Comments on: The Devil really does wear Prada, Part II

By: My 10 fav blog posts of 2009

My 10 fav blog posts of 2009 — Mon, 11 Jan 2010 01:29:30 +0000

[...] The Devil really does wear Prada — Part I and The Devil really does wear Prada — Part II [...]

By: When the young waitress started crying at our table that we knew it was time to go.

Tue, 13 Oct 2009 20:38:51 +0000

[...] I worked was held captive in Evil Boss Lady’s Theatre of Cruelty I had one client in particular who I became very good friends [...]

By: Stephanie A. Lloyd

Stephanie A. Lloyd — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 16:07:14 +0000

WOW. That sounds really familiar, actually. I’m not going to name any names; but by chance is this consulting firm your EBL worked for based in Atlanta?

I do firmly believe that what comes around goes around. Glad you escaped that situation relatively unscathed!

Stephanie

By: Mrs. Consultant

Mrs. Consultant — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 15:54:26 +0000

WOW…I worked for an Evil Boss Lady (owner of a company I consulted for) that fits this description. The contract she placed me on had a man (Evil Customer Man) who was get this…just like her. Neither trusted the other.

EBL always “forgot” to pay us consultants so we were always getting paid late and ECM yelled at me, “lost” big chunks of his company’s $, and manipulated the reports I did showing the “lost” dollar amounts. Needless to say, after the first phase of this project I elected not to continue and gave notice the same way…also citing the contract and “at will” status.

Not only did EBL not pay me for the last 2 weeks, but she and ECM finally got along great after I left, so great that they conspired to tarnish my reputation at the customer’s company…thank God I had successfully completed other projects for the customer’s company prior and no one believed them. Funny thing is…EBL and ECM knew this but still thought they’d get away with it.

Later I learned ECM was “relocated” to another division involving no access to $ and EBL’s company was under investigation for “questionable” hiring/labor practices!

By: I Quit! (And then I stabbed him with a fork.)

I Quit! (And then I stabbed him with a fork.) — Sat, 11 Jul 2009 17:54:40 +0000

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By: The Devil really does wear Prada

The Devil really does wear Prada — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 15:04:34 +0000

[...] know what some of Evil Boss Lady’s awesome rules are next I’m going to tell you about the day I quit – THE MOST AWESOME DAY OF MY ENTIRE LIFE – so stay tuned. Share and [...]

By: Michael Long (The Red Recruiter)

Michael Long (The Red Recruiter) — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 18:18:06 +0000

Wow!

That sounded like a ton of fun! Glad you are still with us.

Michael

By: JP

JP — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 01:59:23 +0000

I really love your story about your first job. I can’t believe you stayed there for 9 months!! But i’m sure this experience made you a stronger person!