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February 25, 2017
First: you proud of me? I finished the book. Okay, it doesn’t sound that impressive right now, given that you also probably know it is only 262 pages. But you know what? It was really fucking boring. And I was really fucking bored for the majority of the time I spent reading this book.
Don’t get me wrong. This book has great things going on for it. It has great character development, and it teaches you life skills…it’s just, at the risk of repeating myself, it is also really fucking boring.
拉拉 is initially portrayed as a capable, naïve, and somewhat timid girl that both you and I can relate to. She is every one of us after we graduate and begin our first job, unsure of what to expect, and how to best please her boss.
Slowly, slowly, before our very eyes, she develops. And, she does so gradually. It is to the author’s credit that I tell you honestly I can’t pinpoint an exact turning point or a quote which definitely demonstrates how much she’s developed, but I can tell you that she does grow. Her analysis of events becomes more and more logical and clearly defined, and her decisions, her ability to communicate – they all are refined with time.
As the author herself states, this book is partially intended as a guide for the reader.
Perhaps she herself endured experiences similar to that of 拉拉, or perhaps she’s just a particularly insightful person, but I really appreciate the different ways 拉拉 handles different people. Maybe it’s just because I myself am not the best at handling relations to other people (READ: I’m kind of scared of people but I also kind of judge them and I also kind of hate them) but it was eye-opening to read about the ways in which you can subtly convey a message to someone, instead of bashing them in the face with it. For example, her including a ‘story’ illustrating the SMART principles just so her prickly, overconfident manager wouldn’t feel insulted at the insinuation he doesn’t know how to use them (even though he doesn’t.)
So…why only 3 stars? Because first and foremost, this is a novel. Its purpose is to entertain. And whatever else it might have done for me, it didn’t entertain.
But maybe it’s me. My Chinese is proficient, but it is not fluent. As a result, I get confused easily. And you know what they say, a confused reader is a bored reader. There were several times when I’d read a phrase of seeming inconsequence only to have that event get blown up later. Perhaps because of my lack of grip with Chinese, I couldn’t fully appreciate the book, and, as such, found it boring.
Conclusion: 4.5 stars for the content. 2.75 stars for it being a literary work designed to entertain.
Would I recommend it? Yes, to proficient Chinese readers. Or adamant ones, who are determined to plough through it and glean the messages offered in the book. But not to anyone else.
Don’t get me wrong. This book has great things going on for it. It has great character development, and it teaches you life skills…it’s just, at the risk of repeating myself, it is also really fucking boring.
拉拉 is initially portrayed as a capable, naïve, and somewhat timid girl that both you and I can relate to. She is every one of us after we graduate and begin our first job, unsure of what to expect, and how to best please her boss.
现在的问题是，她不能正确地做出判断，到底哪些问题该请示，哪些问题该自己做决定；在公司政策许可范围内，到底哪些事情的处理只要符合政策就行，哪些又该特别按照玫瑰前辈的专业经验来处理。
有时候她请示多了，玫瑰就不耐烦起来：“拉拉，我很忙的，你是广州办的主管，你要有自己的决定嘛。”
拉拉于是自己去做决定，结果一报上去，玫瑰骂人的电话又到了。
拉拉能做的只有咬死一条：在没有搞清游戏规则之前，将温顺进行到底。
Slowly, slowly, before our very eyes, she develops. And, she does so gradually. It is to the author’s credit that I tell you honestly I can’t pinpoint an exact turning point or a quote which definitely demonstrates how much she’s developed, but I can tell you that she does grow. Her analysis of events becomes more and more logical and clearly defined, and her decisions, her ability to communicate – they all are refined with time.
As the author herself states, this book is partially intended as a guide for the reader.
您可以消遣的来看看这本纯属虚构的小说，也可以把它当经验分享之类的职场实用手册来使用。
Perhaps she herself endured experiences similar to that of 拉拉, or perhaps she’s just a particularly insightful person, but I really appreciate the different ways 拉拉 handles different people. Maybe it’s just because I myself am not the best at handling relations to other people (READ: I’m kind of scared of people but I also kind of judge them and I also kind of hate them) but it was eye-opening to read about the ways in which you can subtly convey a message to someone, instead of bashing them in the face with it. For example, her including a ‘story’ illustrating the SMART principles just so her prickly, overconfident manager wouldn’t feel insulted at the insinuation he doesn’t know how to use them (even though he doesn’t.)
拉拉写完这个故事后，给周亮和周酒意发了个邮件，她把这个故事作为了附件。拉拉在邮件正文中写道：
周亮，酒意：
附件是我最近收到的朋友转的一个关于SMART原则的小故事，其中的内容比较简单生动。
SMART原则，你们两位都很熟悉了。但光你们熟悉还不够，你们的每一位下属也要熟悉，才能设置好他们的个人绩效目标。
因此，趁着这次公司年中绩效回顾，请你们在一周内，给下属就SMART原则做一次详尽的辅导。这也是为什么我把这个附件发给你们的原因，我要求你们把它作为你们辅导中的教材。
在你们的辅导完成后，你们的每位下属都要写一份简短扼要的关于SMART原则的运用心得，请两周内交给我。
如有需要帮助之处，随时提出。
谢谢!
