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Thinking of resigning from biglaw tomororw

Just sending in an email saying "I resign." Jus...
tripping corner
  11/30/13
Don't be a fag: Send an e-mail saying, "FUCK YOU ASSHOL...
balding infuriating shitlib
  11/30/13
I wouldn't do that. I was just thinking of emailing HR, copy...
tripping corner
  11/30/13
...
Very tactful cruise ship
  12/01/13
race?
nubile property sound barrier
  12/01/13
Thinking of going poastal everyday
balding infuriating shitlib
  11/30/13
just do nowork/coast while lateraling and collect dem checks
Adventurous Nudist Macaca Location
  11/30/13
biglaw?
nubile property sound barrier
  12/01/13
...
Galvanic rigpig sneaky criminal
  11/30/13
Are you just unsatisfied with first year associate work?
Blue arousing boltzmann selfie
  11/30/13
no, I work in a tiny, well-regarded practice group, so i've ...
tripping corner
  11/30/13
Just start phoning it in, bro. Cop dat severance.
Ruddy Brethren
  11/30/13
That plus unemployment.
Dun bespoke resort trump supporter
  11/30/13
brother do you think some faggot englishman footsoldier sent...
Curious school cafeteria
  11/30/13
they should have tho right
Cream cowardly stain knife
  11/30/13
...
tripping corner
  11/30/13
Don't just quit. Start phoning it in, making excuses, blowin...
hairraiser crackhouse doctorate
  11/30/13
I'm still early enough where I can clerk and it would be wor...
tripping corner
  11/30/13
Would be a nice vacation for a year but you'll just wind up ...
spectacular base idea he suggested
  11/30/13
THIS^This I am in the process of doing this now. I figure...
glittery honey-headed depressive really tough guy
  12/01/13
yny *biglaw slacker high 5*
chestnut up-to-no-good address fortuitous meteor
  12/01/13
OFS - seriously it's now 10+ years to become partner, and ou...
glittery honey-headed depressive really tough guy
  12/01/13
yny I copped dat bonus too
chestnut up-to-no-good address fortuitous meteor
  12/01/13
Stick it out for another 16 months
Aromatic hateful marketing idea
  11/30/13
Good for you bro. It's not worth it. The only thing I'll cal...
spectacular base idea he suggested
  11/30/13
yes, I agree, this was a huge mistake on my part.
tripping corner
  11/30/13
just downgrade to a v50 you're hours will be more reasonable
Cream cowardly stain knife
  11/30/13
ljl
trip stubborn blood rage volcanic crater
  11/30/13
?
Cream cowardly stain knife
  11/30/13
ljl
Exciting carmine kitty
  12/01/13
EXPLAIN NEGROID
Cream cowardly stain knife
  12/01/13
Serious Q: Why am I flaming out so early? Based on past &quo...
tripping corner
  11/30/13
250+ hour months are very rough whenever they happen. Stacki...
jade marvelous pocket flask
  11/30/13
its because youre smart. I bet your intelligence has been a ...
chestnut up-to-no-good address fortuitous meteor
  12/01/13
this a hundred times
Stimulating swollen background story place of business
  12/01/13
you sound like an insufferable pussy i hope you die homel...
frum parlor potus
  11/30/13
is there something inherently valuable about being good at b...
tripping corner
  11/30/13
there's nothing inherently valuable about being alive, bro. ...
frum parlor potus
  11/30/13
Turn down all work possible. Just say no. Get a recruiter...
Abnormal Emerald Halford
  11/30/13
I don't understand this. They are being unreasonable with yo...
Pearl embarrassed to the bone therapy station
  12/01/13
If hours are the problem and you want to quit just make it b...
canary ungodly idiot factory reset button
  12/01/13
Associates wonder why billables are so high - it's because t...
Pearl embarrassed to the bone therapy station
  12/01/13
b/c most associates are burdened with financial obligations ...
tripping corner
  12/01/13
That's not unique tonight law or any field. People who work ...
Pearl embarrassed to the bone therapy station
  12/01/13
Just start turning in shit and blowing deadlines until you c...
duck-like soggy dingle berry pit
  12/01/13
A few questions, bro, Why didn't you go back to ca out of...
magenta plaza digit ratio
  12/01/13
split my 2L summer between NYC/LA. at the time, was (past t...
tripping corner
  12/01/13
Is there anything you like about your firm? Note: conside...
magenta plaza digit ratio
  12/01/13
I like most of the people, just not the rainmaker that contr...
tripping corner
  12/01/13
Stop being a bitch. Just don't let him control your life. ...
Abnormal Emerald Halford
  12/01/13
just start saying no and looking for other jobs. most bigla...
Lake Cruel-hearted Stage
  12/01/13
Y not coast, get laid off, and collect DEM BENNIES
Very tactful cruise ship
  12/01/13
Cr. The RATTLIFE guy was a WLRK 5th year on partnership trac...
heady library
  12/02/13
thanks for the advice/pep talk guys. Gonna start by calli...
tripping corner
  12/01/13
...
Yellow vigorous house
  07/03/20
NEW question: is it to early to change firms? Could I contac...
tripping corner
  12/02/13


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Date: November 30th, 2013 9:07 PM
Author: tripping corner

Just sending in an email saying "I resign."

