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Came home after basketball at 8 pm to a full case of DAT DREAD
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Date: March 31st, 2015 6:58 AM Author: Sapphire state mood knowing full well that I would be working all night. The DREAD started as I was driving home from the game, worrying about the 20 minutes it would take to pick up pizza.
Should have started working at 9 pm after eating. Instead watched Saul until 10:15.
Now its 4 am.
9-5 midlaw. except that it is apparently 9 am -5 pm and then 9 pm to 5 am. |
Date: March 31st, 2015 7:01 AM Author: Grizzly office I knew exactly what poaster this would be due to "after basketball" :-)
Earl, I haven't liked you as a poaster (you called me a loser once) but damn, these threads are making you seem sympathetic. |
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Date: March 31st, 2015 7:20 AM Author: Sapphire state mood i think these threads make me seem like a striver with fucked up priorities for some reason sacrificing my health, social life, and relationships for a list of demanding tasks and arbitrary deadlines set by rich assholes who don't care about anything but themselves. And for what? So I can get breakfast one day and take a slightly larger cut of the rent seeking we do as lawyers?
When I got booted from biglaw I realized the fucked up perspective of putting a clients' arbitary needs above your own - "OMG THESE FUCKING APOSTROPHES NEED TO BE FORMATTED BY 6 AM OR ELSE"
As I get dragged back in, at least I am able to sense what is arbitary and bullshit. Of course it doesn't prevent me from taking it and saying "Thank" like a good striver.
Getting paid hourly does not help as it justifies almost any unreasonable working condition. It also makes all non-billable time (including sleep, social life and vacation) into an opportunity cost.
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Date: March 31st, 2015 7:25 AM Author: Grizzly office Well, you do have a mortgage, and you come off as obsessed with stockpiling large amount of money for potential emergencies. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2842935&forum_id=2#27586908) |
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Date: March 31st, 2015 7:26 AM Author: Sapphire state mood better safe than poor I guess. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2842935&forum_id=2#27586909) |
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Date: March 31st, 2015 7:31 AM Author: Grizzly office Yeah. I work a 9:30 - 5:30 job where my work is not particularly hard and I'm seen as a superstar. I never work wekends and telework on Fridays. Today I am getting an important package in the mail so my boss let me take half a day off to make sure I get it. I have none of the work/life balance issues you speak of and my focus in life is on my hobbies and family.
But I only make $110k/yr. And the big promotion I'm being groomed for? $120-125k. You would never trade lives with me (not that I would with you either) because you need the $400k salary to be sane. |
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Date: March 31st, 2015 7:48 AM Author: Sapphire state mood I guess the idea is that theoretically I could say fuck it and retire at 40 with a couple of million saved or retire at 45 with legitimately enough saved to live modestly forever.
I wont do it, but I could. Maybe that flexibility will give me some solace down the line. |
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Date: March 31st, 2015 7:51 AM Author: disgusting university personal credit line Earl, I'm worried about you, man. How much longer can you do this shit? Do you have a good mentor or colleagues to talk to? (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2842935&forum_id=2#27586946) |
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Date: March 31st, 2015 8:20 AM Author: Sapphire state mood no but I have a vape that I can hit to help me sleep to counteract the redbull and vodka that have kept me up billing all night. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2842935&forum_id=2#27586988) |
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Date: March 31st, 2015 8:31 AM Author: disgusting university personal credit line Maybe you can bounce done ideas off deeloo or Rowan. Did you ever hear of a guy name of Kizami Constable? http://m.huffpost.com/us/entry/5666615 (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2842935&forum_id=2#27587024) |
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Date: March 31st, 2015 8:25 AM Author: Cerise Wild Dingle Berry Is this me? Except I'll cap out at like 200K (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2842935&forum_id=2#27587003) |
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Date: March 31st, 2015 8:30 AM Author: Startling Splenetic Jewess You work 8 hours a day with no weekends for 110k/year? What type of work is this? (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2842935&forum_id=2#27587018) |
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Date: March 31st, 2015 9:28 AM Author: bonkers location preventive strike for real...and how'd you cop? (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2842935&forum_id=2#27587152) |
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Date: March 31st, 2015 9:33 AM Author: Grizzly office Government, of course (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2842935&forum_id=2#27587175) |
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Date: March 31st, 2015 5:10 PM Author: Emerald Athletic Conference Gunner but not really (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2842935&forum_id=2#27589776) |
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Date: March 31st, 2015 8:20 AM Author: slippery trump supporter selfie Nice job. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2842935&forum_id=2#27586989) |
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Date: March 31st, 2015 8:22 AM Author: Sapphire state mood done for the night. vaping then bed (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2842935&forum_id=2#27586994) |
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Date: March 31st, 2015 8:22 AM Author: slippery trump supporter selfie You got it done; good work brother. See you in a few hours. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2842935&forum_id=2#27586997) |
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Date: March 31st, 2015 8:24 AM Author: Sapphire state mood the client will be thrilled that his arbitrary deadline of "end of the day Monday" was sort of met me getting it out a few hours before he wakes up on Tuesday.
