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Office politics can be deadly. Now there are numbers to prove it.
People who toiled alongside jerks, brown-nosers, blowhards and back-stabbers were 2.4 times more likely to die during a 20-year workplace study by Tel Aviv University.
Beware the jerks at work - chicagotribune.com
Seeded on Mon Aug 15, 2011 12:01 PM EDT
Article Source: Chicago Tribune
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Surprisingly, having a jerk for a boss doesn't seem to have an effect on longevity. It's the clown who wants to be your boss that you need to watch out for.
The study also found that having freedom to manage your workload lowered the risk of mortality for men and raised it for women, but we won't go into the possible explanations for that for fear of causing a life-threatening gender skirmish in the office.
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#1 - Mon Aug 15, 2011 12:01 PM EDTI can completely see the truth in this study! I have had to deal with one really bad co-worker (she was great with the kids but terribly mean to the other teachers) and that had a huge negative effect on me vs. the one bad principal I've dealt with. (I have had about 6 in my teaching carreer... only one was bad)
Makes sense to me!
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I think it absolutely makes sense because you spend so much more time with your coworkers than you do your boss. I know I've worked with some not-so-happy people, and it really affected me and my life at home too. Be kind to your coworkers, even if you're having a bad day!
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Be kind to your coworkers, even if you're having a bad day!
Yep!
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