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Lynn Hamilton is vice president of operations for the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette and a former teacher at an inner-city high school

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The Golden Girls: The Complete Third Season (1987) — Actor — 65 copies
Lady Sings the Blues [1972 film] (1972) — Actor — 47 copies, 1 review

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You know the scene from tv/movies/gifs where someone is slowly eating popcorn with that look of horror on their face because they're caught up in what they're hearing or seeing? This was me the entire time I was reading this book.

Blood in the Water is about being treated horribly in a corporate environment by not just one person, but by several people. No, not like a horde of mean girls from high school, with one objective (to make someone's life miserable). Instead, this is an account of show more coworkers/teammates behaving horribly and managers also behaving horribly, but with the added bonus of favoritism, silent treatment, and excusing said bad behavior of direct reports. I found myself early on, cringing as the author described continually giving the benefit of the doubt to The Boss and even more when she became friends with Erica. "If Erica is behaving like this about others, you're next!" I wanted to yell! Sadly, this was the case. I couldn't believe the author endured this environment as long as she did, reasons of which she does acknowledge toward the end of the book.

This book is a good lesson on being friendly with coworkers without being friends. I have not followed this advice in my own career, but this certainly makes me pause to rethink.

I may even like to re-read this book, but for now, I'm going to sit and process what all I just took in. 5+ stars, highly recommend.
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"Blood in the Water: An Account of Workplace Bullying" est un puissant témoignage d'une jeune mère de famille de californie en proie à des angoisses crescendo, ressenties sur le lieu de son travail.
Une lente et inexorable descente aux enfers qui alerte le lecteur sur certaines des pratiques destabilisantes au niveau moral, de nos jours, qui tisse un vibrant plaidoyer en faveur des Femmes, trop souvent victimes des harceleurs.

Lynn Hamilton partage sa propre experience de comment le show more microcosme du monde professionnel, n' est en fait que le reflet de notre société, malade de ses enjeux et de ses manipulations destructrices, véritable fléau moderne d'une performance acquise au prix de malveillances insidieuses et pernicieuses.

Toute une palette d'émotions poignantes y est explorée à travers sa propre histoire traumatique alors qu'elle se dévouait corps et âme à ses fonctions.
L'auteur cible efficacement la frontière ténue qui existe entre l'empathie et la vénération, ce mécanisme inconscient dont on ne sort jamais indemne et qui pousse à toujours faire plus que le maximum, appelant un désir de reconnaissance illimité, et par là-même, autodestructeur.

J'ai aimé le thème du récit, mais selon moi, le fait qu'il soit écrit esclusivement au temps passé, sans aucun dialogue, génère un climat lourd et monotone, comme une description figée d'un passé lointain d'où toute résilience est exclue. C'est dommage à mon sens, car une toute autre histoire de cette femme, avec de vrais dialogues et aussi, un travail mieux décrit (je n'ai pas réussi à cerner ce qu'elle fait !) aurait ajouté du rythme et un climax nécéssaire pour éviter cette pesanteur, de pages et pages.
Aussi, y inclure un ton enjoué, enthousiaste, en y incluant des anecdotes amusantes ou satyriques, auraient relevés à coup sur cette histoire, trop mélo-dramatique, et aurait cassé ce monologue plaintif et répétitif.
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