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For years people complained about the working conditions in biglaw

And then gradually people started admitting that you rarely ...
bipolar fiercely-loyal yarmulke
  01/17/18
the ww2 vet yellers and throwers left and it became merely p...
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2200 billables on call 24/7: this is considered good for the...
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no1 is on call 24/7
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How much of that is padded? A lot of professional jobs have ...
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My understanding is that biglaw post-2008 is different from ...
Contagious point
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Date: January 17th, 2018 8:24 PM
Author: bipolar fiercely-loyal yarmulke

And then gradually people started admitting that you rarely work a full day, that the pay is great, etc. And people who switched out of biglaw didn't land in a more chill situation, missed the pay, etc.

Am I reading this right? Was all that complaining justified? Or were the complainers just bitchass millennials who didn't want to lift a finger?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3863183&forum_id=2#35179478)



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Date: January 17th, 2018 8:25 PM
Author: aquamarine heady selfie headpube

the ww2 vet yellers and throwers left and it became merely passive-aggressive boomers.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3863183&forum_id=2#35179486)



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Date: January 17th, 2018 8:28 PM
Author: carnelian stag film

2200 billables on call 24/7: this is considered good for the wagecucks?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3863183&forum_id=2#35179503)



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Date: January 17th, 2018 8:29 PM
Author: Saffron self-absorbed station national security agency

no1 is on call 24/7

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3863183&forum_id=2#35179504)



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Date: January 17th, 2018 8:31 PM
Author: bipolar fiercely-loyal yarmulke

How much of that is padded? A lot of professional jobs have on call.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3863183&forum_id=2#35179516)



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Date: January 17th, 2018 8:29 PM
Author: Obsidian Hairraiser Ladyboy



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Date: January 17th, 2018 8:38 PM
Author: Contagious point

My understanding is that biglaw post-2008 is different from biglaw pre-2008- we never got as busy as people were in 2007

The bad part of the job is the limited control - if you have a busy a month is largely out of your hands - whether you're working this weekend is largely out of your hands - etc.

But, I can't imagine it is that much better in house making 1/3rds as much

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3863183&forum_id=2#35179564)



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Date: January 17th, 2018 8:38 PM
Author: Geriatric twinkling uncleanness location

I enjoyed my time there until it got too boring/stressful and I went in house, but it really is pretty bad compared to the rest of the business world. It's normal to work a job where the weekdays are really busy as long as you can enjoy your weekends, or to have weekend work in an otherwise manageable job, but the combination is deadly - the weekend calls and emergencies prevent you from fully recovering from the week, and it grinds you down after a while.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3863183&forum_id=2#35179568)