嗨，昨晚追劇了伐？
追劇的瘋狂我懂，差不多應該是這樣的吧：
熱播劇《我的前半生》昨天講到：被婚姻背叛的羅子君痛定思痛，將悲痛化作工作的力量，在調研公司勤奮好學。聰明能幹的閨蜜唐晶遠在香港，也會打來慰問電話；當子君被心懷不軌的上司算計時，有睿智帥氣會做飯的閨蜜男友賀涵打抱不平，幫她輕鬆化解。（這樣的優質閨蜜及閨蜜男友請給我來一打！）
這樣的情節再次證明了簡•奧斯汀的一句話：
Friendship is certainly the finest balm for the pangs of disappointed love.
友誼是治癒情傷最好的藥。
最近，這部由「師太」亦舒同名小說改編的電視劇不要太火啊，誰要是沒看過都不好意思出門跟人打招呼。
The First Half of My Life is a 2017 Chinese television series based on Hong Kong novelist Yi Shu's novel of the same name, which examines women's independence issue in modern society through the perspective of a housewife-turned-career woman.
情節其實很簡單：
一段失敗的婚姻糾葛
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一段勵志的職場奮鬥
Luo Zijun lives a peaceful life as a full-time housewife, yet is unaware of the cracks in her marriage. One day, her husband Chen Junsheng files for divorce and she is shocked. After divorce, Luo Zijun heads back into the workforce with the help of her dear friend Tang Jing and He Han, both are white-collar workers and elites.
前一段充分闡釋了一個道理：家庭主婦真是一個高危職業，十年後，被老公炒魷魚了，卻發現自己已經一無所有。
透過各種狗血、一地雞毛，我們看到的是「天真」二字。
後一段峰迴路轉：全職太太既可以光鮮亮麗、養尊處優，也可以化繭成蝶，誰都有機會成為叱吒職場的女神。
經歷重重困難之後的華麗轉身，我們看到的兩個字將是「逆襲」。
感情線按下不表，今天我們通過這部劇，聊聊職場那些事兒：
Let’s admit it: in these tough times, there are more job applicants than ever before. How do you keep going in the face of constant rejection? Well, it is just a process. You may need to widen your search or get creative about how you sell yourself. You may need to take advantage of your network or even take a leap of faith and apply for something completely out of the box.
被「養」了十年的羅子君，被離婚時連門都不敢出，但為了爭奪兒子的撫養權，她開始咬牙找工作。作為職場新人，她四處碰壁，但也唯有堅持，才能找到一份過去的自己曾經不屑一顧的工作。
Understand your unique brand
It’s critical that you understand the key characteristics that make you unique on the job market — that make you stand above other similar job-seekers. These characteristics could include your past experience, education, training, skills, and traits.
離婚官司開庭前，羅子君所有的面試都被拒了，但此時的她急需一份穩定的收入來增加自己爭奪兒子撫養權的籌碼，關鍵時刻，賀涵給她介紹了一份工作——高端商場裡的奢侈品銷售。曾經富足的生活讓羅子君對奢侈品有著更深的了解，因此這份工作她很適合。
Observe how the company gets things done
This includes the company's management style, your boss' management style; leadership; company culture. Become a student of your managers and their leaders. The best classroom is at the feet of an elder.
初入新崗位，誰都得儘快熟悉各個環節，羅子君也拜師學藝，聽賀涵傳授銷售行業秘訣：要贏得客戶的信任，要做好顧客維護。賀涵教子君熟悉應每一個客戶的具體情況，並牢記於心，這樣才能提供更好的服務。
It's one thing to have a goal, but without a plan on how to achieve that goal, you may never reach it. Your plan should include detailed steps for how you will work. If you must, put your plan on paper so that you review it regularly, making positive steps toward your goal.
信念的力量是巨大的。前夫陳俊生帶著小三凌玲偶然進店買鞋，羅子君不僅沒有情緒失控，反而熱情地跪地給凌玲穿鞋，充分利用兩人對她的愧疚之心，成功賣出兩雙價格不菲的鞋。事後同事問她是怎麼做到的，羅子君說：「抱著衝業績穩衝第一的信念啊。如果給他們擺臉色，什麼都得不到，笑臉相迎反而還能賣出去兩雙鞋。」
Think carefully before approaching gossipers
Gossip is oftentimes best dealt with by paying no attention to it at all. A good policy is to react to gossip as if it doesn't bother you.
羅子君剛上班時總是聽到同事們的閒言碎語，好幾次「恨不得把鞋盒子扔到她們身上讓她們閉嘴」，但是她忍了，因為有人告訴她：韜光養晦很重要，做好自己的業績，任人評說。
Plan for the best and prepare for the worst
Improve business efficiency, eliminate day-to-day mishaps, and prepare for the worst-with effective disaster contingency planning. In the meantime, keep a diary of what you see that can be improved, changed, accomplished.
進入調研公司不久，羅子君秉承認真的工作態度，覺得有必要親自去蘇州調研問卷情況。賀涵提醒羅子君夜裡有雷雨，要提前訂回程票，但她並未在意。大雨如約而至，羅子君買不到車票，搭乘的黑車還壞在路邊，她惶然無措。其實每一個工作決定都應該有預案或者提前準備，不能隨性而為。
Get to know the company's key players
You will have a settling-in period anywhere from 30-90 days. Use that time wisely and get to know people and their roles; network; build alliances, and so on.
賀涵抽時間給羅子君上課時說，她應該學會在同事中找同伴，不能只是傻做自己的事情，要學會尋找志同道合的人；還要學會觀察，要明確自己和上司的關係，如果及時認清新上司段曉天別有用心，有些麻煩也許可以避免。
Pay attention to details at work
Fast-paced work environments and complex tasks can often make it a challenge to pay close attention to the details of every element of your job performance. You can improve your overall attention to details by creating a detailed work and making lists.
細節決定成敗，「小三」凌玲只有大專學歷，她能從普通的現場調查員能做到信息部骨幹，必然有其過人之處。羅子君的前夫陳俊生就曾因凌玲整理的資料上細心的分類小紙條而感動過。子君雖「恨屋及烏」撕了那些小紙條，但她其實也在學著用彩筆認真做筆記。
看到這，是不是可以預見羅子君成功逆襲的未來？
失落時，羅子君說：「男人都會在結婚時，對女人說，我養你啊。這真是一顆男人騙女人吃下的毒蘋果。你越相信，中毒越深。而我中了這個毒十年，十年後發作了，我已經無可救藥了。」
她說對了前一半：有「靠別人養著」的想法就是吃下了毒蘋果，但她沒有說對後一半，其實不管是多少年後「毒性發作」，都請不要放棄自己，奮鬥無論何時都是自救的良藥。因為：
你的生命，是你獨一無二的生命，是你僅有一次的生命；
你是它唯一的主人；
不念過去，不懼將來，每一天都是我們最好的開始。
追了那麼久劇，你一定也有好多感觸吧，不論你是感嘆都市職場的不易，還是吐槽婚姻的辛酸，甚至是大讚「丈母娘」的演技.歡迎給我們留言分享。
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