Katherine Crowley

In the world of literary fiction, we talk about cardboard characters. This book has cardboard problems, and cardboard characters, that have cardboard solutions to workplace problems. Ah, what a wonderful world it would be if everything fit nicely into archetypes.

And the ending .. what kind of ending is that? I wonder if the publisher left out pages from the book. I thought there would be a chapter, even a paragraph, that might tie things together.

There are a lot better books out there for dealing with emotional traps at work.


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My key takeaways:

1. Think of mean girls as psychologically handicapped people, so you needn't retaliate.

2. Do your best not to obsess about the situation. Instead, apply the energy you would spend worrying to producing stellar results in other areas.

3. Accept that the situation you’re in isn’t fair, and get ready to respond to the difficult people around you differently.

Sometimes, you don’t want a solution to your problem, you just want someone to understand. That’s exactly what this book offered. I was able to relate to the scenarios mentioned and that felt good.

Advice-wise this book is not very useful. Sometimes, they are contradictory. I would not recommend following the book completely. However, I still liked reading it. It encouraged me to let go.… (meer)