Human Resources 101

By Jonathan Littman & Marc Hershon,
Authors of I Hate People!: Kick Loose from the Overbearing and Underhanded Jerks at Work and Get What You Want Out of Your Job

Here they are. The people we hate. Short and sweet.

10. Stop Sign
I want to slap him every time he dumps on my great new ideas.

9. FlimFlam
How does he keep tricking me into doing his work? Damn you, Flimflam!

8. Bulldozer
If only I could stick a muffler on his mouth.

7. Smiley Face
Maybe it’s not a phony smile on his face. Maybe it’s just Botox. Whatever it is, I hate it.

6. Liar Liar
I don’t have enough time left in the day to figure out who isn’t lying.

5. Switchblade
The only thing I can count on from this jerk is trash-talking me to the boss.

4. Minute Man
Dude’s grabbed so many minutes of my time he could build a week out of them.

3. Know-It-None
Blogs, Wikipedia, reality TV. This clown couldn’t tell fact from fiction if they were wearing name tags.

2. Spreadsheets
I’d like to cram his rulebook where the sun don’t shine.

1. Sheeple
I hate them because they make brainless meetings, sorting e-mail, and mind-numbing tasks appear so productive that I’m tempted to become one with the herd.

©2009 Jonathan Littman & Marc Hershon, authors of I Hate People!: Kick Loose from the Overbearing and Underhanded Jerks at Work and Get What You Want Out of Your Job

Author Bios
Jonathan Littman, is the author of I Hate People! and numerous acclaimed works of nonfiction, including The Fugitive Game, The Watchman, and The Beautiful Game. He is also the coauthor of IDEO’sThe Art of Innovation and The Ten Faces of Innovation. He is a contributing editor for Playboy and a columnist for Yahoo! Sports.

Marc Hershon is the coauthor of  I Hate People! and a branding expert who helped to create the names for the BlackBerry, Swiffer, nüvi, and many other influential products. He is also a comedy veteran who has worked closely, with Dana Carvey, Bill Maher, and Robin Williams.

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