It's funny when the boss is rude and sarcastic on ''The Office'' or ''30 Rock,'' but what happens when the boss is boorish in the real world? In a word, trouble. And no one is laughing. The Civility Initiative at The Johns Hopkins University and the Jacob France Institute of the University of Baltimore surveyed employees and others in Baltimore to find out the worst examples of 9-to-5 incivility. The "Terrible 10" most rude workplace behaviors:
Discrimination in an employment situation.
Erratic/aggressive driving to and from work that endangers others.
Taking credit for someone else's work.
Treating service providers as inferiors.
Jokes or remarks that mock another's race/gender/age/disability/sexual preference or
religion.
Children who behave aggressively or who bully others.
Littering (including trash, spitting, pet waste).
Misuse of handicapped privileges.
Smoking in non-smoking places or smoking in front of non-smokers without asking.
Using cell phones or text messaging in mid-conversation or during an appointment or meeting.
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Tuesday, February 28, 2012
The "Terrible 10" At Work
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