Acting Entitled on the Job – and in Life – Is a Ticket to Nowhere

Recently, I interviewed Gorick Ng, Wall Street Journal Bestselling Author of The Unspoken Rules: Secrets to Starting Your Career Off Right. His book is a wonderfully useful guide for recent graduates setting foot in the world of work, showing readers how not to mess up.

I sent copies to a couple of longtime clients, who have been helicopter parents for their two adult sons.

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One of the sons is a recent law graduate bailed him out of trouble his entire life.