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I know I know, we’re all sick of the Faith posts and think we should start a Faith mega thread, but…hear me out I think Kelli was hard on Faith because Faith wasn’t her pick, and honestly it’s kinda makes sense. Now I’m not saying that her treatment of Faith was fair, but I see a lot of posts being like oh why is she so harsh on her etc

Think about any environment where someone gets brought in through connections rather than being chosen outright. I work in a company where we have summer associates brought in every summer, and there is always a one summer associate or a few who got the job through family or who came in via a higher-up’s push. And I always always see my colleagues treating these associates in a much tougher and harsher manner than the other associates. Not always consciously. Now obviously I’m not saying that this is correct or that this is fair, but when you don’t believe someone earned their spot, you hold them to a harsher standard, and you’re quicker to critique (tbh that’s just human nature).

Even the whole hair debacle with Kelli framing it as “have you considered tying it back?”, or she said something along those lines, basically as if it was Kelli’s suggestion, but from Faith’s reaction, and everything we know about her (also the photo she submitted) I have a feeling that her team was pushing for the ponytail specifically. I think Kelli probably phrase it as a suggestion just to save face.

Any recommendations for historical romance books where the guy is closed-off, guard, aggressive with other people but super soft with her and becomes obsessed with her gradually, something similar to Seeking Persephone

Watching MTT, these girls move across states and leave their jobs etc. For a brand well worth over 1 billion, why don’t they AT LEAST provide housing for the girls during training? You see these girls giving up A LOT to go to training with barely any support from DCC. It’s ridiculous

I can’t remember which season of MTT, but one of the seasons opens with Kelli saying they will be training at the star, the new 1 billion dollar facility; the only thing I can think of is wawwww you’re opening with this when these girls are not paid a liveable wage or provided with housing…

Watching MTT. For those that have seen it, Cassie telling everyone that Taylor brags about not having to practice when Taylor was stumbling during the routine. Then Taylor defends herself saying that wasn’t true (ummm as she should if she really didn’t say that!!)

Hmmmm what do you guys think? Idk if that was true but that had extreme mean girl energy (if untrue)

What do you guys think?

Title says it all.

Edit: I asked this question cause I heard of a senior associate at LW leaving to become a farmer :) and I thought that was really interesting to be honest. I kinda love it when people pursue corporate for a certain amount of time decide to leave to pursue something that is genuinely their passion.

I’ve worked with the same partner for almost 3 years. He’s been a huge part of my development, has invested a lot of time in me, and is probably my biggest sponsor at the firm. The issue is that he’s extremely conflict-averse. He’s genuinely kind, but because of that I don’t think I get much direct feedback. So for example, after a difficult call with opposing counsel, he called me afterward and gently asked why I was getting annoyed, but other than that he didn’t really comment and his style is more of like it’s up to you what kind of lawyer you wanna be. The same thing happens during formal reviews. He consistently tells me I’m doing well. That’s obviously nice to hear, but know him well enough to know that giving critical feedback just isn’t his style.

The challenge is that he’s also the person who knows my work best. We’ve worked together for years, he sees how I think, how I manage deals, and how I’ve developed over time. The other partners and senior associates I work with don’t see nearly as much of my day-to-day work, and the matters I handle for them are often different.

As I’ve become more senior, I’ve noticed that I probably show my frustration more than I used to, especially when opposing counsel is being unreasonable. I’m sure there are also other things that I can work on, but I genuinely don’t know how to evaluate my own performance anymore because the person who knows me best doesn’t naturally give critical feedback.

Y’all…pretty privilege is REAL. That’s all I’m gonna say.

So we had a call with opposing counsel to discuss the transaction documents, and I feel like I completely fumbled it. I’m usually very on top of my deals, but on this call I just felt like I wasn’t. There was one point I raised that everyone immediately said had already been addressed elsewhere, and I felt like I looked like I hadn’t done my homework.
The frustrating part is that I am on top of the deal. I had made a bunch of last-minute changes with other advisers, and my partner was too busy to review them with me beforehand, so I was a little confused about how everything fit together by the time of the call.

We’ve also been dealing with opposing counsel for weeks, and they’ve been incredibly difficult. Their markup is relentless (they revise practically every word, no matter how minor, including super unnecessary drafting language changes) and then on the call they acted as if we were the ones making unreasonable changes. By that point I was visibly annoyed, and my partner even mentioned afterward that it showed. I don’t think he fully appreciates how exhausting and hypocritical they’ve been throughout this negotiation.

