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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...
Passionate lilac rehab
  03/07/10
morale pretty low?
Motley Lay Preventive Strike
  03/07/10
I feel like it's just me and the morale of the others is act...
Passionate lilac rehab
  03/07/10
elaborate
Motley Lay Preventive Strike
  03/07/10
midlevel who I get a lot of work from always makes subtle, s...
Passionate lilac rehab
  03/07/10
is this someone you'll have to keep working with?
Motley Lay Preventive Strike
  03/07/10
At my level, there is very very little possibility I could n...
Passionate lilac rehab
  03/07/10
holy shit, law sounds TTT.
harsh crusty corner
  03/07/10
dunno man, this is my first "real" job and I'm sur...
Passionate lilac rehab
  03/07/10
yeah, it's nice only have little things to worry about on yo...
hairraiser public bath
  03/07/10
lol i won't do death penalty shit.
Passionate lilac rehab
  03/07/10
yeah, fuckups in other industries are no big deal
bateful twinkling uncleanness sanctuary
  03/07/10
I have one of these, too. I don't hate going to work because...
pea-brained cruise ship degenerate
  03/07/10
a lot of you are starting in environments with low morale. ...
Diverse indian lodge internal respiration
  03/07/10
If you would get your act together I wouldn't have to send y...
glittery piazza
  03/09/10
hope the miglevel gets lathamed. fear of midlevel latha...
Diverse indian lodge internal respiration
  03/07/10
Yes, I work with him sometimes, but he seems to be completel...
Passionate lilac rehab
  03/07/10
Facebook him!
boyish double fault goyim
  03/09/10
I dreaded last monday, feel better about this monday
bateful twinkling uncleanness sanctuary
  03/07/10
wtf kind of biglaw firms do you work at where you dread mond...
hairraiser public bath
  03/07/10
...
Cheese-eating prole business firm
  03/07/10
i'm glad i got out of law 2L year.
Amber Naked Fat Ankles Shrine
  03/07/10
this is the credited response
charismatic disrespectful sneaky criminal philosopher-king
  03/07/10
same
drunken mediation
  03/07/10
is this what my future holds? :(
Dull lascivious home athletic conference
  03/07/10
Just call everyone you don't like a cunt. If anyone gives yo...
nudist roast beef
  03/07/10
the only way to win is to not play
Frum provocative kitchen
  03/07/10


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Date: March 7th, 2010 8:16 AM
Author: Passionate lilac rehab

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: Motley Lay Preventive Strike

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: Passionate lilac rehab

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: Motley Lay Preventive Strike

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: Passionate lilac rehab

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: Motley Lay Preventive Strike

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: Passionate lilac rehab

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: harsh crusty 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: Passionate lilac rehab

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: hairraiser public bath

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: Passionate lilac rehab

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: bateful twinkling uncleanness sanctuary

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: pea-brained cruise ship degenerate

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: Diverse indian lodge internal respiration

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: glittery piazza

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: Diverse indian lodge internal respiration

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: Passionate lilac rehab

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: boyish double fault goyim

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: bateful twinkling uncleanness sanctuary

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: hairraiser public bath

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: Cheese-eating prole business firm



(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: Amber Naked Fat Ankles Shrine

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: charismatic disrespectful sneaky criminal philosopher-king

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: drunken mediation

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: Dull lascivious home athletic conference

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: nudist roast beef

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: Frum provocative kitchen

the only way to win is to not play

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