Just finihsed y1, nothing else lined up, still 100k in debt and no savings. I would be moving back in with parents to CA (from NYC), have to take the CA bar, and then find something else.

HLS, top 15%, lit.

Taking advice/questions.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2428027&forum_id=2#24541478)



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Date: November 30th, 2013 9:09 PM
Author: balding infuriating shitlib

Don't be a fag: Send an e-mail saying, "FUCK YOU ASSHOLES. I HOPE YOUR CHILDREN GET PEDIATRIC AIDS AND YER DAUGHTERS GET FUKKED BY NIGNOGS"

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2428027&forum_id=2#24541505)



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Date: November 30th, 2013 9:11 PM
Author: tripping corner

I wouldn't do that. I was just thinking of emailing HR, copying partners that I work with, with a message saying "I resign, effective immediately.

Sincerely,"

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2428027&forum_id=2#24541526)



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Date: December 1st, 2013 2:58 PM
Author: Very tactful cruise ship



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2428027&forum_id=2#24546052)



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Date: December 1st, 2013 10:34 AM
Author: nubile property sound barrier

race?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2428027&forum_id=2#24544681)



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Date: November 30th, 2013 9:08 PM
Author: balding infuriating shitlib

Thinking of going poastal everyday

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2428027&forum_id=2#24541496)



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Date: November 30th, 2013 9:10 PM
Author: Adventurous Nudist Macaca Location

just do nowork/coast while lateraling and collect dem checks

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2428027&forum_id=2#24541513)



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Date: December 1st, 2013 10:33 AM
Author: nubile property sound barrier

biglaw?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2428027&forum_id=2#24544679)



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Date: November 30th, 2013 9:10 PM
Author: Galvanic rigpig sneaky criminal



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2428027&forum_id=2#24541509)



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Date: November 30th, 2013 9:10 PM
Author: Blue arousing boltzmann selfie

Are you just unsatisfied with first year associate work?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2428027&forum_id=2#24541516)



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Date: November 30th, 2013 9:12 PM
Author: tripping corner

no, I work in a tiny, well-regarded practice group, so i've been working on small cases/with partners/substantive work from very early on. I'm just getting ridden into the ground - 4 straight 250-hour months, and partners on my ass every single day because I just can't keep up. I just can't continue to deliver in the time frame that they need things. I got an email on Thanksgiving night at 10pm asking for something.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2428027&forum_id=2#24541542)



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Date: November 30th, 2013 9:42 PM
Author: Ruddy Brethren

Just start phoning it in, bro. Cop dat severance.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2428027&forum_id=2#24541772)



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Date: November 30th, 2013 10:07 PM
Author: Dun bespoke resort trump supporter

That plus unemployment.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2428027&forum_id=2#24541938)



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Date: November 30th, 2013 9:19 PM
Author: Curious school cafeteria

brother do you think some faggot englishman footsoldier sent henry IV a carrier pigeon saying "i resignne" before battle of agincourt? no they fucking nutted up

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2428027&forum_id=2#24541608)



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Date: November 30th, 2013 9:45 PM
Author: Cream cowardly stain knife

they should have tho right

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2428027&forum_id=2#24541783)



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Date: November 30th, 2013 9:38 PM
Author: tripping corner



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2428027&forum_id=2#24541740)



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Date: November 30th, 2013 9:43 PM
Author: hairraiser crackhouse doctorate

Don't just quit. Start phoning it in, making excuses, blowing arbitrary deadlines (but not actual filing deadlines or anything like that)... Just try not to care too much. Cop a few more checks, maybe get severance, start thinking about your next move in concrete terms.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2428027&forum_id=2#24541774)



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Date: November 30th, 2013 9:46 PM
Author: tripping corner

I'm still early enough where I can clerk and it would be worht it right?

