You say something at a meeting, it is ignored, then someone else says the same thing and everyone embraces it as a marvelous idea. You devote yourself to a project, but don't get credit for the results. You work around the clock to avoid a crisis, but your efforts are not recognized because no one notices a crisis that never occurs. You give what you think are clear instructions, but the job is not done, or is done wrong. Sometimes it seems you are not getting heard, not getting credit for your efforts, not getting ahead as fast as you should. Many of us spend more of our lives at work than we do at home, yet while we choose our life-partners and friends, at work we are thrown together with people we did not choose, some of whom we don't understand and may not even like. In Talking from 9 to 5, Deborah Tannen brings to the workplace the same compelling voice, keen eye, and deep insight that made That's Not What I Meant! and You Just Don't Understand best-selling classics. Here, she offers powerful new ways of understanding what happens in the workplace, ranging from the simplest exchanges to the complex contemporary issues of the glass ceiling and sexual harassment. Work is a special world because as we talk to get our jobs done, we are also being evaluated. How we get others to do what we want, and how we accept or avoid responsibility for mistakes, display or challenge authority, reveal or conceal what we don't know - all affect how we are regarded and rewarded. Individuals in positions of authority are judged by how they enact that authority. This poses a particular challenge for women, since the ways that women are expected to talk are at odds with our usual images of authority. Women at work often have ways of creating authority that can be misinterpreted as a lack of confidence or even competence. Tannen maintains that no one style of speaking is superior. She does not tell women to speak like men or men to speak like women. Instead, she explains a variet

Dustcover shows slight wear along edges & 1 small, closed-tear at bottom of front dustcover - Book is in Fine Condition - NO writing, marks or tears - Tight spine - Bright pages - 330 pages - Discover how men and women can interpret the same conversation differently, even when there is no apparent misunderstanding. Discover why sinscere attempts to communicate are so often confounded, and how we can prevent or relieve some of the frustration. This fascinating, helpful, and controversial bookon the NEW YORK TIMES Bestseller list for two years! explores, in depth the differing style men and women articulate, and how to work through it and get to the heart of the matter.

NO tears - Tight spine - A few pages have light writing/underlining - 330 pages - Acclaimed sociolinguist Deborah Tannen uses telling examples ranging from real life to literary realism, as she stunningly demonstrates how--even in the closest relationships--women and men live in "different worlds."

Near-new condition - NO tears - Tight spine - NO writing or marks inside book - 330 pages - Acclaimed sociolinguist Deborah Tannen uses telling examples ranging from real life to literary realism, as she stunningly demonstrates how--even in the closest relationships--women and men live in "different worlds."

Near-new condition. Price inside dustcover: $24.95. NO remainder marks or price clippings. Tight spine, bright pages. NO writing, marks or tears. - 273 pages - Deborah Tannen's #1 New York Times bestseller You Just Don’t Understand revolutionized communication between women and men. Now, in her most provocative and engaging book to date, she takes on what is potentially the most fraught and passionate connection of women’s lives: the mother-daughter relationship.

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