When The Devil Wears Prada debuted in 2006, it introduced the world to cerulean blue and the not-so-glam life of fashion and editorial.
This spring, as the world readies not for florals but for the film’s sequel, questions around toxic work cultures—and how to handle them—are resurfacing.
Fresh discourse on the topic was sparked during the upcoming movie’s press tour, when Emily Blunt—who plays the English, overworked but fashionable first assistant to the editor-in-chief of a magazine—revisited one of her character’s most iconic scenes.
In the scene, Blunt’s character (also named Emily), who is wearing Valentino and an early-aughts smoky eye, dashes into her office teary-eyed from a cold. Seemingly flustered by feeling under the weather and a crushing workload ahead, the character whispers a mantra while settling into her desk.
“I love my job, I love my job, I love my job,” she says in the movie.
The scene has since become a meme for overworked millennial and Gen Z fans navigating corporate life.
“Find something that you deeply want to do”
During an interview with Betches, Blunt revealed that the scene was improvised, but upon being asked if she had any tips for young women hating their jobs, her response sparked a larger conversation about the state of the job market.