I know thats what I should do, but jesus christ, it's hard to not care when you have people constantly asking you for shit, and in some cases, screaming and throwing temper tantrums.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2428027&forum_id=2#24541791)



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Date: November 30th, 2013 9:48 PM
Author: spectacular base idea he suggested

Would be a nice vacation for a year but you'll just wind up in same spot.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2428027&forum_id=2#24541802)



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Date: December 1st, 2013 3:01 PM
Author: glittery honey-headed depressive really tough guy

THIS^This

I am in the process of doing this now. I figure they give me notice in late-spring, then I get 3 months + of severance, wich will take me into July-Aug. Semi-looking for other gigs, but after 6 years of getting my ass pounded by NYC biglaw, nice to live a little

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2428027&forum_id=2#24546075)



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Date: December 1st, 2013 3:04 PM
Author: chestnut up-to-no-good address fortuitous meteor

yny

*biglaw slacker high 5*

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2428027&forum_id=2#24546100)



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Date: December 1st, 2013 3:10 PM
Author: glittery honey-headed depressive really tough guy

OFS - seriously it's now 10+ years to become partner, and our jr partners eat serious dick for shitty non-equity comp. Fuck doing this until I am 40. I made hours so i will get my bonus, now just phoning it in. didn't check my bb at all yesterday

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2428027&forum_id=2#24546137)



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Date: December 1st, 2013 3:24 PM
Author: chestnut up-to-no-good address fortuitous meteor

yny I copped dat bonus too

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2428027&forum_id=2#24546254)



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Date: November 30th, 2013 9:44 PM
Author: Aromatic hateful marketing idea

Stick it out for another 16 months

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2428027&forum_id=2#24541776)



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Date: November 30th, 2013 9:47 PM
Author: spectacular base idea he suggested

Good for you bro. It's not worth it. The only thing I'll call you out on is not having any savings. Classic mistake to put it all into loans. I bet you wish you'd rather 50k in the bank and 130k loans than being broke as fuck with 100k loans

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2428027&forum_id=2#24541795)



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Date: November 30th, 2013 9:48 PM
Author: tripping corner

yes, I agree, this was a huge mistake on my part.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2428027&forum_id=2#24541803)



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Date: November 30th, 2013 9:49 PM
Author: Cream cowardly stain knife

just downgrade to a v50 you're hours will be more reasonable

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2428027&forum_id=2#24541810)



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Date: November 30th, 2013 10:04 PM
Author: trip stubborn blood rage volcanic crater

ljl

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2428027&forum_id=2#24541909)



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Date: November 30th, 2013 10:08 PM
Author: Cream cowardly stain knife

?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2428027&forum_id=2#24541952)



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Date: December 1st, 2013 1:48 AM
Author: Exciting carmine kitty

ljl

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2428027&forum_id=2#24543563)



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Date: December 1st, 2013 3:30 PM
Author: Cream cowardly stain knife

EXPLAIN NEGROID

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2428027&forum_id=2#24546297)



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Date: November 30th, 2013 9:50 PM
Author: tripping corner

Serious Q: Why am I flaming out so early? Based on past "results" I'm just as smart and hard working as my peers.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2428027&forum_id=2#24541815)



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Date: November 30th, 2013 10:02 PM
Author: jade marvelous pocket flask

250+ hour months are very rough whenever they happen. Stacking up 4 in a row is even worse. Also, when you're a first year, you generally haven't built up as much stamina for work so you get fatigued a lot easier.

I suggest you extract yourself from a chunk of work and try to get things down to 180-200 a month. A lot more manageable. Maybe you won't be seen as a superstar, but it doesn't really matter at this point.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2428027&forum_id=2#24541889)



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Date: December 1st, 2013 3:04 PM
Author: chestnut up-to-no-good address fortuitous meteor

its because youre smart. I bet your intelligence has been a big advantage your whole life, and has made shit easy. in law school, you have to turn it up, but only for one month a semester. that taught you how to work super hard. but you cant keep up a finals-type work ethic in biglaw. more importantly, your intelligence isn't an advantage anymore

others itt have gven good advice: slack. I was just like you, and kinda still am (right down to the prestigious practice group, good substantive work, and partners up the ass). I started working from home more often, saying no to work from partners that weren't my main dudes, telling people I wouldn't have shit done when they wanted, etc. I'm now a 4th year

edit: point is this: you never know how little you can get away with until you try. you never have the balls to try until you realize you don give a fuck and would like to be fired. now that you've come to the realization that you want to be fired, youre free. make the job as chill as you want, and see if you can get away with it. I did, and you might too. remember, partners are pussies and don't want to fire you

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2428027&forum_id=2#24546093)



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Date: December 1st, 2013 5:22 PM
Author: Stimulating swollen background story place of business

this a hundred times

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2428027&forum_id=2#24546997)



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Date: November 30th, 2013 10:03 PM
Author: frum parlor potus

you sound like an insufferable pussy

i hope you die homeless

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2428027&forum_id=2#24541900)



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Date: November 30th, 2013 10:05 PM
Author: tripping corner

is there something inherently valuable about being good at biglaw?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2428027&forum_id=2#24541921)



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Date: November 30th, 2013 10:08 PM
Author: frum parlor potus

there's nothing inherently valuable about being alive, bro. someone who looks for personal value in the job they do is especially guilty of this.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2428027&forum_id=2#24541947)



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Date: November 30th, 2013 10:06 PM
Author: Abnormal Emerald Halford

Turn down all work possible. Just say no.

