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Non-NYC biglaw bros, do you get to expense meals at night?

I assumed every firm let you expense food essentially every ...
Dull weed whacker goyim
  06/23/18
There is no biglaw outside of nyc
Adventurous Principal's Office
  06/23/18
Not if you can't seamless.
Dull weed whacker goyim
  06/23/18
Ya, went from NYC biglaw to non-SF/NYC biglaw and found this...
red corner
  06/23/18
NON-MFH biglaw offices are empty at 630
Garnet public bath hunting ground
  06/23/18
Technically yes but it’s rarely if ever done - just like fre...
Henna frozen partner
  06/23/18
You can but no one does it with the regularity you are askin...
Mind-boggling mad cow disease
  06/23/18
not hard if you dont take it as an excuse to eat pizza and b...
fragrant menage
  06/23/18
I can but don't anymore because I got so sick of the deliver...
deep set
  06/23/18
just to press, do non-NYC biglaw people work fewer hours or ...
primrose center idiot
  06/23/18
people definitely get into the office earlier and leave earl...
deep set
  06/24/18
Based off these responses I guess NYC Biglaw does pay more. ...
Dull weed whacker goyim
  06/23/18
good job spending so many of the nights and weekends of your...
Galvanic tattoo
  06/23/18
, he smugly chuckled to himself on his car service ride back...
trip foreskin therapy
  06/23/18
No, you're missing the point. People are saying it's not nee...
Mind-boggling mad cow disease
  06/23/18
We get in at 11 and don't work that much, if any, more hours...
Dull weed whacker goyim
  06/23/18
Sometimes non NYC biglaw folks leave early enough to go to t...
Pale charismatic party of the first part filthpig
  06/23/18
This is very possible in NYC too if you don't work at one of...
Dull weed whacker goyim
  06/25/18
Yes. For long periods I just stopped buying food and ate al...
passionate ruby station half-breed
  06/23/18


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Date: June 23rd, 2018 1:40 AM
Author: Dull weed whacker goyim

I assumed every firm let you expense food essentially every night but apparently this is not true outside NYC? Please explain.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4008545&forum_id=2#36295193)



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Date: June 23rd, 2018 1:42 AM
Author: Adventurous Principal's Office

There is no biglaw outside of nyc

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4008545&forum_id=2#36295198)



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Date: June 23rd, 2018 12:22 PM
Author: Dull weed whacker goyim

Not if you can't seamless.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4008545&forum_id=2#36296425)



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Date: June 23rd, 2018 12:52 PM
Author: red corner

Ya, went from NYC biglaw to non-SF/NYC biglaw and found this was totally gone. Still in place if you're at a predominantly NYC satellite office, e.g., DPW in DC or something.

Non-NYC firms have a lot less leverage and often lower billing rates, so containing costs is bigger. Clients are also tighter on expenses when it's not a big M&A thing.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4008545&forum_id=2#36296561)



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Date: June 23rd, 2018 12:58 PM
Author: Garnet public bath hunting ground

NON-MFH biglaw offices are empty at 630

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4008545&forum_id=2#36296588)



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Date: June 23rd, 2018 1:06 PM
Author: Henna frozen partner

Technically yes but it’s rarely if ever done - just like free car rides home at night. It’s a phantom perk.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4008545&forum_id=2#36296617)



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Date: June 23rd, 2018 1:18 PM
Author: Mind-boggling mad cow disease

You can but no one does it with the regularity you are asking about in your OP. Not enough people stay that late.

Even when I stay late, I don't get food usually. I'd rather just wait, take a car at 10:00 p.m. and eat healthy stuff at home. Eating out 2x daily is a great way to get fat.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4008545&forum_id=2#36296650)



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Date: June 23rd, 2018 2:52 PM
Author: fragrant menage

not hard if you dont take it as an excuse to eat pizza and burritos every night

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4008545&forum_id=2#36296989)



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Date: June 23rd, 2018 1:20 PM
Author: deep set

I can but don't anymore because I got so sick of the delivery options and I'd rather go home 30 minutes earlier than to stop working and walk somewhere good. Now I only order if I'm starving and can't wait.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4008545&forum_id=2#36296656)



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Date: June 23rd, 2018 1:27 PM
Author: primrose center idiot

just to press, do non-NYC biglaw people work fewer hours or perhaps work like 8:30-7 or something the skews earlier

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4008545&forum_id=2#36296684)



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Date: June 24th, 2018 8:59 AM
Author: deep set

people definitely get into the office earlier and leave earlier than in NYC

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4008545&forum_id=2#36300522)



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Date: June 23rd, 2018 2:07 PM
Author: Dull weed whacker goyim

Based off these responses I guess NYC Biglaw does pay more. I probably get 5-10k per year in food/car fringe benefits alone.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4008545&forum_id=2#36296793)



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Date: June 23rd, 2018 2:59 PM
Author: Galvanic tattoo

good job spending so many of the nights and weekends of your fleeting youth staring at Word documents in your office

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4008545&forum_id=2#36297018)



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Date: June 23rd, 2018 3:01 PM
Author: trip foreskin therapy

, he smugly chuckled to himself on his car service ride back to his $4,200/month studio.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4008545&forum_id=2#36297028)



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Date: June 23rd, 2018 3:04 PM
Author: Mind-boggling mad cow disease

No, you're missing the point. People are saying it's not needed most of the time because non-NYC work less. Your "fringe" benefit of a $25 seamless meal nets your firm $1000 extra in billables every night.

Also, NYC biglaw are a bunch of whining babies because they don't get into the office until 11 am everyday.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4008545&forum_id=2#36297039)



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Date: June 23rd, 2018 4:53 PM
Author: Dull weed whacker goyim

We get in at 11 and don't work that much, if any, more hours. Yet we get the food and car service.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4008545&forum_id=2#36297466)



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Date: June 23rd, 2018 3:00 PM
Author: Pale charismatic party of the first part filthpig

Sometimes non NYC biglaw folks leave early enough to go to the gym and eat dinner with friends and family.

It's awful.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4008545&forum_id=2#36297026)



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Date: June 25th, 2018 1:03 AM
Author: Dull weed whacker goyim

This is very possible in NYC too if you don't work at one of the major sweatshops.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4008545&forum_id=2#36304433)



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Date: June 23rd, 2018 3:22 PM
Author: passionate ruby station half-breed

Yes. For long periods I just stopped buying food and ate all my meals at the office.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4008545&forum_id=2#36297107)