Stephen Balzac, an expert on leadership and organizational development, endorses the theory: “The biggest problem with bad apples is that their bad behavior is contagious. But you know what they say about one bad apple – it’ll spoil the whole bunch. “Oh that’s Bob, he’s an A**hole but he sells like, a million contracts a minute.” Apparently being a top dog also gives you a green card to be a douchebag. The worst thing is that these office blisters are not only unaware of their own jerkiness, but it’s somehow accepted by the whole office. That’s right, the office jerk isn’t just annoying, they’re leading you to an early grave. Asides from sucking in general, studies show that dealing with an office jerk every day actually increases mortality rate. Remember that Friends Episode – The One With Ross’s Sandwich? Now, unlike Ross you may not get so visibly mad that your boss sends you for therapy, but if people knew what you were actually thinking it might be a different story. From the guy who copied your great headline and passed it off as his own, to the person who keeps stealing your snacks.
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