Get a recruiter.

Biglaw in California is much better. It is nearly 9-5.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2428027&forum_id=2#24541925)



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Date: December 1st, 2013 1:33 AM
Author: Pearl embarrassed to the bone therapy station

I don't understand this. They are being unreasonable with your hours. Just say, "Hey I can't work until midnight five nights a week. I have a one year old and its not fair to my wife or him" or some shit.

Just subtley but assertively drop a hint at how fucking greedy and unreasonable they are.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2428027&forum_id=2#24543438)



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Date: December 1st, 2013 1:41 AM
Author: canary ungodly idiot factory reset button

If hours are the problem and you want to quit just make it be known that you will only work 9-5 and then do that, who knows how long you will last but fuck them.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2428027&forum_id=2#24543508)



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Date: December 1st, 2013 1:45 AM
Author: Pearl embarrassed to the bone therapy station

Associates wonder why billables are so high - it's because they will bend over with a smile and literally work themselves to death rather than meet an assignment with a frown.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2428027&forum_id=2#24543539)



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Date: December 1st, 2013 10:31 AM
Author: tripping corner

b/c most associates are burdened with financial obligations and want to keep their jobs



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2428027&forum_id=2#24544674)



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Date: December 1st, 2013 4:55 PM
Author: Pearl embarrassed to the bone therapy station

That's not unique tonight law or any field. People who work at mcDonalds have more financial stress and say no to working 60 hours a week.

It's just that big law associates are pussies.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2428027&forum_id=2#24546836)



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Date: December 1st, 2013 10:35 AM
Author: duck-like soggy dingle berry pit

Just start turning in shit and blowing deadlines until you cop dat sev

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2428027&forum_id=2#24544685)



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Date: December 1st, 2013 10:36 AM
Author: magenta plaza digit ratio

A few questions, bro,

Why didn't you go back to ca out of law school?

What kind of jerbs would you look for in ca?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2428027&forum_id=2#24544686)



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Date: December 1st, 2013 11:17 AM
Author: tripping corner

split my 2L summer between NYC/LA. at the time, was (past tense) dating an east coast girl so I thought a few years in NYC would be ok.

fed/state gov, legal services, small law, basically anything but biglaw. No longer care about prestige or having a "career."



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2428027&forum_id=2#24544810)



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Date: December 1st, 2013 12:52 PM
Author: magenta plaza digit ratio

Is there anything you like about your firm?

Note: consider big law in ca. With the right firm, the job can be much more enjoyable.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2428027&forum_id=2#24545294)



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Date: December 1st, 2013 2:56 PM
Author: tripping corner

I like most of the people, just not the rainmaker that controls >50% of the matters that I work on.

I like the small size.

Hate one partner that has been/will continue to run my life. Hate the hours.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2428027&forum_id=2#24546045)



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Date: December 1st, 2013 2:57 PM
Author: Abnormal Emerald Halford

Stop being a bitch. Just don't let him control your life.

Email your work in at 8pm and tell him you have to go home to put your son to bed. Don't check email until 9am the next morning when you wake up. Repeat daily.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2428027&forum_id=2#24546050)



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Date: December 1st, 2013 10:36 AM
Author: Lake Cruel-hearted Stage

just start saying no and looking for other jobs. most biglaw jobs are not nearly that bad.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2428027&forum_id=2#24544688)



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Date: December 1st, 2013 2:59 PM
Author: Very tactful cruise ship

Y not coast, get laid off, and collect DEM BENNIES

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2428027&forum_id=2#24546060)



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Date: December 2nd, 2013 8:46 AM
Author: heady library

Cr. The RATTLIFE guy was a WLRK 5th year on partnership track before he said fuck it

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2428027&forum_id=2#24550821)



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Date: December 1st, 2013 3:24 PM
Author: tripping corner

thanks for the advice/pep talk guys.

Gonna start by calling in sick tomorrow.



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2428027&forum_id=2#24546257)



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Date: July 3rd, 2020 3:20 AM
Author: Yellow vigorous house



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2428027&forum_id=2#40539730)



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Date: December 2nd, 2013 6:35 PM
Author: tripping corner

NEW question: is it to early to change firms? Could I contact a recruiter and say, I want to be in SF or LA by Aug 2014 and have it work out? I don't care about prestige downgrades at all.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2428027&forum_id=2#24553629)