The book "The No Asshole Rule: Building a Civilized Workplace and Surviving One That Isn't" was an interesting read. It placed yourself into a few scenarios in which Robert has had with other folks in the past and defining what an asshole actually is, how to determine if your a long term asshole or a long term one, and how to work with others and why you should keep them around.
Truthfully, I did not enjoy the book as much as I thought I would, which is not at the fault of Robert. I think the portion of the book that did catch my eye was the assessment portions allowing the reader to determine if his peers or himself could be a long term asshole vs just the occasional one. He also brought up another interesting point that as Asshole recognize other assholes they tend to stick together (hiring more of them) and that at least one needs to exist in the organization to see how the asshole acts vs the rest of the non-assholes and how the organization treats the asshole so no more of them get formed because of the view of him within the organization.
That was a lot of assholes in the last paragraph. :) Either way, I'd still recommend the book. Just didnt enjoy it as much as I thought I would.
The book can purchased here.
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