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Earl, nutella other biglaw slaves at 40. Do you feel like you threw life away?

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blathering principal's office
  07/17/18
Do they even have a soul to begin with?
180 Address
  07/17/18
Cq
racy theatre old irish cottage
  07/17/18
im not 40 but ive been in biglaw for a while. no, i dont fee...
Peach Jet-lagged Gas Station Haunted Graveyard
  07/17/18
How long have you been in the game?
blathering principal's office
  07/17/18
LJL
Peach Jet-lagged Gas Station Haunted Graveyard
  07/17/18
Are you partner/counsel level now at least? By now you’re pr...
Mind-boggling Cruise Ship Son Of Senegal
  07/17/18
he is an equity partner at Shearman
insanely creepy fluffy hell
  07/17/18
Shearman? LJL, "I work 65 hour weeks for free cookies a...
onyx comical boiling water
  07/17/18
why don't you just take an in-house job back in the USA?
flushed house-broken parlour ratface
  07/17/18
cq
Peach Jet-lagged Gas Station Haunted Graveyard
  07/17/18
Have you considered applying to jobs on goinhouse.com? It's...
Vibrant gold fanboi roast beef
  07/17/18
sounds interesting, thanks!
Peach Jet-lagged Gas Station Haunted Graveyard
  07/17/18
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fishy stirring indirect expression house
  07/17/18
interesting service
insanely creepy fluffy hell
  07/17/18
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Dashing glassy native sandwich
  07/17/18
“spend meaningful time in places around the globe&rdqu...
walnut gaped useless brakes indian lodge
  05/21/22
nutella is 800k 9-5 in-house. earl is midlaw.
flushed house-broken parlour ratface
  07/17/18
nutella's job is superior (Nutella)
ultramarine trip persian home
  07/17/18
. . . to Jeff Bezos' job (nutella)
Peach Jet-lagged Gas Station Haunted Graveyard
  07/17/18
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pale jap
  07/17/18
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Internet-worthy pink ceo shitlib
  07/17/18
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Peach Jet-lagged Gas Station Haunted Graveyard
  07/17/18
*10-4 in house, actually
Dashing glassy native sandwich
  07/17/18
Lol I’m 3 years away from being 40. Worked biglaw from like...
canary beady-eyed den cuckold
  07/17/18
Lol imagine being 40 years old. Reading a risk factor or ind...
Stubborn Spot
  07/17/18
That’s for outside counsel to do
canary beady-eyed den cuckold
  07/17/18
* over thanksgiving weekend (nutella)
Internet-worthy pink ceo shitlib
  07/17/18
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talented cobalt corn cake
  07/17/18
I’ve worked with 4 different associates over the span of 6 y...
canary beady-eyed den cuckold
  07/18/18
what sort of career/life do you have where you arent throwin...
pale jap
  07/17/18
this
Hyperactive Prole Idiot
  07/17/18
OPs like this are always so retarded and indicative of the s...
pale jap
  07/17/18
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Stubborn Spot
  07/17/18
You don't know how credited you are. 180
Peach Jet-lagged Gas Station Haunted Graveyard
  07/18/18
This is far and away the best post I’ve ever seen from you. ...
Appetizing Gay Wizard Locus
  07/18/18
Tech titan Famous musician Pro sports
Shivering Senate Half-breed
  07/17/18
For men, pro sports is the only credited answer. Or the mili...
Stubborn Spot
  07/17/18
In the grand scheme of it all, it's all meaningless. The onl...
Charcoal juggernaut locale
  07/17/18
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Dashing glassy native sandwich
  07/17/18
nope, not sure what else I could have done to have the same ...
razzle insecure gaping toaster
  07/18/18
How often do you find your work interesting
Stubborn Spot
  07/18/18
almost never. But I have never found any work i've done int...
razzle insecure gaping toaster
  07/18/18
You have a good gig going, but having a kid may throw a wren...
canary beady-eyed den cuckold
  07/18/18
Gangnam WGWAG Playboy sayin hi to Uncle Earl and my bitch Nu...
very tactful cumskin location
  07/18/18
Not even a little.
Jet cerebral private investor
  07/18/18
I'm 40, make six figs in a government job with outstanding b...
Exhilarant therapy stage
  07/18/18
I am certain I am throwing my life away, but can't think of ...
Shivering Senate Half-breed
  07/18/18
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blathering principal's office
  05/21/22
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Smoky mediation
  05/21/22
LS + biglaw dramatically improved my life. Probably best dec...
Amethyst dysfunction dilemma
  05/21/22


