This summary provides an overview of the book "The No Asshole Rule" by Robert I. Sutton. The book discusses how to build a civilized workplace and survive one with assholes. It offers strategies for dealing with assholes from a supervisory or employee perspective, such as making your own rules, keeping distance from assholes, treating certifiable assholes as incompetent, and finding the perfect moment to stand up to them. The book provides an analysis of how assholes negatively impact workplace efficiency. It is recommended for anyone who has worked with a complete jerk.