The author is admittedly an egomaniac, but she is a funny one. The book is entertaining, and she’s a good writer so it was enjoyable. I kept having to remind myself that it was a memoir because it seemed more like a chick lit novel. So if you like that kind of stuff, you would like this book.

That I didn’t hate this character (or real person, I should say) as much as I expected to is a testament to just how much I expected to hate her. Anyone working in the RL knows someone like this. She is defined by what she wears and her position and knows EVERYTHING. You leave her every day thinking it must be great to be her and be so sure about everything no matter how wrong she always proves to be. At the start of the story, Jen is nothing short of an entitled, self- absorbed, mega-bitch and by the end she hasn’t changed a whole lot.

Jen, herself, is unpleasant. She’s not someone I’d want to buddy up with in RL and, frankly, she probably wouldn’t want to buddy up with me. We’d annoy the crap out of each other and I might even wind up hurting her severely. I cheered Courtney on when she stole that job from under Jen. With Jen’s “My need is so much more than your need” attitude, she would have done the same to Courtney. Stealing the Coach breifcase as she does early on speaks of the lengths to which she goes to get what she wants and how she views the plight of others…..the more downtrodden you are, the funnier she finds you.

In the end, this is the story of humility but not really a lesson learned. Jen does learn that she doesn’t need all the stuff she’s indulged herself with to define her. That having been said, she’s still a bitch and she still loves confrontation. I seriously dislike people who get joy out of making others feel bad.