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Would ANYONE put up with that kind of treatment?


I understand that this was a movie and went overboard with the "Dramatic License" but I honestly believe that if they were treated like that, specifically those instances, that EVERYONE, at some point, would have told Miranda to F_CK OFF!

Opinions?

"He's not Judge Judy and executioner!"

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I agree with you 100%, for the reasons I specified in my post on this board "Andy = an abject slave".

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I had similar type experience when I moved to NY many years ago. It was a creative job. The creative director was a piece of work; I could already tell in the interview. However, the job would be highly visible and had some prestige. I overlooked the personality I would need to endure.

Once I began, the other employees impressed on me I was a inslaved to the dragon lady. And that rep was well earned. She collaborated with celebrity creatives, so the diva attitude was somewhat expectable.

That first year was rough. I could barely talk to her without butterflies in my stomach. The were many times I needed to leave the building for a brisk walk around the block to blow off steam. It was too good work experience to leave.

Then sometime in the second year, I must have earned her respect. She become almost human for the remaining 7 years I stayed with the company.

If I had to put her on the Miranda Scale of 1 to 10: the beginning, she was 7 at worst and idled at 4. The later years were a consistent 3. I was able to predict her needs and plan accordingly.

As it turned out, there was a management restructuring and her upper bosses had a very weak management style. That lack of leadership was why I left the job.
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I haven't read the book it was based on, but my understanding is that (a) it purports to be only thinly fictionalized and (b) the treatment she took there might have even been worse. So (if my understanding is right, which it might not be), the answer would be:

- Lauren Weisberger would,

- except to the extent you don't consider one to have "put up" with something to the extent she responds with a vicious roman a clef.

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In my opinion she was a complete bitch. Her own life is *beep* her kids are brats, she's been married loads so because her life sucks, you have to be a complete bitch to everybody!
You can be successful and at the top without being a complete *beep* bitch.
If I were Andy when I did the Harry Potter task,or when Emily gets run over I would have thrown it at her desk & then shouted at her "Emily could have died because she was running around for u as usual because ur a selfish bitch & the scary part is you don't even give a *beep* Keep busy Mirander, keep working because when it's all over & u retire your gonna end up an old pathetic lonely old hag.......that's all!"

Them I'd have walked out



My boss was a bit like mirander. I did her expenses & she once stormed into my office in front of 20 ish people shouting "where are my expenses???"
I told her she hadn't given them to me yet (I would do a yearly report) '& she yelled "yes I did" then screamed at me whilst slagging me off, going through all my desk, rang the director calling me pathetic. Whilst she did this, I walked into her office before I killed her & saw them on her shelf. So I calmly walked back to her & said "here u go, they were on your shelf" she snatched them off me, walked into her office & slammed the door so loud. All 20 ish people ran over to see if I was ok. I nearly burst out crying.

Then the day I handed in my notice, my line manager said "take it to my bosses office" so I went to her office & said very politely " Debs told me u wanted me to bring this down" & her reply was "No Uve decided to leave, nobody is telling you to so this is your decision ok!!" Really loud.

I just looked at her & sighed shaking my head. Her attitude stunk!!!

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This kind of insane powertripping inhumane behaviour is absolutely perfect for a business that is all about power and pecking order - how absolutely accurate the attitude of people who think they are better than others because of their body shape and how they dress. Unfortunately, there are bad bosses and people who will do more than this - who will let themselves be used sexually, for example - for their glamour job. It's a common thing in the entertainment business, I understand. So, yeah, the bitchiness and pettiness and nastiness and power-tripping I think are very accurate. But there's nothing that could make me work for someone like that, not even if they ran a science project in my field that was likely to win a Nobel prize for physics.

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"attitude of people who think they are better than others because of their body shape and how they dress"

The attitude wasn't I'm better than you because "I'm thin and dress better" it was because "I worked my as* off and suffered to get where I am and stay, I'm willing to make significant sacrifices and you are not" It was "I'm working my as* off and you are barely doing anything" it causes resentment, especially when you are mocked by those same people doing less work than you.

It's an extremely stressful field, it's not for everyone. It's for high achievers, people who excel at perfectionism, single mindedness, they are the only ones who ever get to the top of their field regardless of the industry. It's also what we as a public want and demand. We as a population created this.

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Your entitled to your opinion, like anyone else, but I disagree:

>The attitude wasn't I'm better than you because "I'm thin and dress better"

Certainly that was a big part of the attitude of her boss and her co-workers, who expressed huge approval when she changed her clothes and went down to a smaller size, feedback she got on several occasions. And it relates directly back to society.

