Yes. She offered to consume some of his time, without providing a reason he should give it to her.

The “I would die for the opportunity...” is a pointless email. The next question is “what do you want to talk about?” which he essentially already asked. Asking to just “shoot the breeze” with the richest man in the world is unlikely to be successful. I’m not surprised he didn’t respond. She had an opportunity and…

I’m no fan of Jeff Bezos, but if he was trying to get me to warm up to him, snubbing Gwyneth Paltrow is a pretty good way to do it.

I liked the movie enormously. That said, when I googled Lee Israel, I was taken aback that they made Melissa McCarthy, who is such a gorgeous gal, into such a schlump. Lee Israel was an older woman but in no photo that I’ve seen was she a schlump. If anything, she was a bit dramatic, given to graphic prints and dark…

Yep. It’s called feeling THREATENED and it is a pathetic display. Strong leaders/managers/directors don’t act like this.

So sorry this happened to you. Why don’t people understand that some suggestions aren’t an attack? I’m mostly an editor but even in post, folks can be really touchy and averse to suggestions.

This is such great advice. A similar situation happened to me many years back and since then the bad reviewer has had (self-imposed) struggle after struggle and I’ve continued to grow and progress. “Continue to do a good job” is the mantra I lived by after I spent a couple of days being really angry and sad. It’s…

Being fired can feel extremely lonely and scary. It’s probably different when you’re not sure how you’re going to pay your bills, but I’m sure it still sucked for Moore. I was fired and I feel like it was the end for me, I had no options, and I considered suicide. The only thing that helped (aside from getting another…

Context is important. One time I was dismissed from an important committee. Someone told me that, a couple years down the road, I would look better, *because* I was dismissed by them for standing up for my principles.

I actually really love that she’s talking about this. I had a shitty review at work this week, and feel like a total failure at life. To think that someone as respected and established as Juianne Moore could be fired kinda makes me think “you know what, no one is immune from this shit.” I know the shame she’s probably…

I too enjoyed the truth-telling, although in my case, it’s the siblings. Somehow it always revolves around them, drunk or “sober,” and it always will.  Disengage!

Is this considered being friends? One if pregnant and didn’t want to fly all the way to fucking India and shes upset about it??

Considering the UK tabloids give Meghan shit for every word, deed, or expression on her face, maybe attending a lavish six-day wedding in India would not be a good look for her at home.

“Priyanka is a huge international star with a tremendous social media following. She is probably more famous worldwide than Meghan is.” I only know her from marrying a Jonas brother - I had to google her. I don’t think many people in the UK have heard of her, apparently she’d been in a load of films so good for her -…

Meghan is a member of the Royal Family now, I don’t care how famous you are, Royalty is next level stuff. she can’t just roll up wherever she feels like anymore, there’s all sorts of considerations to be taken into account. Plus lets face it this story, like the one about Kate Middleton and Markle hating each other,…

I want to like Priyanka and I probably have no reason not to, but there’s just something off about her to me. I’ve never seen Quantico or any of her Indian films, so I’m really not familiar with her work at all. I’m sure she’s a fine actress and she absolutely gorgeous. There’s just something about her that really…

I’m guessing she’s much more happy about no longer living with an alcoholic.  If you’ve lived with a drunk, you know that everyone’s lives become centered around the drunk.  And if the alcoholic goes through recovery, you’re still at risk that you may end up living with a “dry drunk.”  This is based on my experience…

Talk about globe trotter troubles. Just the other day, I skipped out on a baby shower being held half way around the world.

Well, we may be at an impasse. Yes, AA was designed from the beginning to help you stop drinking, rather than to manage your drinking (which distinguishes it from 12-Step programs for over -eating or "sex addiction"; you can't stop eating entirely, and so far as I know SA doesn't try to get you to give up sex). It…

"Take personal responsibility for your situation, pursue honest and thorough self-examination, don't hang on to resentments, make up for your past actions, find somebody you can talk to, and help others" has been scientifically debunked?