PSA: If you have multiple offers, start rejecting some! Forum

[Single-Malt-Liquor]

Everyone, this is a very stressful time for us all, those with offers having to decide and those without any. If you legitimately need more time to make up your mind, please do take it--this is a serious decision that shouldn't be taken lightly. However, if you definitely know where you want to go for the sumer and are just sitting on your other offers until the days run out just for the sake of doing so, then you're just a jerk to everyone involved.

I can almost guarantee you none of us are just sitting on offers for the fuck of it.

[Anonymous User]

Everyone, this is a very stressful time for us all, those with offers having to decide and those without any. If you legitimately need more time to make up your mind, please do take it--this is a serious decision that shouldn't be taken lightly. However, if you definitely know where you want to go for the sumer and are just sitting on your other offers until the days run out just for the sake of doing so, then you're just a jerk to everyone involved.

I can almost guarantee you none of us are just sitting on offers for the fuck of it.

Must be nice to be sitting on offers though.

[A. Nony Mouse]

Everyone, this is a very stressful time for us all, those with offers having to decide and those without any. If you legitimately need more time to make up your mind, please do take it--this is a serious decision that shouldn't be taken lightly. However, if you definitely know where you want to go for the sumer and are just sitting on your other offers until the days run out just for the sake of doing so, then you're just a jerk to everyone involved.

Does anyone have any evidence of people doing this, though?

Also, I'm not going to out people, but anon is not license to be rude.

[Desert Fox]

Everyone, this is a very stressful time for us all, those with offers having to decide and those without any. If you legitimately need more time to make up your mind, please do take it--this is a serious decision that shouldn't be taken lightly. However, if you definitely know where you want to go for the sumer and are just sitting on your other offers until the days run out just for the sake of doing so, then you're just a jerk to everyone involved.

Does anyone have any evidence of people doing this, though?

Also, I'm not going to out people, but anon is not license to be rude.

I held an offer at some shitty firm who kept confusing me with someone else until past the deadline.

[Pikappraider]

Everyone, this is a very stressful time for us all, those with offers having to decide and those without any. If you legitimately need more time to make up your mind, please do take it--this is a serious decision that shouldn't be taken lightly. However, if you definitely know where you want to go for the sumer and are just sitting on your other offers until the days run out just for the sake of doing so, then you're just a jerk to everyone involved.

I can almost guarantee you none of us are just sitting on offers for the fuck of it.

ehhh not necessarily true. I know at least 2 people at my t-14 who have are still taking callbacks at firms they would never take in a million years over the offer they have. They are doing it for free trips to new york and treating it like a vacation. I also know of at least one person who has not withdrawn from an offer they would literally never take over another offer they have. really fucked up imo and i think much less of those people now.

[ymmv]

Everyone, this is a very stressful time for us all, those with offers having to decide and those without any. If you legitimately need more time to make up your mind, please do take it--this is a serious decision that shouldn't be taken lightly. However, if you definitely know where you want to go for the sumer and are just sitting on your other offers until the days run out just for the sake of doing so, then you're just a jerk to everyone involved.

I can almost guarantee you none of us are just sitting on offers for the fuck of it.

ehhh not necessarily true. I know at least 2 people at my t-14 who have are still taking callbacks at firms they would never take in a million years over the offer they have. They are doing it for free trips to new york and treating it like a vacation. I also know of at least one person who has not withdrawn from an offer they would literally never take over another offer they have. really fucked up imo and i think much less of those people now.

Wtf. That's not even TTT behavior, I mean who enjoys callbacks or would want this whole fucking process to continue one second longer than it has to.

[lawhopeful10]

As others have said you will hear eventually so who cares. And this is coming from someone who currently has 0 offers and is still waiting to hear from places. Instead of worrying about what you can't control focus on your job hustle.

[mvp99]

Who the F would sit on offers.... finishing this process and sending out emails to cancel remaining callbacks is truly satisfying. Why go again through the CB process???

[Anonymous User]

As others have said you will hear eventually so who cares. And this is coming from someone who currently has 0 offers and is still waiting to hear from places. Instead of worrying about what you can't control focus on your job hustle.

