{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"The WorkWell Podcast™","title":"That Difficult Coworker is Just a Character in Your Success Story with Tessa West","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":3119,"description":"That Difficult Coworker is Just a Character in Your Success Story with Tessa West\nIn this episode of The WorkWell Podcast™, Jen Fisher speaks with Dr. Tessa West, Professor of Psychology at New York University and author of \"Jerks at Work: Toxic Coworkers and What to Do About Them\" and \"Job Therapy: A Psychologist's Guide to Finding Your Most Fulfilling Job Yet.\" Her research reveals surprising patterns about difficult workplace relationships and career satisfaction.\nEpisode Highlights:\nThe five types of workplace jerks: Kiss Up/Kick Downers, Credit Stealers, Free Riders, Bulldozers, and Gaslighters\nWhy gaslighters are the most psychologically damaging but also the rarest type of workplace jerk\nHow to strategically document and address problematic workplace behavior without making it personal\nWhy confronting office jerks alone is often the biggest mistake people make\nThe surprising truth about \"toxic rockstars\" and whether you really have to put up with them\nThe five sources of career frustration: identity crisis, drifted apart, stretched too thin, runner-up, and underappreciated star\nWhy \"follow your passion\" is terrible career advice and what to focus on instead\nHow to use the Working Week Audit to identify your true workplace stressors\nA fresh perspective on work-life balance as psychological integration rather than time management\nQuotable Moment:\n\"We all are jerks. When we're tired, when we're stressed, when we're overwhelmed, we probably all got to know this person pretty well during the pandemic. Learn to identify what your inner jerk is and start looking for those red flags, and you'll be a better person for it.\" - Tessa West\nLyra Lens:\nIn this edition, Keren Wasserman, Senior Manager of Organizational Development at Lyra Health, explores how workplace jerks thrive by manipulating systems - and how understanding those systems is key to overcoming them. She highlights that when we take back our power through actions like building connections and amplifying...","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/9reTRn0hOWyiKILLvi2BpZI8gRjJtmWsp0taN44jwzI/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS85ZTgy/ZmNkZmNjZGNmOTE0/ZTI0NzIyMzJjNDA0/ZGFlNi5wbmc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}