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What should we call when an associate just doesn't do a stupid assignment that they know the partner will never ask for again?

"taking ownership"
"workflow management"
"simplifying your workload"
"have a call into the client to clarify"

wiseowl wrote:"taking ownership"
"workflow management"
"simplifying your workload"
"have a call into the client to clarify"

Nah something more funny. Not something I'd say to the partner.

Maybe the Irish Assignment

"Playing with Fire," or, "The Entitled Child."

BigRob wrote:"Playing with Fire," or, "The Entitled Child."

First one is okay, don't like the second one if its refeering to the associate.

a senior moment

I call this the "derelict mah dick" response.

Proactive Roundfiling.

Billing hour arbitrage.


Triaging to the f**k it pile.


No show the circle jerk

Special snowflake reasoning?

"about to be shitcanned"

Biglaw_Associate_V20 wrote:"about to be shitcanned"

I have a pile of file folders with incomplete nonbillable bullshit that says otherwise.

Rolling the dice

Not giving a shit and succeeding

DELG wrote:

Biglaw_Associate_V20 wrote:"about to be shitcanned"

I have a pile of file folders with incomplete nonbillable bullshit that says otherwise.

non-billable work is different from billable work.

partners want you to bill. that's your purpose in life. when they ask you to do something, they're not actually asking you to do a good job. they want you to BILL so they can make MONEY (and, secondarily, produce at least satisfactory-level work so they don't have to do anything).

at least, that's how it is at my firm.

Biglaw_Associate_V20 wrote:"about to be shitcanned"

You don't get assigments that nobody ever wants?

Desert Fox wrote:

Biglaw_Associate_V20 wrote:"about to be shitcanned"

You don't get assigments that nobody ever wants?

i tend to avoid these assignments somehow. maybe i'm just lucky. i think i have this look about me that says, "don't give me meaningless bullshit to do."

busywork blackjack?

anti-churning?

Biglaw_Associate_V20 wrote:

DELG wrote:

Biglaw_Associate_V20 wrote:"about to be shitcanned"

I have a pile of file folders with incomplete nonbillable bullshit that says otherwise.

non-billable work is different from billable work.

partners want you to bill. that's your purpose in life. when they ask you to do something, they're not actually asking you to do a good job. they want you to BILL so they can make MONEY (and, secondarily, produce at least satisfactory-level work so they don't have to do anything).

at least, that's how it is at my firm.

0Ls aren't allowed to post in this forum. Reported.

Also, maybe called the staredown and flinch. Also 1000 posts bitch!

Also, the old artificial inflation of demand by creating the illusion of scarcity. AKA, the long line at the empty club. Aka that reminds me of something I should be doing.

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