sense when something’s “off”—particularly if you’re completely stressed out and hate the job you used to love. Let’s face it, ladies: there are plenty of nasty, manipulative, and destructive women in the workplace who fly under the radar while ruthless alpha males get all the bad press. In Working with Bitches , psychologist Meredith Fuller offers practical advice on how to recognize and manage difficult women at work. Dr. Fuller combines actual cases with tips that women can use right away to diffuse even the worst situations. Readers will learn how to deal with the... Shares advice on how to recognize and manage eight difficult personality types, drawing on actual case studies to outline strategies for diffusing challenging professional situations.