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A scant few months months into biglaw and I already dread monday

Thanks to a rapidly deteriorating, already toxic work atmosp...
Coral piazza
  03/07/10
morale pretty low?
Fragrant Boistinker International Law Enforcement Agency
  03/07/10
I feel like it's just me and the morale of the others is act...
Coral piazza
  03/07/10
elaborate
Fragrant Boistinker International Law Enforcement Agency
  03/07/10
midlevel who I get a lot of work from always makes subtle, s...
Coral piazza
  03/07/10
is this someone you'll have to keep working with?
Fragrant Boistinker International Law Enforcement Agency
  03/07/10
At my level, there is very very little possibility I could n...
Coral piazza
  03/07/10
holy shit, law sounds TTT.
stimulating silver kitty cat corner
  03/07/10
dunno man, this is my first "real" job and I'm sur...
Coral piazza
  03/07/10
yeah, it's nice only have little things to worry about on yo...
180 mildly autistic rigpig
  03/07/10
lol i won't do death penalty shit.
Coral piazza
  03/07/10
yeah, fuckups in other industries are no big deal
razzle-dazzle library
  03/07/10
I have one of these, too. I don't hate going to work because...
Thriller At-the-ready Mood
  03/07/10
a lot of you are starting in environments with low morale. ...
Yapping associate address
  03/07/10
If you would get your act together I wouldn't have to send y...
Trip Sinister Shrine Dingle Berry
  03/09/10
hope the miglevel gets lathamed. fear of midlevel latha...
Yapping associate address
  03/07/10
Yes, I work with him sometimes, but he seems to be completel...
Coral piazza
  03/07/10
Facebook him!
Talented Ultramarine Mexican Dog Poop
  03/09/10
I dreaded last monday, feel better about this monday
razzle-dazzle library
  03/07/10
wtf kind of biglaw firms do you work at where you dread mond...
180 mildly autistic rigpig
  03/07/10
...
fuchsia wrinkle sanctuary
  03/07/10
i'm glad i got out of law 2L year.
naked deer antler indian lodge
  03/07/10
this is the credited response
vibrant tantric immigrant love of her life
  03/07/10
same
lake wonderful haunted graveyard
  03/07/10
is this what my future holds? :(
Laughsome nofapping plaza cuck
  03/07/10
Just call everyone you don't like a cunt. If anyone gives yo...
pontificating pocket flask
  03/07/10
the only way to win is to not play
snowy comical becky
  03/07/10


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Date: March 7th, 2010 8:16 AM
Author: Coral piazza

Thanks to a rapidly deteriorating, already toxic work atmosphere.

FUCK.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1243530&forum_id=2#14320182)



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Date: March 7th, 2010 8:17 AM
Author: Fragrant Boistinker International Law Enforcement Agency

morale pretty low?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1243530&forum_id=2#14320184)



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Date: March 7th, 2010 8:18 AM
Author: Coral piazza

I feel like it's just me and the morale of the others is actually pretty high (so I'm not bitching/complaining and thereby making it worse for everyone else), but I've already had some conflicts with a midlevel associate whom I work with all the time, so i makes me dread going in everyday, especially knowing she's talking shit about me to everyone else.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1243530&forum_id=2#14320188)



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Date: March 7th, 2010 8:20 AM
Author: Fragrant Boistinker International Law Enforcement Agency

elaborate

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1243530&forum_id=2#14320191)



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Date: March 7th, 2010 8:22 AM
Author: Coral piazza

midlevel who I get a lot of work from always makes subtle, snide comments about me (in an almost personal way) - this was before the recent incident. i fucked something up (not that huge) a few days ago, they yelled at me, and now I'm not getting responses to e-mails which are work-related, and they haven't communicated with me at work really either.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1243530&forum_id=2#14320195)



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Date: March 7th, 2010 8:23 AM
Author: Fragrant Boistinker International Law Enforcement Agency

is this someone you'll have to keep working with?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1243530&forum_id=2#14320197)



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Date: March 7th, 2010 8:24 AM
Author: Coral piazza

At my level, there is very very little possibility I could not work heavily with them if I am doing real work in my section.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1243530&forum_id=2#14320199)



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Date: March 7th, 2010 8:25 AM
Author: stimulating silver kitty cat corner

holy shit, law sounds TTT.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1243530&forum_id=2#14320201)



