If you're not a fan of Ugly Betty, here's what you need to know to understand this article: Betty is from the other side of the tracks, er, river. She lives with her family in Queens and aspires to be a serious Manhattan journalist. She pounded the pavement in her frumpy, bow-tied blouses and below-the-knee skirts to land her first job--assistant to the editor of fashion magazine Mode. Talk about a fish out of water. But Betty, through hard work and dedication, often winds up saving her boss' butt (and making some major fashion faux pas).
Along the way, Betty learns frequent lessons about office politics, professionalism and fitting in. They're lessons we viewers should take to heart, says Tanner Stransky author of Find Your Inner Ugly Betty: 25 Career Lessons for Young Professionals Inspired by TV Shows. Stransky, an editorial assistant in Entertainment Weekly's TV department, says Ugly Betty and shows like Grey's Anatomy and The Mary Tyler Moore Show are ripe with career lessons.
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