Part of being a bitch with taste is unfortunately feeling good physically. I have a medical condition that has made me fluctuate in weight a few times throughout my life and I’m way higher in weight than I used to be working in big law - don’t feel good going to work or even wearing my clothes. Really want to feel like myself again.
Would love any thoughts or recs - thank you!
My group is hiring so figured I’d share the opportunity here - message for more info. Thanks
Need to spice up my office a bit but don’t want anything super cliche. Any recs appreciated (especially specific links)
At a large big law firm in NYC without a billable target. Have had some unfortunate experiences with people on my team where I feel like they expected too much of a first year - but sure they just think I’m incompetent (per their yelling at me in the past).
What can I expect? Kind of terrified. Get in everything on time and responsive. But have accidentally sent the wrong thing internally etc before especially while slammed/half read an email and been called sloppy. I’ve gotten better the last month or two (this situation was a wake up call) but they had reviews come in earlier than that. Thanks. Hours all over the place - some 200+ months, other 100 hour months.
Would have to travel 2.5 hours to get to the courthouse in Albany and debating a remote option. On the other hand, am the first to be attorney in my family’s history. Thoughts?
Contemplating a switch to M&A because it seems more interesting. But at the same time, realize I could burn out quicker due to the unpredictability and that many of the exits have a huge income drop off (even relative to other groups like funds). Thoughts?
I have to decide my group. Find the substance of M&A interesting but a M&A midlevel told me to pick literally anything else due to the fact you get paid the same with far worse work life balance.
I’m torn - I don’t see myself finding anything as interesting (especially exit wise) but also can’t envision myself losing all my weekends and seeing coworkers enjoy theirs and not feeling a bit annoyed. Any thoughts/has anyone been in this situation? Part of me is thinking to bear it and just exit as needed, but would’ve been happy to stay in big law longer if I found a group that was a good fit. Unfortunate.
Any advice would be really appreciated. Thanks.