The No Asshole Rule
Building a Civilized Workplace and Surviving One That Isn't

What a disappointment. This book should have written itself: who can't write a good book about assholes? The world is full of them, and Sutton's biggest problem should have been trying to sift through an inexhaustable supply of good stuff and funny bits. Instead we get a boring, humorless collection......more

I've referenced this before but will again. Long ago, I read a particularly stupid chick lit book which would be entirely unmemorable except for one line that stayed with me. Our heroine, contemplating life, muses about the following question: Do jerks look in the mirror and know they're jerks? This......more

Not bad but way too long. I never speed up audiobooks, but The No Asshole Rule was kind of a drag so I listened at 1.5 times the original speed. Here are the key points: 1. Who are assholes? - People who belittle and insult those who are less powerful. 2. How do we detect assholes? - Assholes are people......more

If the title really offends you, the book will only get worse. With that said, we've all worked with people that are jerks. This book gives some insights into how to deal with them. Miscellaneous notes: Dirty dozen • personal insults • invading one's personal territory • uninvited physical contact • thre......more

Perhaps this information was a little more relevant and a lot less obvious when the book was written? (copywright is 2007) But I found most of the information to be quite dry. It's mostly common sense, in my opinion. Assholes are assholes ... in or out of the workplace. And no matter how you catagor......more