The Curmudgeon ' s Guide To Getting Ahead

by Charles Murray

It ´ s a slap of reality and important values especially for young people coming out of uni into their first office environment. It’ s a Public House favourite and must read. Here’ s our favourite 15 points that will hopefully sway you into buying the book.

AT THE OFFICE

The unentitled shall inherit the earth‘ Many curmudgeons believe that a malady afflicts many of today’ s twenty-somethings: their sense of entitlement. It is their impression that too many of you think doing routine office tasks is beneath you and your supervisors are insufficiently sensitive to your needs.’

Data mispronounced and used as a singular noun.‘ People who deal with data professionally know that the first syllable of data rhymes with“ rate” not with“ rat”.’