Snakes on a Plane is a movie that got very bad reviews which I didn't see, because it just sounded stupid. Snakes in Suits is a non-fiction book which I read and enjoyed and believe everyone who has to work for a living should read. Because Snakes in Suits is about the psychopath in the workplace. It turns out not all psychopathic personalities are serial killers. You actually may know a few.
If you also read the Sociopath Next Door, the author's statistic is about 1 in 25 people fit the psychopathic disorder profile. Wow. One evening after reading the book and driving home in the suburbs, I assumed two adults per house and disregarded children. That would be mean that statistically every 13th house could contain a psychopath/sociopath. That's a lot of people. Determining where they actually live is another matter.
Snakes in Suits is an easy and interesting read. It is very informative and a little bit scary. All of a sudden you will understand that those lying, manipulative, two-faced people you've worked with who made your life miserable were likely psychopaths. It explains what they do and how they do it.
The authors make it very clear you should not start labeling people psychopaths, but, of course, I ignored that advice and made a list of everybody who fit the profile. You can do the same.
Snakes in Suits is written by Paul Babiak and Robert D. Hare. Both have studied psychopaths, and Hare is a world-renowned expert on psychopathy and wrote the book: Without Conscience.
The Sociopath Next Door is written by Martha Stout.
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