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Earl, nutella other biglaw slaves at 40. Do you feel like you threw life away?

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curious sticky water buffalo
  07/17/18
Do they even have a soul to begin with?
razzle mildly autistic internal respiration
  07/17/18
Cq
Chrome underhanded roast beef shitlib
  07/17/18
im not 40 but ive been in biglaw for a while. no, i dont fee...
Floppy Whorehouse Preventive Strike
  07/17/18
How long have you been in the game?
curious sticky water buffalo
  07/17/18
LJL
Floppy Whorehouse Preventive Strike
  07/17/18
Are you partner/counsel level now at least? By now you’re pr...
Hairraiser tank
  07/17/18
he is an equity partner at Shearman
Sick henna therapy elastic band
  07/17/18
Shearman? LJL, "I work 65 hour weeks for free cookies a...
Copper federal scourge upon the earth
  07/17/18
why don't you just take an in-house job back in the USA?
fuchsia free-loading forum
  07/17/18
cq
Floppy Whorehouse Preventive Strike
  07/17/18
Have you considered applying to jobs on goinhouse.com? It's...
irate charcoal black woman
  07/17/18
sounds interesting, thanks!
Floppy Whorehouse Preventive Strike
  07/17/18
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bipolar at-the-ready becky filthpig
  07/17/18
interesting service
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  07/17/18
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Frisky Home
  07/17/18
“spend meaningful time in places around the globe&rdqu...
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  05/21/22
nutella is 800k 9-5 in-house. earl is midlaw.
fuchsia free-loading forum
  07/17/18
nutella's job is superior (Nutella)
iridescent genital piercing
  07/17/18
. . . to Jeff Bezos' job (nutella)
Floppy Whorehouse Preventive Strike
  07/17/18
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Laughsome drunken national gunner
  07/17/18
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Floppy Whorehouse Preventive Strike
  07/17/18
*10-4 in house, actually
Frisky Home
  07/17/18
Lol I’m 3 years away from being 40. Worked biglaw from like...
Soul-stirring Jet Hairy Legs
  07/17/18
Lol imagine being 40 years old. Reading a risk factor or ind...
Up-to-no-good property
  07/17/18
That’s for outside counsel to do
Soul-stirring Jet Hairy Legs
  07/17/18
* over thanksgiving weekend (nutella)
motley chartreuse casino
  07/17/18
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Bossy roommate theater
  07/17/18
I’ve worked with 4 different associates over the span of 6 y...
Soul-stirring Jet Hairy Legs
  07/18/18
what sort of career/life do you have where you arent throwin...
Laughsome drunken national gunner
  07/17/18
this
180 canary institution
  07/17/18
OPs like this are always so retarded and indicative of the s...
Laughsome drunken national gunner
  07/17/18
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Up-to-no-good property
  07/17/18
You don't know how credited you are. 180
Floppy Whorehouse Preventive Strike
  07/18/18
This is far and away the best post I’ve ever seen from you. ...
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  07/18/18
Tech titan Famous musician Pro sports
Irradiated corn cake
  07/17/18
For men, pro sports is the only credited answer. Or the mili...
Up-to-no-good property
  07/17/18
In the grand scheme of it all, it's all meaningless. The onl...
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  07/17/18
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Frisky Home
  07/17/18
nope, not sure what else I could have done to have the same ...
Charismatic tantric corner
  07/18/18
How often do you find your work interesting
Up-to-no-good property
  07/18/18
almost never. But I have never found any work i've done int...
Charismatic tantric corner
  07/18/18
You have a good gig going, but having a kid may throw a wren...
Soul-stirring Jet Hairy Legs
  07/18/18
Gangnam WGWAG Playboy sayin hi to Uncle Earl and my bitch Nu...
Khaki Dragon Ape
  07/18/18
Not even a little.
Cheese-eating aqua locale depressive
  07/18/18
I'm 40, make six figs in a government job with outstanding b...
Milky chad legend
  07/18/18
I am certain I am throwing my life away, but can't think of ...
Irradiated corn cake
  07/18/18
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curious sticky water buffalo
  05/21/22
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Apoplectic Cerise Brunch New Version
  05/21/22
LS + biglaw dramatically improved my life. Probably best dec...
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Date: July 17th, 2018 3:47 AM
Author: curious sticky water buffalo



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Date: July 17th, 2018 4:27 AM
Author: razzle mildly autistic internal respiration

Do they even have a soul to begin with?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4028111&forum_id=2#36442868)



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Date: July 17th, 2018 7:46 AM
Author: Chrome underhanded roast beef shitlib

Cq

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Date: July 17th, 2018 4:31 AM
Author: Floppy Whorehouse Preventive Strike

im not 40 but ive been in biglaw for a while. no, i dont feel like ive thrown my life away. im not sure what alternative career path i could have taken that would have been preferable, and biglaw has given me real benefits, like being able to spend meaningful time in places around the globe that i otherwise prob would have never seen. i dont want to do this forever, in fact im pretty fed up with it by now, but i think it was the right move given where i came from

