讨论:你职场生活过得怎么样?

《杜拉拉升职记》是一部描述白领生存法则的小说.小说的主人公杜拉拉是典型的中产阶级的代表，她没有背景，受过较好的教育，走正规路子，靠个人奋斗获取成功。对于大部分人来说，她的故事比比尔盖茨的更值得参考。如果你看过这本书, 你自己有什么感受呢? 如果没有,也谈谈自己现在职场生活或未来的计划.或许能对自己的晋升有帮助.一起参与讨论吧!!!

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Office life not all fairytale drama

DU Lala is the hottest career coach in the country. The fictional character in the acclaimed novel Du La La's Promotion shows others how to take the high road to success in a multinational company. But does her story depict a real or distorted picture of work life? The answer is as complicated as office life itself.

Over one million copies of the book have been sold since its release in 2007. Go Lala Go!, a movie adaptation of the novel set to hit cinemas next weekend, has stirred up even more interest in the story. The film stars Xu Jinglei and Stanley Huang, but fans seem to be more excited about seeing the story unfold on the big screen.

According to a recent survey, 45 percent of the 6,810 netizens polled said they have drawn career pointers from the novel. Other office novels, such as In and Out of the Loop, Win and Lose and Drowning and Floating, seem to have been received with similar interest.

"These books show me the life of white collars, and they teach me career rules and jargon that are not offered in class," said Zhang Shanshan, a 22-year-old senior at Beijing Forestry University. Zhang says the competition, humor and office gossip in the book intrigued her. "I can't wait to embark on my own career," she said.

The popularity of office novels does not surprise Chen Ning, a senior career consultant at . "Novels about office fights and struggles satisfy the psychological demands of an ordinary office worker," Chen said. "The leading characters face great pressure, fierce competition and an uncertain future. This is a real scenario in many readers' daily life."
Li Ke, the author of Du Lala's Promotion, has been stressing the significance of her fiction. "I want to provide real and useful common sense, knowledge and experience to office workers," Li told the Qianjiang Evening News last year.

Polarized characters

Recent graduates say they have found the basic work principles highlighted in the novel to be instructive. "If these books had been published five years earlier, I might have avoided some problems," said Xu Jun, an HR manager at Guangqi Honda Automobile Company. "They often discuss basic office principles, which are relevant for staff working under the middle management level. They also help readers to see the importance of basic problem solving and organizational skills."

But some veteran employees warn that the novels are not always realistic. They say this is especially true of the characters.
"[The protagonists] appear to be unbeatable," said Hou Zhendong, an HR manager at General Electric. Du Lala's team leader quit in an irresponsible way; her boss is inept; and the staff around her is either stupid or overly-sophisticated. Du stands out in emergencies and makes all the right decisions.

"The truth is, real-life colleagues are not that polarized," Hou said. "You seldom get to negotiate your salary with a big boss. And, most of the time, you make wrong decisions far more than you make correct ones."
The career principles in the books are also of limited use.

"Most of the stories happen in Fortune 500 companies with a long history. Their cultures are well-established, and their rules are scientific," Hou said. "But if you work for a small foreign company, or a local enterprise, some principles are useless."

Liu Rui, a project manager at IBM, suggests fans of these books focus on the little bits of wisdom they provide.
"The novels give rookies some inspiration," he said. "They emphasize the importance of observation, practice and self-examination. These tips are precious and universally true."

I read the book after I worked for a multinational company for over 1 year. As one basically has the similar experience with the heroin, I am soon attracted by the story. It is a pity that I haven’t read it before I start my career, since it somehow changes my attitude towards job and career.

I am not saying it is a book of career guidance; it’s still a fiction story. The people are not real and LaLa is set up to be successful, but the cultures, the office principles and rules, and even her work and social skills can be referred by those green hands as work bible.

I strongly recommend this book. You’ll get a glimpse of work life in top multinational companies from LaLa’s experience. And I’ll certainly go for the adaptation movie this weekend.

Have you read the book before? Give your comment.

If you have already drove on your career path, what are bothering you now in your work. If you plan to start your career, what will be your concern in your future career life? I’m here looking for something new to blow my mind.

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