I am back early next week and promise will let you know what happens. If you have any advice for me about what to ask the Italians about workplace assholes and how the problem plays out there, I’d be most grateful.
I am in Italy Talking About Il Metodo Antistronzi
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I am curious as to whether Italians feel they can confront assholes in the workplace, particularly if the asshole is a supervisor or of a higher rank.
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Hello there,
I just came across your blog and I think it’s great stuff. I believe italy has a peculiar situation where the majority of businesses are deeply family-based. This has surely great advantages as you imagine the owner’s child would prepare your coffee with more attention than the exchange student working part-time at starbucks. On the other hand, I imagine that this would create some sparkles in bigger firms and companies where say the owner’s children are among the partners in the firm and surely can’t be dealt with as firmly as the other partners. Also, references in italy take a far bigger importance than elsewhere. I think this creates potential space for abuse by the so-called “raccomandati”. -
Hi,
I understand you are in Italy, my country. We have a specific category of assholes: “i capi”, meaning the bosses. Until we are at least 50 years old, we are not really supposed to think in the working environment and we are supposed to strictly respect the hierarchy (of power and age, not of brain). Most of these “capi” barely speak English, barely have any international contacts and barely know how to speak in public, but they bull around treating talented young professionals like personal assistants… Maybe you can ask Italians about that….
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