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After suffering a thousand more paper cuts, I told the man, who gave himself the title of “boss,” to choke on his self proclaimed knowledge…. And then I woke up from the day dream and sent the corporate friendly resignation letter. Although I do not feel on cloud 9, as I still have to finish out my career choice, I feel as though I have won a battle in the shadow of a war. And to that I say, quit that job, ask that girl out, or just take the day off; the law isn't going anywhere.

Just finished my last 2L final this past Monday and began my first split clerkship the day after. I arrived at the office at 8am, walked in and sat down in my new office chair that will be mine for 6 weeks. At promptly 8:30am I had met my boss and was given an assignment to begin and “devote my life to it as it is very important to the case and will determine your worth here.” What I hoped to be an exciting moment (finishing finals and on to summer experiences) quickly turned into quiet solitude with nothing but the sound of other keys clacking away from other offices.

Through the week, I was chastised by my boss to a degree I've never experienced. As the rest of us (2 other clerks) sit in fear waiting for the boss to come down from his layer, to continue telling us how little law school has prepared us.

Rather than the relief of finals concluding, I have been told, I should just be fired more times than I want to keep counting. I've been told I should be showing up at 7 rather than at 8 so I can ask questions. Why 7 you ask? Because I can't clock in until 8 and I shouldn't bill for “personal time.”

I've spent lunch breaks researching advantage JD jobs aside from being a lawyer. Or the typical, “I went to law school but don't want to be a lawyer” youtube videos. I see myself becoming the bitter man that is my boss. I see myself developing stage 2 hypertension and taking it out on others. I have struggled coming home to my girlfriend because, I do not want this kind of life, then why should I drag someone I love into it

Note: I know this is only a 6 week clerkship, but the thought of another year of law of professors, 70k plus in loans, and many more sacrifices, I do not know if I can see a light at the end if the tunnel to continue another year. Just to graduate and locked in a dungeon where dreams, hope and love go to die

EDIT: Thanks for the activity on this post. As much as I wish this was a fictional story, it is a pretty accurate description of this past week. Maybe he is only trying to scare me. One of the most interesting comments that came from him yesterday was “if you wanted an easy/playful/relax/care free summer experience, then you should have interned at the AG’s office.” Part of me wants to send that to the AG’s office…