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Date: July 17th, 2018 3:47 AM
Author: blathering principal's office



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Date: July 17th, 2018 4:27 AM
Author: 180 Address

Do they even have a soul to begin with?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4028111&forum_id=2#36442868)



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Date: July 17th, 2018 7:46 AM
Author: racy theatre old irish cottage

Cq

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4028111&forum_id=2#36443121)



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Date: July 17th, 2018 4:31 AM
Author: Peach Jet-lagged Gas Station Haunted Graveyard

im not 40 but ive been in biglaw for a while. no, i dont feel like ive thrown my life away. im not sure what alternative career path i could have taken that would have been preferable, and biglaw has given me real benefits, like being able to spend meaningful time in places around the globe that i otherwise prob would have never seen. i dont want to do this forever, in fact im pretty fed up with it by now, but i think it was the right move given where i came from

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4028111&forum_id=2#36442874)



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Date: July 17th, 2018 7:20 AM
Author: blathering principal's office

How long have you been in the game?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4028111&forum_id=2#36443096)



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Date: July 17th, 2018 7:21 AM
Author: Peach Jet-lagged Gas Station Haunted Graveyard

LJL

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4028111&forum_id=2#36443098)



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Date: July 17th, 2018 7:48 AM
Author: Mind-boggling Cruise Ship Son Of Senegal

Are you partner/counsel level now at least? By now you’re probably at least worth $1m+, so there’s that.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4028111&forum_id=2#36443126)



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Date: July 17th, 2018 8:38 AM
Author: insanely creepy fluffy hell

he is an equity partner at Shearman

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4028111&forum_id=2#36443212)



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Date: July 17th, 2018 2:00 PM
Author: onyx comical boiling water

Shearman? LJL, "I work 65 hour weeks for free cookies and coronas at lunch time"

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4028111&forum_id=2#36445052)



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Date: July 17th, 2018 7:48 AM
Author: flushed house-broken parlour ratface

why don't you just take an in-house job back in the USA?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4028111&forum_id=2#36443125)



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Date: July 17th, 2018 7:50 AM
Author: Peach Jet-lagged Gas Station Haunted Graveyard

cq

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4028111&forum_id=2#36443129)



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Date: July 17th, 2018 8:15 AM
Author: Vibrant gold fanboi roast beef

Have you considered applying to jobs on goinhouse.com?

It's a portal that matches job seekers with companies that need labor

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4028111&forum_id=2#36443161)



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Date: July 17th, 2018 8:16 AM
Author: Peach Jet-lagged Gas Station Haunted Graveyard

sounds interesting, thanks!

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4028111&forum_id=2#36443163)



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Date: July 17th, 2018 8:39 AM
Author: fishy stirring indirect expression house



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4028111&forum_id=2#36443213)



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Date: July 17th, 2018 8:39 AM
Author: insanely creepy fluffy hell

interesting service

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4028111&forum_id=2#36443214)



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Date: July 17th, 2018 2:26 PM
Author: Dashing glassy native sandwich



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4028111&forum_id=2#36445282)



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Date: May 21st, 2022 7:52 AM
Author: walnut gaped useless brakes indian lodge

“spend meaningful time in places around the globe”

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4028111&forum_id=2#44548725)



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Date: July 17th, 2018 7:48 AM
Author: flushed house-broken parlour ratface

nutella is 800k 9-5 in-house. earl is midlaw.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4028111&forum_id=2#36443127)



