Two years ago I graduated from Oxford university with a 2:1 in philosophy, politics and economics. After a year of looking for a job, I was hired by a large and well-known business. At first I was in awe but now I’ve discovered something that surprises and depresses me. Most of my colleagues are neither terribly bright nor terribly hardworking. As this is my first experience of corporate life I’m puzzled and want to know: is it me? Is it them? Am I missing something? If these companies are so hard to get into, how come most of the staff are so mediocre?
兩年前，我從牛津大學(Oxford university)畢業，念的是哲學、政治學和經濟學(PPE)專業，成績二等一級（2:1）。在找了一年的工作之后，我被一家頗有名氣的大企業錄用了。最初我滿懷敬畏，但現在我發現了一些令我感到意外和沮喪的事情。我的大多數同事既不是非常聰明也不是非常努力。由于我初入職場，我對此感到困惑，我想知道：這是我的問題還是他們的問題？是我看不明白嗎？如果這個公司這么難進，那為何大多數員工如此平庸？