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

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unhinged lodge yarmulke
  07/17/18
Do they even have a soul to begin with?
Very Tactful Walnut Hospital Sandwich
  07/17/18
Cq
Mind-boggling property stock car
  07/17/18
im not 40 but ive been in biglaw for a while. no, i dont fee...
vibrant flesh sneaky criminal bawdyhouse
  07/17/18
How long have you been in the game?
unhinged lodge yarmulke
  07/17/18
LJL
vibrant flesh sneaky criminal bawdyhouse
  07/17/18
Are you partner/counsel level now at least? By now you’re pr...
High-end swashbuckling corner
  07/17/18
he is an equity partner at Shearman
razzle ape filthpig
  07/17/18
Shearman? LJL, "I work 65 hour weeks for free cookies a...
Provocative irate school
  07/17/18
why don't you just take an in-house job back in the USA?
rebellious razzmatazz roommate juggernaut
  07/17/18
cq
vibrant flesh sneaky criminal bawdyhouse
  07/17/18
Have you considered applying to jobs on goinhouse.com? It's...
rusted frozen school cafeteria
  07/17/18
sounds interesting, thanks!
vibrant flesh sneaky criminal bawdyhouse
  07/17/18
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pea-brained useless telephone
  07/17/18
interesting service
razzle ape filthpig
  07/17/18
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Cracking Hyperventilating Sanctuary
  07/17/18
“spend meaningful time in places around the globe&rdqu...
wonderful famous landscape painting point
  05/21/22
nutella is 800k 9-5 in-house. earl is midlaw.
rebellious razzmatazz roommate juggernaut
  07/17/18
nutella's job is superior (Nutella)
Multi-colored Silver Boltzmann
  07/17/18
. . . to Jeff Bezos' job (nutella)
vibrant flesh sneaky criminal bawdyhouse
  07/17/18
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Lilac spot keepsake machete
  07/17/18
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glittery hideous rigor tattoo
  07/17/18
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vibrant flesh sneaky criminal bawdyhouse
  07/17/18
*10-4 in house, actually
Cracking Hyperventilating Sanctuary
  07/17/18
Lol I’m 3 years away from being 40. Worked biglaw from like...
comical ladyboy
  07/17/18
Lol imagine being 40 years old. Reading a risk factor or ind...
Soul-stirring Milk
  07/17/18
That’s for outside counsel to do
comical ladyboy
  07/17/18
* over thanksgiving weekend (nutella)
glittery hideous rigor tattoo
  07/17/18
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Orange Drunken Plaza
  07/17/18
I’ve worked with 4 different associates over the span of 6 y...
comical ladyboy
  07/18/18
what sort of career/life do you have where you arent throwin...
Lilac spot keepsake machete
  07/17/18
this
irradiated bearded place of business
  07/17/18
OPs like this are always so retarded and indicative of the s...
Lilac spot keepsake machete
  07/17/18
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Soul-stirring Milk
  07/17/18
You don't know how credited you are. 180
vibrant flesh sneaky criminal bawdyhouse
  07/18/18
This is far and away the best post I’ve ever seen from you. ...
ungodly hilarious native private investor
  07/18/18
Tech titan Famous musician Pro sports
spruce aphrodisiac international law enforcement agency market
  07/17/18
For men, pro sports is the only credited answer. Or the mili...
Soul-stirring Milk
  07/17/18
In the grand scheme of it all, it's all meaningless. The onl...
aqua gunner hell
  07/17/18
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Cracking Hyperventilating Sanctuary
  07/17/18
nope, not sure what else I could have done to have the same ...
stirring institution
  07/18/18
How often do you find your work interesting
Soul-stirring Milk
  07/18/18
almost never. But I have never found any work i've done int...
stirring institution
  07/18/18
You have a good gig going, but having a kid may throw a wren...
comical ladyboy
  07/18/18
Gangnam WGWAG Playboy sayin hi to Uncle Earl and my bitch Nu...
primrose electric space
  07/18/18
Not even a little.
pearly medicated pit
  07/18/18
I'm 40, make six figs in a government job with outstanding b...
curious sickened shrine potus
  07/18/18
I am certain I am throwing my life away, but can't think of ...
spruce aphrodisiac international law enforcement agency market
  07/18/18
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unhinged lodge yarmulke
  05/21/22
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yellow boyish rigpig
  05/21/22
LS + biglaw dramatically improved my life. Probably best dec...
Topaz concupiscible kitchen haunted graveyard
  05/21/22