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Date: March 7th, 2010 8:28 AM
Author: Coral piazza

dunno man, this is my first "real" job and I'm sure every job has its bullshit office politics. still, BIGLAW does seem particularly toxic. I've done some public interest legal work before - nothing at ALL like this because it was 9-5 and people weren't freaked out constantly by 500-million dollar deals.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1243530&forum_id=2#14320203)



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Date: March 7th, 2010 9:34 AM
Author: 180 mildly autistic rigpig

yeah, it's nice only have little things to worry about on your matters, like whether your client A will get the death penalty or whether your client B will lose her house and have to turn to prostitution to make ends meet.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1243530&forum_id=2#14320260)



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Date: March 7th, 2010 9:36 AM
Author: Coral piazza

lol i won't do death penalty shit.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1243530&forum_id=2#14320264)



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Date: March 7th, 2010 9:12 AM
Author: razzle-dazzle library

yeah, fuckups in other industries are no big deal

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1243530&forum_id=2#14320224)



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Date: March 7th, 2010 9:15 AM
Author: Thriller At-the-ready Mood

I have one of these, too. I don't hate going to work because I am only on one project with this guy, but he keeps sending me these really snide emails about how to do shit. Makes me wonder whether he's forgetten about not knowing how to do anything and having to ask stupid questions as a first year, or whether he just resents having to hand over some of his billable hours to someone else.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1243530&forum_id=2#14320230)



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Date: March 7th, 2010 9:17 AM
Author: Yapping associate address

a lot of you are starting in environments with low morale. lathamings have made people pretty unhappy. survivors at some firms will tell you that the place is completely different afterwards.

probably depends on the extent of the lathaming and how it was handled by the firm.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1243530&forum_id=2#14320234)



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Date: March 9th, 2010 12:30 AM
Author: Trip Sinister Shrine Dingle Berry

If you would get your act together I wouldn't have to send you those emails, hth.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1243530&forum_id=2#14338687)



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Date: March 7th, 2010 9:16 AM
Author: Yapping associate address

hope the miglevel gets lathamed.

fear of midlevel lathaming may be a reason he/she/it is snapping so much.

anyway for you to get on the good side of the partner above this person?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1243530&forum_id=2#14320232)



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Date: March 7th, 2010 9:35 AM
Author: Coral piazza

Yes, I work with him sometimes, but he seems to be completely cold and I'm unable to reach him. I don't even know what his damn interests are, he never talks sports or anything. I do work for him and his feedback is very neutral. But he keeps giving me stuff so it can't be bad...

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1243530&forum_id=2#14320262)



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Date: March 9th, 2010 1:04 AM
Author: Talented Ultramarine Mexican Dog Poop

Facebook him!

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1243530&forum_id=2#14339062)



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Date: March 7th, 2010 9:37 AM
Author: razzle-dazzle library

I dreaded last monday, feel better about this monday

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1243530&forum_id=2#14320267)



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Date: March 7th, 2010 9:44 AM
Author: 180 mildly autistic rigpig

wtf kind of biglaw firms do you work at where you dread monday? i would dread monday except my week started yesterday, on Saturday.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1243530&forum_id=2#14320272)



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Date: March 7th, 2010 9:46 AM
Author: fuchsia wrinkle sanctuary



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1243530&forum_id=2#14320276)



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Date: March 7th, 2010 10:02 AM
Author: naked deer antler indian lodge

i'm glad i got out of law 2L year.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1243530&forum_id=2#14320291)



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Date: March 7th, 2010 10:13 AM
Author: vibrant tantric immigrant love of her life

this is the credited response

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1243530&forum_id=2#14320310)



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Date: March 7th, 2010 10:57 AM
Author: lake wonderful haunted graveyard

same

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1243530&forum_id=2#14320456)



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Date: March 7th, 2010 10:59 AM
Author: Laughsome nofapping plaza cuck

is this what my future holds? :(

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1243530&forum_id=2#14320461)



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Date: March 7th, 2010 10:59 AM
Author: pontificating pocket flask

Just call everyone you don't like a cunt. If anyone gives you shit, hit them.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1243530&forum_id=2#14320463)



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Date: March 7th, 2010 11:04 AM
Author: snowy comical becky

the only way to win is to not play

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1243530&forum_id=2#14320480)