Why Being A Jerk At Work Pays Analysis

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The article, Why Being a Jerk at Work Pays written by Amy Reiter, really stuck out to me for the fact a women wrote the article, she talks about the double standard women face in the workforce. She does a very good job at explaining how men in a powerful position can be a jerk and be respected, but how women in that sort of position have to find what she calls a “middle ground” in terms of how they treat there colleges and employes. The article starts of on Amy reflecting on how for years the way she approached work was to be a nice thoughtful person to everyone, even when it wasn't necessary. She states how she would always say please and thank you and express concern for other peoples problems, in their work life or in their personal life. She very clearly stated that she was not a boss, but had a mid level position in the company, and implied she never understood why she was stuck there and had not moved up in rank in the company. …show more content…

She explained how he would never take part in practicing manners that we were taught in kindergarten such as saying please and thank you or accepting responsibility for your own mistakes. Everyone thought he was a jerk according to her, implying that behind his back people would talk down upon him, but to his face they would respect him. The way she explained the relationship between her boss and his employees was very clear, it made me think of when I was in high school and they way all of the students looked at our principal. She was a female, and every student seemed to all wonder, “what happened to her to make her be such a bitch”? No one would say anything nasty to her face, but behind her back it was a daily activity for a group of students to roast

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