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Date: July 17th, 2018 7:49 AM
Author: ultramarine trip persian home

nutella's job is superior (Nutella)

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4028111&forum_id=2#36443128)



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Date: July 17th, 2018 7:50 AM
Author: Peach Jet-lagged Gas Station Haunted Graveyard

. . . to Jeff Bezos' job (nutella)

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4028111&forum_id=2#36443131)



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Date: July 17th, 2018 1:54 PM
Author: pale jap



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4028111&forum_id=2#36445013)



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Date: July 17th, 2018 1:56 PM
Author: Internet-worthy pink ceo shitlib



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4028111&forum_id=2#36445029)



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Date: July 17th, 2018 7:50 AM
Author: Peach Jet-lagged Gas Station Haunted Graveyard



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4028111&forum_id=2#36443130)



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Date: July 17th, 2018 2:26 PM
Author: Dashing glassy native sandwich

*10-4 in house, actually

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4028111&forum_id=2#36445281)



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Date: July 17th, 2018 10:15 AM
Author: canary beady-eyed den cuckold

Lol I’m 3 years away from being 40. Worked biglaw from like 27-31. Not the best time but also not the worst compared to others (2100 billed my busiest year). I likely wouldn’t have gotten hired at my current job without biglaw credentials so biglaw serves a purpose for lots of people looking to go in-house.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4028111&forum_id=2#36443580)



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Date: July 17th, 2018 10:32 AM
Author: Stubborn Spot

Lol imagine being 40 years old. Reading a risk factor or indemnity, hunched over your desk, sneering that's not market!

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4028111&forum_id=2#36443685)



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Date: July 17th, 2018 1:53 PM
Author: canary beady-eyed den cuckold

That’s for outside counsel to do

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4028111&forum_id=2#36445007)



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Date: July 17th, 2018 1:56 PM
Author: Internet-worthy pink ceo shitlib

* over thanksgiving weekend

(nutella)

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4028111&forum_id=2#36445024)



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Date: July 17th, 2018 2:26 PM
Author: talented cobalt corn cake



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Date: July 18th, 2018 8:06 PM
Author: canary beady-eyed den cuckold

I’ve worked with 4 different associates over the span of 6 years...hope they’re in better lifestyle jobs now.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4028111&forum_id=2#36455433)



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Date: July 17th, 2018 1:55 PM
Author: pale jap

what sort of career/life do you have where you arent throwing your life away

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4028111&forum_id=2#36445018)



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Date: July 17th, 2018 1:56 PM
Author: Hyperactive Prole Idiot

this

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4028111&forum_id=2#36445023)



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Date: July 17th, 2018 1:59 PM
Author: pale jap

OPs like this are always so retarded and indicative of the sort of hyperdork narcissism that is unique to XO

"I shouldn't have WASTED MY INCREDIBLY VALUABLE AND MEANINGFUL LIFE on something stupid like BIGLAW! I should have been an ENTREPENEUR or a WRITER because I'm so SMART and UNIQUE and I create VALUE--that's why I'm in BIGLAW."

every balding fag with ED on this shithole website still thinks they're going to run for office or be president tomorrow and considers it a real possibility--these people really are quite disgusting

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4028111&forum_id=2#36445048)



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Date: July 17th, 2018 2:24 PM
Author: Stubborn Spot



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4028111&forum_id=2#36445267)



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Date: July 18th, 2018 2:23 AM
Author: Peach Jet-lagged Gas Station Haunted Graveyard

You don't know how credited you are. 180

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4028111&forum_id=2#36450043)



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Date: July 18th, 2018 8:22 PM
Author: Appetizing Gay Wizard Locus

This is far and away the best post I’ve ever seen from you.