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4028111&forum_id=2#36442874)



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Date: July 17th, 2018 7:20 AM
Author: curious sticky water buffalo

How long have you been in the game?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4028111&forum_id=2#36443096)



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Date: July 17th, 2018 7:21 AM
Author: Floppy Whorehouse Preventive Strike

LJL

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Date: July 17th, 2018 7:48 AM
Author: Hairraiser tank

Are you partner/counsel level now at least? By now you’re probably at least worth $1m+, so there’s that.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4028111&forum_id=2#36443126)



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Date: July 17th, 2018 8:38 AM
Author: Sick henna therapy elastic band

he is an equity partner at Shearman

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4028111&forum_id=2#36443212)



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Date: July 17th, 2018 2:00 PM
Author: Copper federal scourge upon the earth

Shearman? LJL, "I work 65 hour weeks for free cookies and coronas at lunch time"

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4028111&forum_id=2#36445052)



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Date: July 17th, 2018 7:48 AM
Author: fuchsia free-loading forum

why don't you just take an in-house job back in the USA?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4028111&forum_id=2#36443125)



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Date: July 17th, 2018 7:50 AM
Author: Floppy Whorehouse Preventive Strike

cq

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Date: July 17th, 2018 8:15 AM
Author: irate charcoal black woman

Have you considered applying to jobs on goinhouse.com?

It's a portal that matches job seekers with companies that need labor

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4028111&forum_id=2#36443161)



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Date: July 17th, 2018 8:16 AM
Author: Floppy Whorehouse Preventive Strike

sounds interesting, thanks!

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4028111&forum_id=2#36443163)



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Date: July 17th, 2018 8:39 AM
Author: bipolar at-the-ready becky filthpig



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Date: July 17th, 2018 8:39 AM
Author: Sick henna therapy elastic band

interesting service

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4028111&forum_id=2#36443214)



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Date: July 17th, 2018 2:26 PM
Author: Frisky Home



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Date: May 21st, 2022 7:52 AM
Author: burgundy rough-skinned people who are hurt rehab

“spend meaningful time in places around the globe”

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4028111&forum_id=2#44548725)



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Date: July 17th, 2018 7:48 AM
Author: fuchsia free-loading forum

nutella is 800k 9-5 in-house. earl is midlaw.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4028111&forum_id=2#36443127)



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Date: July 17th, 2018 7:49 AM
Author: iridescent genital piercing

nutella's job is superior (Nutella)

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4028111&forum_id=2#36443128)



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Date: July 17th, 2018 7:50 AM
Author: Floppy Whorehouse Preventive Strike

. . . to Jeff Bezos' job (nutella)

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4028111&forum_id=2#36443131)



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Date: July 17th, 2018 1:54 PM
Author: Laughsome drunken national gunner



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Date: July 17th, 2018 1:56 PM
Author: motley chartreuse casino



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Date: July 17th, 2018 7:50 AM
Author: Floppy Whorehouse Preventive Strike



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Date: July 17th, 2018 2:26 PM
Author: Frisky Home

*10-4 in house, actually

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4028111&forum_id=2#36445281)



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Date: July 17th, 2018 10:15 AM
Author: Soul-stirring Jet Hairy Legs

Lol I’m 3 years away from being 40. Worked biglaw from like 27-31. Not the best time but also not the worst compared to others (2100 billed my busiest year). I likely wouldn’t have gotten hired at my current job without biglaw credentials so biglaw serves a purpose for lots of people looking to go in-house.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4028111&forum_id=2#36443580)



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Date: July 17th, 2018 10:32 AM
Author: Up-to-no-good property

Lol imagine being 40 years old. Reading a risk factor or indemnity, hunched over your desk, sneering that's not market!

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4028111&forum_id=2#36443685)



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Date: July 17th, 2018 1:53 PM
Author: Soul-stirring Jet Hairy Legs

That’s for outside counsel to do

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4028111&forum_id=2#36445007)



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Date: July 17th, 2018 1:56 PM
Author: motley chartreuse casino

* over thanksgiving weekend

(nutella)

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4028111&forum_id=2#36445024)



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Date: July 17th, 2018 2:26 PM
Author: Bossy roommate theater



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Date: July 18th, 2018 8:06 PM
Author: Soul-stirring Jet Hairy Legs

I’ve worked with 4 different associates over the span of 6 years...hope they’re in better lifestyle jobs now.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4028111&forum_id=2#36455433)



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Date: July 17th, 2018 1:55 PM
Author: Laughsome drunken national gunner

what sort of career/life do you have where you arent throwing your life away

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4028111&forum_id=2#36445018)



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Date: July 17th, 2018 1:56 PM
Author: 180 canary institution

this

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4028111&forum_id=2#36445023)



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Date: July 17th, 2018 1:59 PM
Author: Laughsome drunken national gunner