拉拉
周亮和周酒意看到邮件中最后要求他们的下属都得写一份心得上交，免不了自己先认真地看一遍“拉拉的朋友”转来的“故事”，然后再转发给下属们一起讨论。
So…why only 3 stars? Because first and foremost, this is a novel. Its purpose is to entertain. And whatever else it might have done for me, it didn’t entertain.
But maybe it’s me. My Chinese is proficient, but it is not fluent. As a result, I get confused easily. And you know what they say, a confused reader is a bored reader. There were several times when I’d read a phrase of seeming inconsequence only to have that event get blown up later. Perhaps because of my lack of grip with Chinese, I couldn’t fully appreciate the book, and, as such, found it boring.
Conclusion: 4.5 stars for the content. 2.75 stars for it being a literary work designed to entertain.
Would I recommend it? Yes, to proficient Chinese readers. Or adamant ones, who are determined to plough through it and glean the messages offered in the book. But not to anyone else.
June 27, 2019
职场启蒙书
有段时间没到考试 就要拿出来读一遍
莫名的给予我很多精神动力
有段时间没到考试 就要拿出来读一遍
莫名的给予我很多精神动力
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October 8, 2019杜拉拉让我们发现有这样的一种实现梦想的方式，但那始终不是我们的人生，靠一本小说把我们拖到既定的生活模式，我觉得那未免有点可怜。其实你的人生，早在这之前就已经走了很远，我也一样，对不对。 ——豆瓣网友无端的书评
May 27, 2023
多年之后再读跟几年前第一次读的感觉截然不同～一本干货满满的职场小说～作者通过小说里描写的多个清晰易懂的实例传递给读者很多职场中人与人的“斗智斗勇”和职场中处于不同位置层级的员工的做人处事的智慧之道，十分有意思～！
November 6, 2014
Usually I like reading books that are different from my life. I like reading about pretty English villages, messy Italian towns, fantasy-lands full of sword fights and magic. I like to escape, even if people say it might be not the best strategy to face here and now.
This book is too near to the everyday life to afford such a luxury. The main character is a girl called Lala (I like the name, it’s easy to remember), who starts her professional life in pretty much the usual sad way of everyone else. She has some sort of education, and that’s it. No amazing qualifications that send perspective employers to queue, no connections to get her safe and well-paid position in a stable company. Somehow (the book skips this part of her journey) she goes through a number of Chinese- and Taiwanese-owned firms, until she lands in a multinational corporation. But, of course, getting in is only half the trick. Bosses are difficult, promotion questionable. Somehow I recognize the picture only too well (but her pay is being increased every year… why does it never happen to me?).
The book rather skips the “work part”: I do not think that we are ever told what exactly does the company do. Lala’s own position is in administration division (usual for every company), her job is described in rather general terms, and I can’t help feeling that it hollows the book somewhat. Another thing that may take substance from the book is that Lala is hands down good in her job. On the other hand, we are promised a success story, and it wouldn’t feel fare to the reader if Lala were successful and unqualified.
So far I’m 1/3 through with the book (not sure if I can finish it before the year runs out). It is not the easy read because of the understandable lack of the escape factor, but pretty good, anyway. Maybe one day I would even be able to use some of the tips dispersed through the book to move my career in the right direction XDD
This book is too near to the everyday life to afford such a luxury. The main character is a girl called Lala (I like the name, it’s easy to remember), who starts her professional life in pretty much the usual sad way of everyone else. She has some sort of education, and that’s it. No amazing qualifications that send perspective employers to queue, no connections to get her safe and well-paid position in a stable company. Somehow (the book skips this part of her journey) she goes through a number of Chinese- and Taiwanese-owned firms, until she lands in a multinational corporation. But, of course, getting in is only half the trick. Bosses are difficult, promotion questionable. Somehow I recognize the picture only too well (but her pay is being increased every year… why does it never happen to me?).
The book rather skips the “work part”: I do not think that we are ever told what exactly does the company do. Lala’s own position is in administration division (usual for every company), her job is described in rather general terms, and I can’t help feeling that it hollows the book somewhat. Another thing that may take substance from the book is that Lala is hands down good in her job. On the other hand, we are promised a success story, and it wouldn’t feel fare to the reader if Lala were successful and unqualified.
So far I’m 1/3 through with the book (not sure if I can finish it before the year runs out). It is not the easy read because of the understandable lack of the escape factor, but pretty good, anyway. Maybe one day I would even be able to use some of the tips dispersed through the book to move my career in the right direction XDD
August 20, 2016
非常值得參考的一本書
May 24, 2023
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