I am in the same boat as you. 0 offers, 2 Cbs total. 10 screeners from OCI that I will likely not hear from. 1 screener I just completed via Skype. 1 screener via Skype coming up. Mass-mailed 441 firms, followed up on 100 firms that did not ding me. What other "hustle" should I be doing? There comes a point when all your ships have sailed and you're still waiting at the dock.

Might just start working on clerkship apps ...

[Pikappraider]

I have been telling them that it is really fucked up and unethical and that they should have canceled/withdrawn. And I am not super connected with the pulse of my school so if i know a few people doing it I am positive there are others. Its pretty grotesque imo.

I also know one person who literally has accepted an offer and took a callback well after the fact 100% for a free trip.

[El Pollito]

ehhh not necessarily true. I know at least 2 people at my t-14 who have are still taking callbacks at firms they would never take in a million years over the offer they have. They are doing it for free trips to new york and treating it like a vacation. I also know of at least one person who has not withdrawn from an offer they would literally never take over another offer they have. really fucked up imo and i think much less of those people now.

Wtf. That's not even TTT behavior, I mean who enjoys callbacks or would want this whole fucking process to continue one second longer than it has to.

My friend went on a ton of CBs all over the country for free trips.

[Pikappraider]

Who the F would sit on offers.... finishing this process and sending out emails to cancel remaining callbacks is truly satisfying. Why go again through the CB process???

yah probably my favorite part of the process

[Anonymous User]

Listen, my firm offered about 80 people to get their normal class of 6-7. I agree it's silly to hold onto offers or go on CBs if you aren't going to take them, but it's probably not going to make a big difference for others.

[suzige]

Everyone, this is a very stressful time for us all, those with offers having to decide and those without any. If you legitimately need more time to make up your mind, please do take it--this is a serious decision that shouldn't be taken lightly. However, if you definitely know where you want to go for the sumer and are just sitting on your other offers until the days run out just for the sake of doing so, then you're just a jerk to everyone involved.

Does anyone have any evidence of people doing this, though?

Also, I'm not going to out people, but anon is not license to be rude.

I held an offer at some shitty firm who kept confusing me with someone else until past the deadline.

My apologies, didn't realize I hit the wrong reply button-I'm the anon. Wasn't trying to be rude, but as other posters noted, I too know of a couple people who are taking on more callbacks just for the free trips/food. It's disappointing to say the least, especially when I have friends who would love to have just one of those callbacks.

[Anonymous User]

Listen, my firm offered about 80 people to get their normal class of 6-7. I agree it's silly to hold onto offers or go on CBs if you aren't going to take them, but it's probably not going to make a big difference for others.

...wut

[A. Nony Mouse]

Everyone, this is a very stressful time for us all, those with offers having to decide and those without any. If you legitimately need more time to make up your mind, please do take it--this is a serious decision that shouldn't be taken lightly. However, if you definitely know where you want to go for the sumer and are just sitting on your other offers until the days run out just for the sake of doing so, then you're just a jerk to everyone involved.

Does anyone have any evidence of people doing this, though?

Also, I'm not going to out people, but anon is not license to be rude.

I held an offer at some shitty firm who kept confusing me with someone else until past the deadline.

My apologies, didn't realize I hit the wrong reply button-I'm the anon. Wasn't trying to be rude, but as other posters noted, I too know of a couple people who are taking on more callbacks just for the free trips/food. It's disappointing to say the least, especially when I have friends who would love to have just one of those callbacks.

Sorry, if you're the anon I quoted above, you weren't being rude - sorry to be misleading. I meant more earlier in the thread/generally.

[lawhopeful10]

As others have said you will hear eventually so who cares. And this is coming from someone who currently has 0 offers and is still waiting to hear from places. Instead of worrying about what you can't control focus on your job hustle.

I am in the same boat as you. 0 offers, 2 Cbs total. 10 screeners from OCI that I will likely not hear from. 1 screener I just completed via Skype. 1 screener via Skype coming up. Mass-mailed 441 firms, followed up on 100 firms that did not ding me. What other "hustle" should I be doing? There comes a point when all your ships have sailed and you're still waiting at the dock.

