Work Abuse: How to Recognize It and Survive It
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| Rating | : | 4.23 (698 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0870471090 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 416 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 0000-00-00 |
| Language | : | English |
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Now Wyatt and Hare up the ante, and they are certain to stir opinion. The authors' equating of work abuse with child abuse, on-the-job sexual harassment, and discrimination will offend many. From Booklist Over the recent past, the concept of what constitutes abuse has broadened. They define work abuse as "the flagrant mistreatment or silent neglect of people." This abuse may take the form of neglect, chronic scapegoating, or denial of due process. The authors are organizational consultants and licensed psychotherapists who coined the term work abuse in 1988 in a report to the California state legislature's own oft-debated task force on self-esteem. No longer is it limited to the domestic setting, and no longer is it restricted to physical harm. Some of this change in thinking has not gone without controversy. David Rouse. The only solution to the problem of this abuse, Wyatt and Hare argue, is for democracy to be brought to the workplace and
You know what it's going to be like so put on your mental and emotional boots KLC At this time I am only 1/3 of the way through it. I equate it to reading Monday's horoscope on Thursday. There is so much in this book that I see at my job that it is sickening. I literally sit in the parking lot reading the serenity prayer before I get out of my car. I am looking forward to getting to the "surviving it" part. My Employee Assistance Program counselor states it this way: "You know it's going to be cold outside so you put on your boots, jacket, hat and gloves. Same thing when you go to work. You k. Best book ever written on workplace bullying, sabotage & scapegating Roxee007 This is the most in depth and comprehensive book written on workplace mobbing and scapegoating. The authors have made this their life's work. Recommended reading for every college grad heading into the work force. A must have Desk Bible for every H R professional. No fluffy psycho-babble here, rather a reference book that encompasses anything and everything you need to know to thrive in corporate and small business America. This book changed my life.. kstars said A ocmprehensive book for study and reflection. I can't say I am totally objective at this point, as I have met the author, and I have found him to be a seeker and a believer of solutions who participates in outreach. If I have misinterpreted any information in the past I do not believe it is necessarily a flaw in the book. I am saying this because with some lengthy research, and the resulting assistance from an online group I joined, the info in this book eventually helped me with some of the most baffling issues I have seen people have ever. I am purchasing
Work abuse is the dehumanizing of people through patterned ways of interacting at work.. For many, the true problem is an abusive work environment: one that disempowers people and destroys self-esteem. Tens of thousands of people hate their jobs, merely enduring them a day at a time