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P.S. - I finished that project and he has given me three more since.
Anonymous User wrote:We have our biggest SA event of the summer this weekend and I just know that after two Amstels I am going to apologetically broach the mistake to this associate and it's going to be so so awkward.
seatown12 wrote:Anonymous User wrote:We have our biggest SA event of the summer this weekend and I just know that after two Amstels I am going to apologetically broach the mistake to this associate and it's going to be so so awkward.
LOL better lay off the Amstels then chief
BunkMoreland wrote:I never understand summer associate gunners who stay there till 9 pm every night.....enjoy the easy schedule while you can
Other25BeforeYou wrote:BunkMoreland wrote:I never understand summer associate gunners who stay there till 9 pm every night.....enjoy the easy schedule while you can
Maybe they actually have that much work to do? At lots of firms SAs get whatever assignments they get, and no one is keeping track, so if you have three partners who come to you one afternoon and each has a four-hour project they want in the morning, you stay at the office as late as you need to.
If you're turning down work so you can be out the door at 6, I think that'll come off worse than staying at the office til 9.
Other25BeforeYou wrote:BunkMoreland wrote:I never understand summer associate gunners who stay there till 9 pm every night.....enjoy the easy schedule while you can
Maybe they actually have that much work to do? At lots of firms SAs get whatever assignments they get, and no one is keeping track, so if you have three partners who come to you one afternoon and each has a four-hour project they want in the morning, you stay at the office as late as you need to.
If you're turning down work so you can be out the door at 6, I think that'll come off worse than staying at the office til 9.
Anonymous User wrote:lucky you. at my vault 15 ive worked a couple weekends already and stayed past midnight probably once or twice a week on average.
and its not that im a gunner - far from it. i've never even gone out and seeked out work. its just that you get work from multiple people and deadlines are always next day/2 days at the latest. maybe its diffierent since im in corproate and deal lifetime is pretty short and if there is a closing things need to be turned around immediately. but yea i would say only for about half the summer days did i actually leave normal time at 6.
of course you could be "that guy" who tells people no, but i just feel awkward turning down work and then leaving at 6, whilst the associate stays there all night. esepcially since often times i get a call around 6pm asking if i'm available to help that night. what am i gonna say "no im not avialable i was gonna catch up on enterouge tonight"
What the f.supp? wrote:Other25BeforeYou wrote:BunkMoreland wrote:I never understand summer associate gunners who stay there till 9 pm every night.....enjoy the easy schedule while you can
Maybe they actually have that much work to do? At lots of firms SAs get whatever assignments they get, and no one is keeping track, so if you have three partners who come to you one afternoon and each has a four-hour project they want in the morning, you stay at the office as late as you need to.
If you're turning down work so you can be out the door at 6, I think that'll come off worse than staying at the office til 9.
This is exactly what happens. And it happens all the time. Getting out of the office at 6pm would be awesome, but you'd piss off the others who are relying on you for timely work product.
Anonymous User wrote:Anonymous User wrote: On a sidenote, this same person has been lukewarm at best to me all summer and critiquing the heck out of my projects. The work I do for everyone else gets great reviews but this person never seems pleased and I'm always seeming to come up short. They say you have to have a thick skin in biglaw and I'm wondering whether this is just an example of a time when that is necessary (ie man up) or if I need to think about this affecting my potential for a permanent offer. Thoughts and anecdotes appreciated.
Trust me; your work, as a summer associate, does not deserve rave reviews. The only person doing anything to help you get better is the critical associate. You should be taking every little criticism to heart. In all likelihood, the attorneys that are picky about your work are the only ones who give two shits about advancing your skills. It takes time and effort to really look at something and say how it could be better. It takes no effort to say something is really good and leave it at that.
Anonymous User wrote:OP last time I promise
We have our biggest SA event of the summer this weekend and I just know that after two Amstels I am going to apologetically broach the mistake to this associate and it's going to be so so awkward.
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