Now I can’t stop thinking that I looked incompetent in front of opposing counsel and, even worse, in front of my partner

I see girls trying out for teams like the Miami Dolphins and other NFL teams, so maybe I’m just ignorant because I’m not American and don’t really follow the cheerleading world. But the show makes DCC seem like the ultimate goal. Obviously the Netflix show gives them a huge platform, but I’m wondering how they compare to other teams in terms of prestige (for the dance world and the cheerleading world)

Google says season 14 but I finished episode 1 and there’s no Kelcey

This is a legit question and I’m genuinely curious, not judging anyone.

I’m a bit confused by the whole Christian aspect of DCC. A lot of the girls seem very religious, go to church regularly, talk openly about their faith, etc. But at the same time they’re performing in uniforms that are extremely revealing and dancing to songs with pretty explicit lyrics.
Again, I’m not saying there’s anything wrong with either of those things. I’m just curious how people reconcile the two.

Guys, voicemails for Isabelle…what a wonderful surprise! I went into it with very low expectations after being disappointed by so many recent Netflix and Prime rom-coms. I feel like recently I’ve been seeing too many modern romances that’s are well produced but emotionally hollow.

This one captured the warmth and emotional payoff of the 90s and early-2000s rom-coms that have been missing from the genre lately!! You’ll laugh and cry, it’s charming and sweet. Wes was adorable! >!You can see him rooting for Jill (which I loved!) and start to fall for her! And loved Jill and Izzy’s routine of Dancing on your own (also Wes saying give me a sign scene then Robyn plays and he dances with Jill? SO SWEET). So sweet. Loved seeing Wes and Jill explore San Fran together. Nick just has an amazing puppy dog face with a yearners eyes.!<

Zoey Deutch is amazing. She played Jill so so well. She has so much personality without being annoying or cheesy. Zoey just pulls it off (I’ve added Neuro-Spicy to my vocab). She’s an amazing romcom lead.

My only criticism is the soundtrack. “To Build a Home” and “Beautiful Things” felt a little too on-the-nose and took me out of the film. Otherwise, it was a wonderful surprise.

I’ve done a training contract for two years at a v10 firm (US firm) in the GCC. Did a masters at a top US law school, have NY and GCC qualifications. I’ve worked for a year as an associate in a v10 NY office, then moved to GCC (same firm). I’m planning on doing another masters at Oxford (personal fulfilment), and am planning on taking the SQE before Oxford. How tough will it be for me to enter the UK law firms market as a midlevel?

I want to preface this by saying that I know I am very privileged and lucky to be in the position I am today. And I feel like the distress I’m feeling is something that a lot of associates in biglaw feel, especially when they’re more interested in creative fields.

I’ve been in big law for 4 years now (in M&A). First two years of my career, I loved it. Felt super challenged and lucky that I loved my job. I’d catch up with friends and hear them complain about their jobs and feel sad for them and simultaneously grateful that I enjoyed my job and the people I work with.

Welp… guess I spoke too soon. Cut to 4 years later, I’m exhausted. Demotivated. Frustrated with all this AI crap. Not feeling challenged. Genuinely dreading work, which is a new thing for me.

I really wanna quit and I always had an affinity to more creative spaces (even though this feels pretty cliché and I feel like most people that went into law, to an extent, wanted to do something more creative). So yeah… I wanna quit. But…money lol. But also I feel like I’ve reached the point where I’m willing to try to save up as much as possible just so I can quit. But also also I have no idea if I’m thinking this through. But also also also maybe I’ve been sheltered and have been lucky enough to have this job immediately after law school and I don’t really know what’s out there and I’m gonna be shocked by the real world lol.

As for what I wanna do if I quit. Well…I want to do a MA then PhD in literature. There’s a scholarship program that I know I’m very eligible for so I know that monetary wise I’m covered to a certain degree.

But then what do I even do after that? I have no idea. I just know that this is becoming more unbearable with each passing day (obviously I’m super grateful to be in the position I’m in). Should I wait until partnership? I have a partner that I know likes me, has groomed me since I startled out in the firm, and is gonna fight for me but partnership is never really a guarantee so what if I wait until partnership, then it doesn’t happen?

I don’t know guys. I would appreciate any thoughts or advice.