Yes, the mass of society created these idiotic attitudes. I won't include myself in that "we." I'm content to be an outlier, unicorn, whatever, anything but this!

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Sometimes people can't afford to lose a job and income so you have no choice but to put up with a horrible boss.

"Sometimes life hands you lemons that are worth 2 in the bush, I like kittens."

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"Sometimes life hands you lemons that are worth 2 in the bush, I like kittens."


What we want to know is, WHY do you want two lemons for your bush, KrazyKuntgrl? Is it that itchy and smelly? Try a good douche!

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So difficult to believe that you've been gone from us for two years, Ma. Though 24 months have passed, you're constantly in our thoughts. At times, especially at night, I think of your life here on earth, and how wonderful a mother you were. I know that someday, we'll all be together again. Rest assured that we all love you, and that we will never, ever forget.


& when you are together again will she proud of the man you have become? She will happily greet Suzanne & Judy. She will praise her son inlaw Suzanne. Your Aunt Dotty will be there too. But, how will they feel about your life after her death?

"Mother is her son's first god; she must teach him the most important lesson of all - how to love."

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Mother is her son's first god; she must teach him the most important lesson of all - how to love


KrazyKunt, all we want to know is if you've cleared up your vaginal oozing. Did you go to the clinic yet? It's free, so there's no excuse.

And please, stop sending me private messages about the baby you aborted. I really don't care, ok? Thanks.

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Well, after having a son like you I can see why your mom was disappointed and aborted her child. I am sure Judy made her proud. I'm sure she is proud of her grandkids Emma and Louisa. Since you are a pervert I hope they know to stay away from you.

Though nothing can bring back the hour Of splendor in the grass, of glory in the flower;

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Well, after having a son like you I can see why your mom was disappointed and aborted her child. I am sure Judy made her proud. I'm sure she is proud of her grandkids Emma and Louisa. Since you are a pervert I hope they know to stay away from you.

Though nothing can bring back the hour Of splendor in the grass, of glory in the flower;


Haha! Is that why you're sending me private messages about your teenage abortion? I told you before, KrazyKun, or "Jeannette Mary" or "Bookman," or whoever you're calling yourself NOW, I'm not interested in your sob stories. If you had an abortion, deal with it. Don't burden a complete stranger with your sob stories. Thanks.

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This is where the crazy IMDB stalker sits and hides day by day. He stalks users all over IMDB, hopping from sock account to sock account and replies to every post users make. Has he done this to you?

Take a peek at his home. It's his mother's home. He moved there in 1985 not long after college. His father was sick and his mom had stopped drinking. His two sisters were successful in life. https://anonimag.es/image/cBC

This IMDB stalker continues to harass users nonstop. He hates criticizes tv mothers and any user who likes them. He also often criticizes the lives of tv characters. He has an obsession of young boys growing bodies and female users body parts. Anyone wonder if this user's neighbors know how he spends his time?

He now appears to live alone since his mother, cat Yoyo and other partners are gone. He has fond memories of Larry Scott body builder, likes to hunt for pennies from Heaven and search online for female users to sexually harass.

Though nothing can bring back the hour Of splendor in the grass, of glory in the flower;

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This is where the crazy IMDB stalker sits and hides day by day. He stalks users all over IMDB, hopping from sock account to sock account and replies to every post users make. Has he done this to you?

Take a peek at his home. It's his mother's home. He moved there in 1985 not long after college. His father was sick and his mom had stopped drinking. His two sisters were successful in life. https://anonimag.es/image/cBC

This IMDB stalker continues to harass users nonstop. He hates criticizes tv mothers and any user who likes them. He also often criticizes the lives of tv characters. He has an obsession of young boys growing bodies and female users body parts. Anyone wonder if this user's neighbors know how he spends his time?

He now appears to live alone since his mother, cat Yoyo and other partners are gone. He has fond memories of Larry Scott body builder, likes to hunt for pennies from Heaven and search online for female users to sexually harass.


Wow, how is it you know so much about this person? You sound a little obsessed!

And why are you using the picture of a dead woman who passed away in 2013 for your avatar?

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Yes, Rod. It is your mother. Would she be proud of you? I'm stalking you back. It's not funny now is it?

You talk about my privates, write lies about other users children being taken away by CPS, write about users going off a cliff and dying. You've done this for 2yrs that I know of. I'd say you are the one obsessed. So now as you stalk me, you will see the face of your dead mother. This is called fight backing.

