Star crossed: what if your boss is "jerk"?

It's bad enough when you have co-workers laboring hard to earn the jerkhood label, but when the jerk happens to be your boss the situation can become job threatening. Aside from getting out of that particular dilemma (fortunately, fairly easy to do these days), how might one deal with a boss who's a jerk? Aside from getting another job, what choices do you have? One is to try and improve how you're managed. This may seem hard to do, but you're not without power in this regard. Another one is simply to accept the status quo, i.e., grin and bear it. But is this a really good way to go? It can be stressful and ultimately counter productive, negatively affecting your career and quite likely those closest to you. This doesn't seem like a good choice even though it might seem easier to do. Thus, we'll assume that you've decided to stay, for now, and to effect whatever improvement is feasible. First, evaluate the various jerky traits that make up the whole. Next, in deciding on an action plan, figure out which jerky behaviors you most likely will be able to work around. The author discusses seven such jerky behaviours and how they can be worked around.