**If you read this before Today at 3:00pm I hadn't edited and the ending probably didn't make much sense as I had to close things down quickly:)

I received my online order of novels a few days ago and included in them the sequel to the Second Assistant (The First Assistant). Similar to Devil Wears Prada or the tv show Ugly Betty in that its about a woman that is asked to outrageously ridiculous and many times above the call of duty tasks while in the role of an assistant. This character works in Hollywood and not the fashion industry but its basically the same idea.

Anyways, I've been reading it yesterday and decided that I needed to rent Devil Wears Prada (and Two Weeks Notice) last night. I realize that the most people that watch the movie think 'Oh my god! Why would she stay? What a terrible job.' but not me. In fact I'm annoyed that at the end she admits to her (ex)boyfriend that she had made a mistake getting so caught up in her job. I'm the first to admit that there is a lot of stress in jobs like this, the pay is rarely good and the appreciation shown for a job well done is next to nil most of the times, but that doesn't mean when you finally leave that you should discount what you did! Just because your boss pushed you too far doesn't mean the rest was bad.

Also I hate the part in the movie where Andrea meets her friends at a restaurant (after she started dressing the part and is excelling in her job) and Miranda calls. Her friends toss her cellophane between each other and tease her that they are going to answer it, all the while she's frantically trying to get it back before it hangs up and thus get in trouble from Miranda. After her conversation with her boss she turns to her friends and says they don't need to be such ass holes and leaves. Like her friends, most people would think she's the bitch in the situation and its was just a joke, since they figure she's on her off time and shouldn't have to be on call all the time, but I get so upset during this scene because I feel like its me. I know that it seems unfair to be on call 24/7, and personally I draw the line on answering it when my boss calls during certain times of the evening, but like Andrea I carry a cell that makes me on call 24/7 and when I answer it I wouldn't (don't) appreciate my friends trying to sabotage the conversation by trying to distract me or making noises so I can't hear.

As much as I bitch about hating my job sometimes, I do take it seriously and prefer to act professional while on the phone. Those antics don't help me, in fact make a quick conversation drag out as I'm either distracted or can't hear and need things repeated. I agreed to take a cell home with me when I was hired, I knew that meant I would be reachable after hours, granted I didn't think I would be called so regularly but regardless I would never try to disrupt someone else's business call. Hence my annoyance with the characters in the movie during that scene.

Well I could go on for awhile but I think I made my point for now.