Firm Holiday (& other post-acceptance) Swag Forum

[LaLiLuLeLo]

Whats the thank you policy on this? Email to recruiting contact? (Gift was a kindle, so I do want to acknowledge it.)

Why recruiting? It's not like they bought the kindle. The gift is from the equity partners, so that's who you thank.

[Avian]

Whats the thank you policy on this? Email to recruiting contact? (Gift was a kindle, so I do want to acknowledge it.)

Why recruiting? It's not like they bought the kindle. The gift is from the equity partners, so that's who you thank.

Just in case that person is currently about to hit send on an email to all of the partners at the firm... Yes to recruiting. They organize the gift giving.

[Anonymous User]

Whats the thank you policy on this? Email to recruiting contact? (Gift was a kindle, so I do want to acknowledge it.)

Why recruiting? It's not like they bought the kindle. The gift is from the equity partners, so that's who you thank.

Just in case that person is currently about to hit send on an email to all of the partners at the firm... Yes to recruiting. They organize the gift giving.

I thought it would be very odd to email a partner who I talked to three months ago to thank them for a holiday gift. Recruiting made more sense because they are my primary point of contact with the firm, and it makes more sense that they organize the gift giving. Thanks!

[Anonymous User]

All we got from Willkie was a mug -- clear sign of firm struggling = I'm gonna be no offered??

Really wish we could keep offers open this long so we could compare holiday swag to see which firm is doing best!

My girlfriend got an LL Bean sweater on the first day of work in the Summer. You can look forward to that.

[Anonymous User]

Got a holiday e-card from Nixon Peabody. At least it's something, right?...I wish I got some cool swag

[Anonymous User]

All we got from Willkie was a mug -- clear sign of firm struggling = I'm gonna be no offered??

Really wish we could keep offers open this long so we could compare holiday swag to see which firm is doing best!

My girlfriend got an LL Bean sweater on the first day of work in the Summer. You can look forward to that.

Now this is more like it baby

e: fwiw this mug is now my go to lounging at home mug so all around not a bad look

[jchiles]

Anyone get anything from Jones Day, or is there no need for me to prepare for 3L OCI?

Surprised it didn't come up when you were hired but just FYI you're really not supposed to share what you get

[Anonymous User]

Anyone get anything from Jones Day, or is there no need for me to prepare for 3L OCI?

Surprised it didn't come up when you were hired but just FYI you're really not supposed to share what you get

Why?

[Anonymous User]

Anyone get anything from Jones Day, or is there no need for me to prepare for 3L OCI?

Surprised it didn't come up when you were hired but just FYI you're really not supposed to share what you get

Why?

You're asking too many questions. Steve Brogan is on these boards you know.

[Anonymous User]

Oht of the ordinary to have not heard anything from firm yet? Don't need a gift, just want to know I still have a job next summer.

[axel.foley]

Anyone get anything from Jones Day, or is there no need for me to prepare for 3L OCI?

Surprised it didn't come up when you were hired but just FYI you're really not supposed to share what you get

Why?

You're asking too many questions. Steve Brogan is on these boards you know.

The ventriloquist?

[bearsfan23]

Anyone get anything from Jones Day, or is there no need for me to prepare for 3L OCI?

Surprised it didn't come up when you were hired but just FYI you're really not supposed to share what you get

Why?

Black box compensation also applies to JD holiday gifts

[Anonymous User]

Has anybody else received no holiday communication at all so far? (no email/letter/anything?) Am I about to get a post-new-year rescinded offer.

[Anonymous User]

Has anybody else received no holiday communication at all so far? (no email/letter/anything?) Am I about to get a post-new-year rescinded offer.

Can you chill out

[Avian]

Has anybody else received no holiday communication at all so far? (no email/letter/anything?) Am I about to get a post-new-year rescinded offer.

No, your lack of contact does not mean your offer is being rescinded, many firms just don't do gifts. Although you should really be asking yourself if you'd want to work for the kind of firm that doesn't send out $20-30 worth of cookies or firm swag...

[LaLiLuLeLo]

Has anybody else received no holiday communication at all so far? (no email/letter/anything?) Am I about to get a post-new-year rescinded offer.

No, your lack of contact does not mean your offer is being rescinded, many firms just don't do gifts. Although you should really be asking yourself if you'd want to work for the kind of firm that doesn't send out $20-30 worth of cookies or firm swag...

Probs CovingTTTon

[SkaEnthusiast]

Anything noteworthy on this front yet?

[UVA2B]

Anything noteworthy on this front yet?

Fidget spinners for days.

See http://abovethelaw.com/2017/08/biglaw-i ... ll-doomed/

[Anonymous User]

Offer gifts

Gibson: Mrs Field's sampler
Kirkland: brownies
Latham: Swell Bottle
STB: Nothing
DPW: Nothing
Sullcrom: Weird book of short stories unrelated to anything so far as I can tell
Wachtell: nothing
Cravath: Swell bottle

[RaceJudicata]

Offer gifts


Sullcrom: Weird book of short stories unrelated to anything so far as I can tell

Hahaha this is awesome. What a mind fuck thing to do.

[Anonymous User]

Weil: Tin of Cookies from Momofuku Milk Bar

Yum!

[Anonymous User]

Weil: Tin of Cookies from Momofuku Milk Bar

Yum!

Are these post offer acceptance, or just post offer?

[Anonymous User]

I got some pretty uncomfortable/awkward bluetooth earbuds from Dechert at callback. The cord in between buds has to either hang under my chin like some sort of dumb necklace, or behind my neck so that the volume adjuster thing appears to dangle from my ear. Also, the earbuds are programmed with a stereotypical Asian female voice that tells me "battery row, prease charge" every 5 seconds until I rip the damn things out and flush down toilet (jk I still have them).

[Anonymous User]

I got some pretty uncomfortable/awkward bluetooth earbuds from Dechert at callback. The cord in between buds has to either hang under my chin like some sort of dumb necklace, or behind my neck so that the volume adjuster thing appears to dangle from my ear. Also, the earbuds are programmed with a stereotypical Asian female voice that tells me "battery row, prease charge" every 5 seconds until I rip the damn things out and flush down toilet (jk I still have them).

I got those same ones! But I haven't been able to use them at all because the rubber part that goes around the earbuds to stay in place in your ear is just the left ear one twice (it's even marked with L for both ears). For the right ear, they just flipped it upside down and then put it onto the earbud, but since there's a part sticking out, it won't fit in my ear unless I take it off. Not to mention I couldn't get it to connect via Bluetooth to any of my devices...

[Nagster5]

I got some pretty uncomfortable/awkward bluetooth earbuds from Dechert at callback. The cord in between buds has to either hang under my chin like some sort of dumb necklace, or behind my neck so that the volume adjuster thing appears to dangle from my ear. Also, the earbuds are programmed with a stereotypical Asian female voice that tells me "battery row, prease charge" every 5 seconds until I rip the damn things out and flush down toilet (jk I still have them).

I got those same ones! But I haven't been able to use them at all because the rubber part that goes around the earbuds to stay in place in your ear is just the left ear one twice (it's even marked with L for both ears). For the right ear, they just flipped it upside down and then put it onto the earbud, but since there's a part sticking out, it won't fit in my ear unless I take it off. Not to mention I couldn't get it to connect via Bluetooth to any of my devices...

I thought people were joking when they said you could judge a firm by its swag