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Date: July 17th, 2018 3:47 AM
Author: unhinged lodge yarmulke



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4028111&forum_id=2#36442843)



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Date: July 17th, 2018 4:27 AM
Author: Very Tactful Walnut Hospital Sandwich

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: Mind-boggling property stock car

Cq

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4028111&forum_id=2#36443121)



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Date: July 17th, 2018 4:31 AM
Author: vibrant flesh sneaky criminal bawdyhouse

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: unhinged lodge yarmulke

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: vibrant flesh sneaky criminal bawdyhouse

LJL

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4028111&forum_id=2#36443098)



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Date: July 17th, 2018 7:48 AM
Author: High-end swashbuckling corner

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: razzle ape filthpig

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: Provocative irate school

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: rebellious razzmatazz roommate juggernaut

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: vibrant flesh sneaky criminal bawdyhouse

cq

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4028111&forum_id=2#36443129)



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Date: July 17th, 2018 8:15 AM
Author: rusted frozen school cafeteria

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: vibrant flesh sneaky criminal bawdyhouse

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: pea-brained useless telephone



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4028111&forum_id=2#36443213)



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Date: July 17th, 2018 8:39 AM
Author: razzle ape filthpig

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: Cracking Hyperventilating Sanctuary



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4028111&forum_id=2#36445282)



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Date: May 21st, 2022 7:52 AM
Author: wonderful famous landscape painting point

“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: rebellious razzmatazz roommate juggernaut

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: Multi-colored Silver Boltzmann

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: vibrant flesh sneaky criminal bawdyhouse

. . . 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: Lilac spot keepsake machete



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4028111&forum_id=2#36445013)



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Date: July 17th, 2018 1:56 PM
Author: glittery hideous rigor tattoo



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4028111&forum_id=2#36445029)



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Date: July 17th, 2018 7:50 AM
Author: vibrant flesh sneaky criminal bawdyhouse



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4028111&forum_id=2#36443130)



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Date: July 17th, 2018 2:26 PM
Author: Cracking Hyperventilating Sanctuary

*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: comical ladyboy

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: Soul-stirring Milk

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: comical ladyboy

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: glittery hideous rigor tattoo

* 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: Orange Drunken Plaza



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4028111&forum_id=2#36445284)



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Date: July 18th, 2018 8:06 PM
Author: comical ladyboy

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: Lilac spot keepsake machete

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: irradiated bearded place of business

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: Lilac spot keepsake machete

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: Soul-stirring Milk



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4028111&forum_id=2#36445267)



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Date: July 18th, 2018 2:23 AM
Author: vibrant flesh sneaky criminal bawdyhouse

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: ungodly hilarious native private investor

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: spruce aphrodisiac international law enforcement agency market

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: Soul-stirring Milk

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: aqua gunner hell

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: Cracking Hyperventilating Sanctuary



(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: stirring institution

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: Soul-stirring Milk

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: stirring institution

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: comical ladyboy

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: primrose electric space

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: pearly medicated pit

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: curious sickened shrine potus

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: spruce aphrodisiac international law enforcement agency market

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: unhinged lodge yarmulke



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4028111&forum_id=2#44548712)



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Date: May 21st, 2022 2:36 PM
Author: yellow boyish rigpig



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4028111&forum_id=2#44550051)



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Date: May 21st, 2022 2:41 PM
Author: Topaz concupiscible kitchen haunted graveyard

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)