14 lessons employees can learn from Mindy Kalings Late Night movie

14 lessons employees can learn from Mindy Kalings Late Night movie14 lessons employees can learn from Mindy Kalings Late Night movieMindy Kaling is no stranger to the writing room. From The Office to The Mindy Project to Champions, she frequented the television writing room ever since her early career days. On June 7, Kalings writing finally made it to the big screen with the new movie, Late Night.Katherine Newbury (Emma Thompson) in Late Night rivals Miranda Priestly (Meryl Streep) in The Devil Wears Prada for the worst babo award, but Molly Patel (Mindy Kaling) is just as compelled as Andy Sachs (Anne Hathaway) was to win her bosss praise and affection. Although Molly tries her best, she makes some big blunders with her boss along the way.Ladders attended an advanced Late Night screening, hosted by Natalie Zfat, and rounded up 14 lessons to learn from Molly Patel so you dont make these mistakes yourself.Follow Ladders on FlipboardFollow Ladders magazines on Flipboard covering Happi ness, Productivity, Job Satisfaction, Neuroscience, and mora14 lessons from the Late Night movieStand up for yourself against demeaning comments. Oftentimes people make comments that promote stereotypes or challenge your legitimacy in the workplace. Sometimes these people mean no harm and sometimes they do. Regardless, letting these comments slide wont be good for you or any minority person that comes to the workplace after you. If someone is calling you outyou have to stand up against that kind of stuff, you cant just let somebody bulldoze you and make those comments because youre a woman or because youre a person of color, Zfat said. You have to stand up and educate.Demand the respect your work deserves. Late Night did a good job of portraying what women go through in the workplace in terms of systematically being undermined and having to work twice as hard to get half the respect, Zfat said. Ive certainly felt that in my career.Even if you cant get your boss to like you, make the m need you. This crucial piece of advice actually came from Katherine Newburys husband, Walter (John Lithgow). Many employees spend extreme time and effort trying to get their boss to like them. The reality is that in the professional world your boss doesnt need to like you, she just needs to need you. Making yourself an indispensable player on the team is much more important than being the most well-liked employee.Dont go into a job with big criticisms and no big solutions. If youre going to criticize the way things are done, the way your boss manages, or the work people are creating, be sure you have well-thought-out suggestions on how to fix those problems.You can bring lessons from your past job, but dont act like you know it all. Bringing new ideas from your old job can be helpful. After all, your manager hired you, a fresh mind, for a reason. But a new employee that only talks about the way things were done at their old job can get repetitive and annoying.Dont just talk, prove yourself through your work. We all have that coworker that is always talking about big ideas but can never actually put pen to paper and get things done. Be the person that your boss knows she can count on by proving yourself over and over again.Learn from your coworkers, but dont believe everything they say. Healthy competition is one thing, but dont be fooled by coworkers who want to fool you into being friends with them. Be careful about the advice you take and the stories you share with certain coworkers.Apply for the job even if you dont think youre totally qualified. Never miss out on an opportunity for fear of being rejected from it. For all you know, you might just be exactly what the hiring manager is looking for.Just because you get a job through luck, timing, or a connection doesnt mean youre stupid enough to lose it. No matter how you got your job, the true test is being able to keep it. If its a job you love, you need to learn all you can, take risks, and make yourself an essential part of the team.Dont sleep with your coworkers. Coworker relationships are already complicated, theres no need to add in all the complications that come with an intimate relationship.Dont correct your boss at a time when it doesnt matter. If you correct your boss at a time when it saves them from making a big mistake, youll get a big thank you. If you correct your boss at a time when their mistake doesnt matter, youll most likely get a big glare at the very least.Dont stop working just because your boss isnt around, you never know when shell come back. If you need a break from your computer, go take a walk. Dont goof off just because you think your boss left the office. You never know when shell be back.Successful people are suspicious of people who over compliment them. This piece of advice is a direct line from Katherine Newbury herself. Complimenting is one way to flatter people, but successful people dont need you to inflate their heads. Your boss can see right th rough insincere compliments that are only meant to make her like you more.One on one time with your boss can be useful for building a relationship. While most employee-boss relationships shouldnt get too personal, getting to know who your boss is outside of work can be helpful in strengthening your work relationship with her.You might also enjoyNew neuroscience reveals 4 rituals that will make you happyStrangers know your social class in the first seven words you say, study finds10 lessons from Benjamin Franklins daily schedule that will double your productivityThe worst mistakes you can make in an interview, according to 12 CEOs10 habits of mentally strong people