Of course he will sit on it for 5 days, not read it and then just ask me to send it to the other side, subject to his concurrent review.
But hey, client expectations... |
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Date: March 31st, 2015 8:27 AM Author: Cerise Wild Dingle Berry "Were you high and drunk when you wrote this? It looks like shit" (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2842935&forum_id=2#27587005) |
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Date: March 31st, 2015 8:27 AM Author: slippery trump supporter selfie ljl (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2842935&forum_id=2#27587008) |
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Date: March 31st, 2015 8:29 AM Author: Sapphire state mood fortunately i dont get drunk off of fewer than 3-4 drinks and I don't smoke until I am done with all work. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2842935&forum_id=2#27587017) |
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Date: March 31st, 2015 8:31 AM Author: razzmatazz kitty cat Jfc man accept your responsibilities or choose a new life (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2842935&forum_id=2#27587022) |
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Date: March 31st, 2015 8:53 AM Author: Sooty home background story Is ur gf aware of your dread (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2842935&forum_id=2#27587067) |
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Date: March 31st, 2015 6:12 PM Author: lemon goyim halford (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2842935&forum_id=2#27590166) |
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Date: March 31st, 2015 6:15 PM Author: bonkers location preventive strike (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2842935&forum_id=2#27590185) |
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Date: March 31st, 2015 6:17 PM Author: Sapphire state mood yes. She says I should take it easy. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2842935&forum_id=2#27590193) |
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Date: March 31st, 2015 9:29 AM Author: bonkers location preventive strike how long were u in biglaw for? (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2842935&forum_id=2#27587154) |
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Date: March 31st, 2015 3:57 PM Author: Histrionic Copper Nowag People Who Are Hurt Just look at his firm bio and then the day of the lathaming (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2842935&forum_id=2#27589184) |
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Date: March 31st, 2015 4:38 PM Author: bonkers location preventive strike ? (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2842935&forum_id=2#27589488) |
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Date: March 31st, 2015 3:16 PM Author: Sapphire state mood (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2842935&forum_id=2#27588953) |
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Date: March 31st, 2015 4:43 PM Author: Exhilarant ladyboy field poor earl ... any number of posters here would be willing to give you DAT HEAD in order to relieve ur DAT STRESS (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2842935&forum_id=2#27589526) |
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Date: March 31st, 2015 4:57 PM Author: Blathering set volcanic crater how often do you compare yourself to former classmates? (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2842935&forum_id=2#27589655) |
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Date: March 31st, 2015 5:09 PM Author: Sapphire state mood i dont really know what most of my LS classmates are up to. Very few are still at law firms I believe. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2842935&forum_id=2#27589767) |
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Date: March 31st, 2015 5:11 PM Author: Confused hot ratface Cr seems that most people GTFO asap and no one stays connected to former ls classmates (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2842935&forum_id=2#27589788) |
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Date: March 31st, 2015 5:13 PM Author: Sapphire state mood you dont need anymore long distance friends when you are 25 years old. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2842935&forum_id=2#27589803) |
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Date: March 31st, 2015 5:08 PM Author: Confused hot ratface I used to vape everyday and then I stopped. I think it is making me lose hair. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2842935&forum_id=2#27589759) |
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Date: March 31st, 2015 5:15 PM Author: bonkers location preventive strike (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2842935&forum_id=2#27589828) |
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Date: March 31st, 2015 5:17 PM Author: Sapphire state mood i think the job will do that for me before vaping. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2842935&forum_id=2#27589843) |
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Date: March 31st, 2015 6:20 PM Author: Mildly autistic ape You're fucking insane. If you're going to work that much, open up your own shop. You have plenty of experience and getting clients isn't nearly as hard as you think. It's a time thing more than anything. With your work ethic, you'll succeed. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2842935&forum_id=2#27590211) |