*sporatic claps slowly rise to a roaring standing ovation*

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4028111&forum_id=2#36455508)



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Date: July 17th, 2018 2:25 PM
Author: Shivering Senate Half-breed

Tech titan

Famous musician

Pro sports

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4028111&forum_id=2#36445273)



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Date: July 17th, 2018 2:34 PM
Author: Stubborn Spot

For men, pro sports is the only credited answer. Or the military

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4028111&forum_id=2#36445357)



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Date: July 17th, 2018 2:33 PM
Author: Charcoal juggernaut locale

In the grand scheme of it all, it's all meaningless. The only thing anyone should be gunning for is financial independence to the degree they want to be independent (e.g. some people want $ just to chill, others want limitless travel etc), everything else is an undignified acceptance of some degree of modern debt slavery.

A lot of people had this as children, when parents essentially offered a temporary freedom by covering a kid's financial obligations, but for most it then goes away forever, or until they're too old to enjoy it.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4028111&forum_id=2#36445348)



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Date: July 17th, 2018 2:36 PM
Author: Dashing glassy native sandwich



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4028111&forum_id=2#36445373)



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Date: July 18th, 2018 2:21 AM
Author: razzle insecure gaping toaster

nope, not sure what else I could have done to have the same level of financial independence for the amount I work.

While I do work a fair amount I now have a completely flexible schedule, dictated only by my clients' bullshit, not anyone at my firm. I usually wake up around 8:30 or 9. I work from home for a little and go to the office around 11. I leave between 6 and 7 to have dinner with my wife every night. If I have more work to do I finish it in my home office.

The stress of billable hours and client demands really does suck, but i can't imagine another job with as much independence as I have now - day to day at least. Had I gone down another path a long time ago maybe I would have found something fulfilling and rewarding $$$ wise, but it's been so long that i can't even imagine what that would be.

I have enough time to play video games, play with my dog, work out whenever i want, and drink and smoke pot all the time. And about 3 times as much money as I need for my lifestyle. Could be worse.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4028111&forum_id=2#36450039)



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Date: July 18th, 2018 7:12 PM
Author: Stubborn Spot

How often do you find your work interesting

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4028111&forum_id=2#36455173)



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Date: July 18th, 2018 7:14 PM
Author: razzle insecure gaping toaster

almost never. But I have never found any work i've done interesting since I was 20 and got to be an extra in a shitty movie for 3 weeks.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4028111&forum_id=2#36455182)



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Date: July 18th, 2018 8:15 PM
Author: canary beady-eyed den cuckold

You have a good gig going, but having a kid may throw a wrench into this whole thing.

I know lots of people who do work after kids go to bed and obviously taking care of young kids after work isn’t the same as relaxing with wife for a few hours as a break.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4028111&forum_id=2#36455492)



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Date: July 18th, 2018 8:20 PM
Author: very tactful cumskin location

Gangnam WGWAG Playboy sayin hi to Uncle Earl and my bitch Nutella here, sup

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4028111&forum_id=2#36455500)



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Date: July 18th, 2018 8:24 PM
Author: Jet cerebral private investor

Not even a little.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4028111&forum_id=2#36455520)



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Date: July 18th, 2018 8:27 PM
Author: Exhilarant therapy stage

I'm 40, make six figs in a government job with outstanding bennies. Thinking of going mildew because I work that hard already. Crazy? Throwing my life away? Doubtful. The law is all drudgery anyway.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4028111&forum_id=2#36455534)



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Date: July 18th, 2018 8:29 PM
Author: Shivering Senate Half-breed

I am certain I am throwing my life away, but can't think of anything better to do.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4028111&forum_id=2#36455547)



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Date: May 21st, 2022 7:38 AM
Author: blathering principal's office



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4028111&forum_id=2#44548712)



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Date: May 21st, 2022 2:36 PM
Author: Smoky mediation



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4028111&forum_id=2#44550051)



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Date: May 21st, 2022 2:41 PM
Author: Amethyst dysfunction dilemma

LS + biglaw dramatically improved my life. Probably best decision I’ve made.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4028111&forum_id=2#44550077)