Cried accepting an offer Forum

[Anonymous User]

Anon - I took that out because it's very personal. Apt find. But the basic point is that Bill in that video (the recruitment manager/hiring partner) has a million things going on, and while it's natural for you to obsess over every detail of the conversation, the other person is probably forgetting it 10 minutes later assuming you didn't threaten to kill them or impersonate Beavis and Butthead,

[Nekrowizard]

I think the degree of how weird it is depends partly on whether you're a man or woman.

[thesealocust]

some serious fckn pansies on these forums

Pretty sure I'm gonna make my new shtick calling out anon abuse.

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[Nebby]

You'll be doing a lot more cryng once you're an associate, so it's good to get it out early.

[Danger Zone]

In the future, you'll learn that crying should be done alone at 10 p.m. in one's office, particularly when working at one's "dream firm."

How does this work in a shared office? Should I ask my officemate to leave if I need a good 10PM cry? Trying to prepare for the inevitable here

Best to share the cry. Better believe that your office mate will need a good one too

[Kratos]

You'll be doing a lot more cryng once you're an associate, so it's good to get it out early.

good one!

[Nebby]

You'll be doing a lot more cryng once you're an associate, so it's good to get it out early.

good one!

I'm an idiot and didn't read anything beyond OP. It appears I was heavily scooped.

[grand inquisitor]

you cried when you came into the world, and you'll cry when you leave it. given that this experience will be approximately 4x more traumatic overall, crying is perfectly justified.

[silenttimer]

This is incredibly sad to me. It's just a job representing big corporations. I'd recommend really reflecting on what's important in your life.

[grand inquisitor]

This is incredibly sad to me. It's just a job representing big corporations. I'd recommend really reflecting on what's important in your life.

lol yes having job security, a high salary, and a preftigious firm handed to you during 2L is nothing you should be excited about, op.

[Thrive]

This is incredibly sad to me. It's just a job representing big corporations. I'd recommend really reflecting on what's important in your life.

lol yes having job security, a high salary, and a preftigious firm handed to you during 2L is nothing you should be excited about, op.

Yep. Especially when a significant people on TLS has spent the last several years preaching the death of legal employment and "HYS-or-bust"

[Desert Fox]

[CanadianWolf]

A long time ago, an opposing attorney cried after I rejected a settlement offer. This, in my judgment, was not an effective negotiating technique.

[Thrive]

A long time ago, an opposing attorney cried after I rejected a settlement offer. This, in my judgment, was not an effective negotiating technique.

Or maybe it was the best kind of negotiating technique.

[NotMyRealName09]

Job security? Lol.

Yeah, this. But congratulations OP, seriously, all your hard work is going to pay off. You should celebrate if you haven't already!

[rpupkin]

This is incredibly sad to me. It's just a job representing big corporations. I'd recommend really reflecting on what's important in your life.

How do you know that the firm represents corporations? For all you know, this place was the OP's "dream firm" because it represents class-action plaintiffs or other non-corporate clients.

[grand inquisitor]

Job security? Lol.

i meant it in the sense of knowing you'll have a job waiting when you graduate, not that op won't be canned within 3 years

[Anonymous User]

What is a "dream firm," exactly? They all seem to suck the same to me.

[Danger Zone]

What is a "dream firm," exactly? They all seem to suck the same to me.

DING DING DING

[rpupkin]

What is a "dream firm," exactly?

A firm that doesn't rescind your offer when you start sobbing uncontrollably over the phone.

[20160810]

If OP is a dude he's screwed. If a woman this will be funny but not career suicide.

[052220152]

I don't understand the people who cry. I see people crying during finals and stuff and it makes no sense. You're fucked professionally if you cry super easy

[A. Nony Mouse]

I don't understand the people who cry. I see people crying during finals and stuff and it makes no sense. You're fucked professionally if you cry super easy

It's not something people usually have a lot of control over. I don't think anyone sets out to be someone who cries easily.

[Danger Zone]

I don't understand the people who cry. I see people crying during finals and stuff and it makes no sense. You're fucked professionally if you cry super easy

It's not something people usually have a lot of control over. I don't think anyone sets out to be someone who cries easily.

I don't think he was blaming them for it, but it's undoubtedly NAGL

[rpupkin]

I don't understand the people who cry. I see people crying during finals and stuff and it makes no sense. You're fucked professionally if you cry super easy

It's not something people usually have a lot of control over. I don't think anyone sets out to be someone who cries easily.

I don't think he was blaming them for it, but it's undoubtedly NAGL

Like a lot of things in life, it's something that people learn to control better as they mature. Saying "it doesn't make sense" is a non-sequitur.