Hillary Clinton 1984

How to Deal With Jerks in the Workplace

Call them jerks, bullies, louts, boors, or — as Robert Sutton prefers — a--holes. Whatever you call them, such characters are a part of every organization, and Sutton, a professor of management science and engineering at Stanford University, has written a book about how to deal with them, The No A--hole Rule: Building a Civilized Workplace and Surviving One That Isn't.

Sutton shared his thoughts on the topic with Inc. editor-at-large Leigh Buchanan. Prohibited by her editors from using the objectionable word, Buchanan turned to a thesaurus for help.

What got you interested in jerks?

My late father. He was an entrepreneur who started a half dozen companies. And his standard for a work relationship was if people were a--holes, it wasn't worth it no matter how much money you could make. Because in the end it would drive you crazy. Then when I got to Stanford, my department had a no-a--hole rule that we applied in hiring.

Is that the term they use at Stanford?

You do see the word more now because dirty talk is more socially acceptable in organizations. When I first got to Stanford, they were talking about it. It wasn't written down, of course.

How do you define the term?

There is a two-step definition that comes from the literature on abusive supervision. The first standard is whether someone consistently leaves people feeling demeaned and belittled and deenergized. The second standard is whether that person targets people who have less power than they do. But there's also an emotional component — the feeling that you're being oppressed or pushed around by a bad apple.

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Hillary Clinton Quotes

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"Where is the G-damn f**king flag? I want the G-damn f**king flag up
every f**king morning at f**king sunrise."
(From the book "Inside The White House" by Ronald Kessler, p. 244 -
Hillary to the staff at the Arkansas Governor's mansion on Labor Day,
1991)

"You sold out, you mother f**ker! You sold out!"
From the book "Inside" by Joseph Califano, p. 213 - Hillary yelling
at Democrat lawyer.

"It's been said, and I think it's accurate, that my husband was
obsessed by terrorism in general and al-qaida in particular."
(Hillary telling a post-9/11 world what a 'great' commander in chief
her husband was; Dateline, NBC 4/16/2004.)

"I have to admit that a good deal of what my husband and I have
learned [about Islam] has come from our daughter."
(TruthInMedia.org 8/8/1999 - Hillary at a White House function,
proudly tells some Muslim groups she is gaining a greater
appreciation of Islam because Chelsea was then taking a class on the
"religion of peace")


"F**k off! It's enough that I have to see you shit-kickers every day,
I'm not going to talk to you too!! Just do your G*damn job and keep
your mouth shut."
(From the book "American Evita" by Christopher Anderson, p. 90 -
Hillary to her State Trooper bodyguards after one of them greeted her
with "Good morning."

"You f**king idiot."
(From the book "Crossfire" p. 84 - Hillary to a State Trooper who was
driving her to an event.)

"If you want to remain on this detail, get your f**king ass over here
and grab those bags!"
(From the book "The First Partner" p. 259 - Hillary to a Secret
Service Agent who was reluctant to carry her luggage because he
wanted to keep his hands free in case of an incident.)

"Get f**ked! Get the f**k out of my way!!! Get out of my face!!!"
(From the book "Hillary's Scheme" p. 89 - Hillary's various comments
to her Secret Service detail agents.)

"Stay the f**k back, stay the f**k away from me! Don't come within
ten yards of me, or else! Just f**king do as I say, Okay!!!?"
(From the book "Unlimited Access", by Clinton FBI Agent in Charge,
Gary Aldrige, p. 139 - Hillary screaming at her Secret Service detail.)

"Many of you are well enough off that [President Bush's] tax cuts may
have helped you. We're saying that for America to get back on track,
we're probably going to cut that short and not give it to you. We're
going to have to take things away from you on behalf of the common
good."
(Hillary grandstanding at a fund raising speech in San Francisco;
SFGate.com 6/28/2004.)

"Why do I have to keep proving to people that I am not a liar?!"
(From the book "The Survivor," by John Harris, p. 382 - Hillary in
her 2000 Senate campaign)

"Where's the miserable c*ck sucker?"
(From the book "The Truth About Hillary" by Edward Klein, p. 5 -
Hillary shouting at a Secret Service officer)

"Put this F****r on the ground! I left my sunglasses in the limo. I
need those sunglasses. We need to go back!"
(From the book "Dereliction of Duty" p. 71-72 - Hillary to Marine One
helicopter pilot to turn back while en route to Air Force One.)



"He is a real Son of a Bitch."
(From the book "American Evita" by Christopher Anderson, p. 259 -
Hillary's opinion of President George W. Bush when she found out he
secretly visited Iraq just days before her highly publicized trip to
Iraq)

"What are you doing inviting these people into my home? These people
are our enemies! They are trying to destroy us!"
(From the book "The Survivor" by John Harris, p. 99 - Hillary
screaming to an aide, when she found out that some Republicans had
been invited to the Clinton White House)

"I mean, you've got a conservative and right-wing press presence with
really nothing on the other end of the political spectrum."
(C-Span, 1/19/1997 - Hillary complains about the mainstream media,
which are all conservatives in her opinion)

"Come on Bill, put your dick away! You can't f**k her here!!"
(From the book "Inside The White House" by Ronald Kessler, p. 243 -
Hillary to Gov. Clinton when she spots him talking with an attractive
female at an Arkansas political rally)

You know, I'm going to start thanking the woman who cleans the
restroom in the building I work in. I'm going to start thinking of
her as a human being -Hillary Clinton
(From the book "The Case Against Hillary Clinton" by Peggy Noonan, p.
55)

"You show people what you're willing to fight for when you fight your
friends."
(From the book "The Agenda" by Bob Woodward, ch. 14)

"The only way to make a difference is to acquire power - lots of
power - and then use it to distroy your enemies"
(From the book "I've Always Been A Yankee Fan" by Thomas D. Kuiper,
p. 68 - Hillary to a friend before starting law school.)

"We just can't trust the American people to make those types of tough
choices.... Government has to make those choices for people"
(From the book "I've Always Been A Yankee Fan" by Thomas D. Kuiper,
p. 20 - Hillary to Rep. Dennis Hastert in 1993 discussing her
expensive, disastrous taxpayer-funded health care plan)

"I am a fan of the social policies that you find in Europe " Hillary
in 1996" From the book "I've Always Been A Yankee Fan" by Thomas D.
Kuiper, p. 76 - Hillary in 1996)