
How to Work with Stupid People
A Practical Guide to Navigating Workplace Challenges with Strategic Business Communication Skills
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JS Paxton

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Surrounded by incompetence? Feeling like you’re trapped in a never-ending meeting with clueless coworkers?
Welcome to the survival guide you didn’t know you desperately needed.
For anyone navigating today’s chaotic workplace filled with baffling decisions, endless meetings, and maddening mediocrity, How to Work with Stupid People offers a practical, witty, and research-backed blueprint to protect your sanity — and your career. Drawing on 30 years of experience inside corporate madhouses, JS Paxton unpacks the psychology of irrational behavior and gives you tactical strategies to communicate, lead, and thrive even when logic has left the building.
Packed with anecdotes and research-backed frameworks, How to Work with Stupid People provides clarity amidst confusion, empowering you to:
✅ Decode the "species of stupidity" sabotaging your workplace
✅ Master practical tools to communicate with the intellectually challenged — without losing your cool
✅ Use subtle sarcasm, emotional detachment, and tactical strategies to manage your reactions.
✅ Safeguard your mental health and career progress in toxic environments
✅ Transform frustration into influence with smart, actionable frameworks
✅ Survive and even thrive inside endless meetings, idiotic decisions, and leadership dysfunction
Whether you’re dealing with The Oblivious Ostrich, The Bumbling Buffalo, The Teflon Tactician, or the Jargon Juggler, this book will help you stay composed, maintain your professional edge, and chart a smarter path forward — without becoming bitter or burned out.
✔ Perfect for professionals, managers, HR leaders, and anyone dealing with workplace dysfunction
✔ A must-read for anyone who’s ever asked: “How did these people get hired?”
Don’t let the madness win.
Scroll up, grab your copy today, and take control of your sanity, your influence, and your career.
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