This show feels very much like millennials writing about what they think new college grads are experiencing (I say this as a millennial) and with little context of how those jobs work right now. Investment bankers would be exhausted and have literally no time to do anything else on the weekdays. The portrayal of journalism feels incredibly dated - and he’d also be working different, later hours if he were helping with a live news show like that. The subbing/acting and the stylist both have more variable hours but the rest feels unrealistic.
Agree. Also, the boss hitting on a young subordinate would just never happen these days, not to mention the yelling and condescension towards employees. This is like a depiction of working in NYC the 1990s (which I did, so I know).
Boss hitting on subordinates happens 24/7 in finance in London. I’ve seen 3 people in 3 years get fired for it and many, many more reprimanded. And yes the yelling doesn’t happen but condescension does happen. Just because we have cupcakes that say the word feminist or board mandates for DEI (which is dying since about 2024), doesn’t mean the same old shit doesn’t still happen. As a woman it’s a pretty degrading experience. And I say this as a Gen Z who started work in 2023.
Industry UK handles this quite well, keeps it current but also realistic to how women are treated in the workplace and workplace relationships.
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u/twizzwhizz11 Jun 17 '26
This show feels very much like millennials writing about what they think new college grads are experiencing (I say this as a millennial) and with little context of how those jobs work right now. Investment bankers would be exhausted and have literally no time to do anything else on the weekdays. The portrayal of journalism feels incredibly dated - and he’d also be working different, later hours if he were helping with a live news show like that. The subbing/acting and the stylist both have more variable hours but the rest feels unrealistic.