Might just start working on clerkship apps ...

Yea I mean at some point it gets hard to find more places to apply to. You can use martindale to do a ton of small and medium size firms which you might have not done already or start looking at non law jobs. Also you could call places you haven't heard back from and say you will be in the area, maybe even if you won't and just try and pick up some interviews that way. I definitely feel you though. No matter what you need perspective (not necessarily you specifically but people in general) and just realize no matter what people have life so much worse. I just look forward to my weekends and going hard out at the bars with friends. No reason to worry about people accepting or not accepting offers though. All that will do is put you in a shitty mood.

[Anonymous User]

As others have said you will hear eventually so who cares. And this is coming from someone who currently has 0 offers and is still waiting to hear from places. Instead of worrying about what you can't control focus on your job hustle.

It won't really make that much of a difference for the 0 offer person, but the people with 1 offer about to expire and waiting to hear back from a higher choice firm actually can be affected by the delay.

[hoos89]

As others have said you will hear eventually so who cares. And this is coming from someone who currently has 0 offers and is still waiting to hear from places. Instead of worrying about what you can't control focus on your job hustle.

I am in the same boat as you. 0 offers, 2 Cbs total. 10 screeners from OCI that I will likely not hear from. 1 screener I just completed via Skype. 1 screener via Skype coming up. Mass-mailed 441 firms, followed up on 100 firms that did not ding me. What other "hustle" should I be doing? There comes a point when all your ships have sailed and you're still waiting at the dock.

Might just start working on clerkship apps ...

Contact alumni at firms and ask to talk to them for a few minutes or take them out for coffee or something.

[lawhopeful10]

As others have said you will hear eventually so who cares. And this is coming from someone who currently has 0 offers and is still waiting to hear from places. Instead of worrying about what you can't control focus on your job hustle.

It won't really make that much of a difference for the 0 offer person, but the people with 1 offer about to expire and waiting to hear back from a higher choice firm actually can be affected by it.

Yea that's true. Didn't consider that.

[KidStuddi]

As others have said you will hear eventually so who cares. And this is coming from someone who currently has 0 offers and is still waiting to hear from places. Instead of worrying about what you can't control focus on your job hustle.

It won't really make that much of a difference for the 0 offer person, but the people with 1 offer about to expire and waiting to hear back from a higher choice firm actually can be affected by it.

If this person is too much of a pussy to ask for an extension they deserve to be at a beta firm. Only half joking.

[Anonymous User]

As others have said you will hear eventually so who cares. And this is coming from someone who currently has 0 offers and is still waiting to hear from places. Instead of worrying about what you can't control focus on your job hustle.

It won't really make that much of a difference for the 0 offer person, but the people with 1 offer about to expire and waiting to hear back from a higher choice firm actually can be affected by it.

If this person is too much of a pussy to ask for an extension they deserve to be at a beta firm. Only half joking.

Asking for an extension for your only offer is an enormous risk.

[JamMasterJ]

Everyone, this is a very stressful time for us all, those with offers having to decide and those without any. If you legitimately need more time to make up your mind, please do take it--this is a serious decision that shouldn't be taken lightly. However, if you definitely know where you want to go for the sumer and are just sitting on your other offers until the days run out just for the sake of doing so, then you're just a jerk to everyone involved.

Does anyone have any evidence of people doing this, though?

Also, I'm not going to out people, but anon is not license to be rude.

I held an offer at some shitty firm who kept confusing me with someone else until past the deadline.

blatant DF has biglaw schtick

[Anonymous User]

Listen, my firm offered about 80 people to get their normal class of 6-7. I agree it's silly to hold onto offers or go on CBs if you aren't going to take them, but it's probably not going to make a big difference for others.

...wut

Which part confuses you? The number of offers or my explanation?

[Anonymous User]

Listen, my firm offered about 80 people to get their normal class of 6-7. I agree it's silly to hold onto offers or go on CBs if you aren't going to take them, but it's probably not going to make a big difference for others.

Wow, your firm must be very undesirable to have to offer 80 people for a 6-7 person class...