I will take the high road and change back to Krazykat soon. Maybe tonight or maybe tomorrow. I might become one of your sisters, your cousin who didn't give your book 5 stars on Goodreads or even your cat Yoyo as your mom call him, I have so many options. Well, you know what I'm talking about. Remember when you used your brother inlaws photo on another account. Bookman told me about it. Does your sister or brother inlaw Phillip know you used it?
https://i.imgsafe.org/d70ddc9581.png

But, I am fond of my cat photo and Krazykat. I guess what I do next is up to you. If you keep stalking me and other users talking about our privates and posting nonstop lies about our families then yes, I will change my profile photo and name often. Just like you did here with Bookman. You used Patty Duke's photo not long after she died. I wonder how her family would feel having her used like this?

https://i.imgsafe.org/d72ee394ea.png


Though nothing can bring back the hour Of splendor in the grass, of glory in the flower;

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But, I am fond of my cat photo and Krazykat. I guess what I do next is up to you. If you keep stalking me and other users talking about our privates and posting nonstop lies about our families then yes, I will change my profile photo and name often. Just like you did here with Bookman. You used Patty Duke's photo not long after she died. I wonder how her family would feel having her used like this?


Boy, are you dumb. That's not Patty Duke, you dimbulb. Don't you even know what she looks like, after posting your "condolences" on her board? What a moron.

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I'm personally not a fan of Patty Duke that was AmyJo, not me, but if it isn't her it doesn't matter. The point is you create accounts just to harass others, stalk others, write lies about their families and sexually harass them.

You are still doing it too. You just posted to me saying -

But keep on drinking and driving. Maybe someday your kids can come back to you and forgive you. Watch Anne of Green Gables and cry about your childhood with foster parents who beat and ignored you. I realize it's a sad life. But don't take your troubles out on others.


As usual you seem to think I'm someone else. I'm pretty sure I've never posted about Anne Of Green Gables. Do you really think more than one user will stand up to you, pervert? You seem to forget there are millions of users on here. Not just you & the few users you are obsessed with.

Since you are still spreading lies about me, it looks like we might be seeing more faces of your family in my profile pictures on here for awhile. Their names too. So next time your sister Suzanne L Labbee Sr & sister Judith E Pancoast Google their names they will see what their brother Rodney A Labbe does online. Your sister Judith has daughters too. I often Google search my family members online so your nieces will see this too. You do know that IMDB isn't private. Try Googling one of your old deleted accounts and you will find out. Naterdawg is one suggested since you used your brother inlaws photo. That is what Bookman told me. This would be your brother inlaw Phillip.
https://i.imgsafe.org/d70ddc9581.png

Again, not a threat, just a promise.

Remember it was your mother who drank and smoked. She is the the most influential person in you life. She must have been a stalker too.

I moved back home after college (in 1985) and lived with my mother and father. Dad had been sick for many years with heart and circulatory issues. Mom, however, was very strong, very vital. She went to an exercise class three times a week, was working, stopped smoking (and drinking) and even earned her high school degree through adult education when she was 60!


http://www.recover-from-grief.com/my-mother-was-the-most-influential-person-in-my-life.html

Though nothing can bring back the hour Of splendor in the grass, of glory in the flower;

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I think the character Miranda was an unhappy bitch. As to why she achieved the rank that she had is a mystery to me. She was a failure in her personal life - so maybe that says something about her true character.

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Since you are still spreading lies about me, it looks like we might be seeing more faces of your family in my profile pictures on here for awhile. Their names too. So next time your sister Suzanne L Labbee Sr & sister Judith E Pancoast Google their names they will see what their brother Rodney A Labbe does online. Your sister Judith has daughters too. I often Google search my family members online so your nieces will see this too. You do know that IMDB isn't private. Try Googling one of your old deleted accounts and you will find out. Naterdawg is one suggested since you used your brother inlaws photo. That is what Bookman told me. This would be your brother inlaw Phillip.


You are an oozing KUNT.

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I would have probably left after the Harry Potter incident. I would have completed the task just to see if I could do it and then when I gave her the book, I’d say “I quit!” And left.
To be honest though at the start when she keeps calling Andy Emily, and Andy corrects her, when Miranda does it again immediately after Andy has just told her what her name is, Miranda is being a bitch. and if I were andy, I would turn around slowly and say “once again my name is Andrea, if you keep calling me Emily, I’m just going to keep ignoring you. My name is Andrea ok, not Emily, Andrea” then walked out.

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Of COURSE they would. The more you want, the more you have to give.

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