It is rumored that the bitchy boss
in The Devil Wears Prada
is based on Anna Wintour,
the editor-in-chief of Vogue,
a woman
designer Karl Lagerfeld calls
“the most famous
fashion journalist in the world.”
Now
you and I know
that if a woman is the boss,
odds are
some ass is going to call
her a bitch.
Anna Wintour points out
to 60 Minutes
that the proof is in the employees.
“I have so many people
that have worked here for
15 to 20 years.
If I’m such a bitch,
they must be gluttons
for punishment.”
Exactly.
People aren’t stupid.
They don’t work for decades
for a bad boss.
Is Anna Wintour tough?
Of course.
You don’t survive for long
as a leader
if you’re not tough.
As Wintour points out
“People respond well
to people who know what they want.”
No one follows a bitch.
They follow leaders.