OPs like this are always so retarded and indicative of the sort of hyperdork narcissism that is unique to XO

"I shouldn't have WASTED MY INCREDIBLY VALUABLE AND MEANINGFUL LIFE on something stupid like BIGLAW! I should have been an ENTREPENEUR or a WRITER because I'm so SMART and UNIQUE and I create VALUE--that's why I'm in BIGLAW."

every balding fag with ED on this shithole website still thinks they're going to run for office or be president tomorrow and considers it a real possibility--these people really are quite disgusting

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4028111&forum_id=2#36445048)



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Date: July 17th, 2018 2:24 PM
Author: Up-to-no-good property



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Date: July 18th, 2018 2:23 AM
Author: Floppy Whorehouse Preventive Strike

You don't know how credited you are. 180

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4028111&forum_id=2#36450043)



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Date: July 18th, 2018 8:22 PM
Author: internet-worthy garrison

This is far and away the best post I’ve ever seen from you.

*sporatic claps slowly rise to a roaring standing ovation*

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4028111&forum_id=2#36455508)



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Date: July 17th, 2018 2:25 PM
Author: Irradiated corn cake

Tech titan

Famous musician

Pro sports

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4028111&forum_id=2#36445273)



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Date: July 17th, 2018 2:34 PM
Author: Up-to-no-good property

For men, pro sports is the only credited answer. Or the military

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4028111&forum_id=2#36445357)



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Date: July 17th, 2018 2:33 PM
Author: chocolate parlor

In the grand scheme of it all, it's all meaningless. The only thing anyone should be gunning for is financial independence to the degree they want to be independent (e.g. some people want $ just to chill, others want limitless travel etc), everything else is an undignified acceptance of some degree of modern debt slavery.

A lot of people had this as children, when parents essentially offered a temporary freedom by covering a kid's financial obligations, but for most it then goes away forever, or until they're too old to enjoy it.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4028111&forum_id=2#36445348)



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Date: July 17th, 2018 2:36 PM
Author: Frisky Home



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4028111&forum_id=2#36445373)



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Date: July 18th, 2018 2:21 AM
Author: Charismatic tantric corner

nope, not sure what else I could have done to have the same level of financial independence for the amount I work.

While I do work a fair amount I now have a completely flexible schedule, dictated only by my clients' bullshit, not anyone at my firm. I usually wake up around 8:30 or 9. I work from home for a little and go to the office around 11. I leave between 6 and 7 to have dinner with my wife every night. If I have more work to do I finish it in my home office.

The stress of billable hours and client demands really does suck, but i can't imagine another job with as much independence as I have now - day to day at least. Had I gone down another path a long time ago maybe I would have found something fulfilling and rewarding $$$ wise, but it's been so long that i can't even imagine what that would be.

I have enough time to play video games, play with my dog, work out whenever i want, and drink and smoke pot all the time. And about 3 times as much money as I need for my lifestyle. Could be worse.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4028111&forum_id=2#36450039)



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Date: July 18th, 2018 7:12 PM
Author: Up-to-no-good property

How often do you find your work interesting

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4028111&forum_id=2#36455173)



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Date: July 18th, 2018 7:14 PM
Author: Charismatic tantric corner

almost never. But I have never found any work i've done interesting since I was 20 and got to be an extra in a shitty movie for 3 weeks.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4028111&forum_id=2#36455182)



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Date: July 18th, 2018 8:15 PM
Author: Soul-stirring Jet Hairy Legs

You have a good gig going, but having a kid may throw a wrench into this whole thing.

I know lots of people who do work after kids go to bed and obviously taking care of young kids after work isn’t the same as relaxing with wife for a few hours as a break.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4028111&forum_id=2#36455492)



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Date: July 18th, 2018 8:20 PM
Author: Khaki Dragon Ape

Gangnam WGWAG Playboy sayin hi to Uncle Earl and my bitch Nutella here, sup

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4028111&forum_id=2#36455500)



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Date: July 18th, 2018 8:24 PM
Author: Cheese-eating aqua locale depressive

Not even a little.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4028111&forum_id=2#36455520)



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Date: July 18th, 2018 8:27 PM
Author: Milky chad legend

I'm 40, make six figs in a government job with outstanding bennies. Thinking of going mildew because I work that hard already. Crazy? Throwing my life away? Doubtful. The law is all drudgery anyway.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4028111&forum_id=2#36455534)



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Date: July 18th, 2018 8:29 PM
Author: Irradiated corn cake

I am certain I am throwing my life away, but can't think of anything better to do.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4028111&forum_id=2#36455547)



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Date: May 21st, 2022 7:38 AM
Author: curious sticky water buffalo



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Date: May 21st, 2022 2:36 PM
Author: Apoplectic Cerise Brunch New Version



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Date: May 21st, 2022 2:41 PM
Author: black keepsake machete

LS + biglaw dramatically improved my life. Probably best decision I’ve made.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4028111&forum_id=2#44550077)