anyone working biglaw finding extremely depressing? Forum

[Tsispilos]

I havent seen my wife in like a week because she's in bed when I get home and in bed when I leave in the morning. I work all the fucking time but am still behind and still get yelled at for taking too long to write briefs or write summaries of documents.

[lawloser22]

I think you're looking for autoadmit.com

[Anonymous User]

What firm do you work at?

[rayiner]

Working long hours for $40k and no health insurance is depressing too.

[Anonymous User]

I havent seen my wife in like a week because she's in bed when I get home and in bed when I leave in the morning. I work all the fucking time but am still behind and still get yelled at for taking too long to write briefs or write summaries of documents.

I used to work between 70-100 hours every week (average 10 hours a day 7 days a week with spikes due to the incompetence of employees) for a $45,000 per year salary plus a performance bonus every quarter with somewhat crappy benefits and no prestige with little room for advancement and 20 year able-to-work lifespan without a pension or 401k matching.

STFU and enjoy it or scroll through the website that has people holding up their signs about their families (99% or something) and get a clue.

[Renzo]

I havent seen my wife in like a week because she's in bed when I get home and in bed when I leave in the morning.

Don't worry. I've been seeing a lot of her in bed between when you leave and when you get back, too.

[fanmingrui]

I havent seen my wife in like a week because she's in bed when I get home and in bed when I leave in the morning.

Don't worry. I've been seeing a lot of her in bed between when you leave and when you get back, too.

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[Grizz]

I havent seen my wife in like a week because she's in bed when I get home and in bed when I leave in the morning.

Tell her to stay up later.

[Anonymous User]

Ugh these responses. Hang in there, OP.

[EijiMiyake]

Obviously, in the range of life outcomes, biglaw is not so bad.

However, to those mocking the OP, there is something uniquely difficult about putting in long hours in a professional services environment that requires detail-orientedness to an absurd degree and doesn't provide for meaningful autonomy for a number of years.

Good luck dude, hope it gets better soon.

[Big Shrimpin]

he's in bed when I get home and in bed when I leave in the morning.

Clearly, you're doing it right.

[Anonymous User]

I guess I'm not at "biglaw" but I think it's somewhat comparable (hours target is well north of 2000, salary is above market, just more of a boutique in a non-NYC/Chi/DC market). My hours haven't been bad (a little over 2 months in). Billing 50-55/week and not working much, if at all, on weekends. Longer weekdays, but still have time to do dinner/other things with the lady and friends on weeknights (I think my savior is that I like to wake up really early).

[Stanford4Me]

WTF did you think you were getting yourself into? STFU.

[Mavraides87]

Do you get time in for a good cardio workout at least 5 times a week?

[Grizz]

Do you get time in for a good cardio workout at least 5 times a week?

He says his wife is asleep when he gets home.

[Mavraides87]

True, depressing and stressful life circumstances can lead to ED so I didn't consider that.

I hope you are able to work out 5-10 hours a week even though you are putting in bigtime hours.

[shotsfired12]

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[Transferthrowaway]

I think you're looking for autoadmit.com

Autoadmit doesn't actually have employed lawyers poasting anymore.

[YourCaptain]

Do you get time in for a good cardio workout at least 5 times a week?

He should only be doing SQUATS and sprints

[shotsfired12]

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[paratactical]

When I was a biglaw paralegal, my SO would get a nap in during the afternoon and wait until I got home to wake up and have dinner. Maybe see if that is something y'all could try.

[erico]

I find your whining extremely depressing.

[Grizz]

Do you get time in for a good cardio workout at least 5 times a week?

He should only be doing SQUATS and sprints

OATZ! SQUATZ!

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[sebastian0622]

Does anybody working in biglaw NOT find it extremely depressing?

[TheFriendlyBarber]

Does your firm offer VPN access? Perhaps you could use it to work from home at night.


[insert joke here about the types of access his wife offers while he's away]