have you ever had a boss like meryl streep in the devil wears prada? demanding, unthankful, clearly unhappy, driven, perfectionist? you've probably not seen anything quite as extreme as she is in this movie, but you may have had an experience or two.
i remember working in a cafe where my boss was very demanding. it drove me to perfectionism and insanity. at first, i did everything i could to live up to the crazy standards he would impose and do my best to deal with his unfriendliness. i got on well for a few...days...and then i was nearly at the end of my rope. by the grace of God, i never did quit and worked under him for 1.5 years before he moved on. i remember one time being so mad at him for being unappreciated that i walked into the walk in freezer and just screamed out a prayer to God for about a minute. sound doesn't travel well out of there so i yelled as loud as i could. at the end of it, i did walk out cooled off!
mark driscoll often talks about how media and advertisers believe more in hell than some christians. i think this is true. here is an example of work hell. no matter how hard the girl worked, she was never good enough. she couldn't live up to the standards set for her and for much of the movie she was miserable. every viewer identifies to some degree with her position. funny, while her salvation was in freedom from the oppression of this horrible boss, Jesus offers salvation from the oppression of the devil, who the bible calls the "king of this world."
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I did see this movie last summer in the thearter. I don't know why, because it wouldn't have been a choice of mine. But I went with a friend who wanted to see it. The boss was very demanding. That whole cut-throat, keeping ontop of the world's latest fasion desire is such a trap of the flesh.
How aweful it is to work under a difficult boss. Thankfully my bosses over the last bunch of years have been great.
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