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The End

Posted on May 15, 2009
Today went well. My secretary ordered a big cookie and invited the office to come say goodbye. (Which in true Cake Wrecks fashion said, "Will Miss You"--I loved it!) It was noted by many that Big Boss would have flipped had he come upon our little get together--which just made it that much better...

Advice for life: Always be nice to everybody

Posted on May 14, 2009
This is something that I tell my kids a lot. Be especially kind to the ones that every one else is not so kind to.I was recently friended on Facebook by a high school classmate. He was a nerdy kid who was pretty much ignored by everyone. We didn't hang out together, but I always tried to be nice to him, and we had all of our honors classes together...

It's 2:00 p.m.--do you know where L.C. is?

Posted on May 13, 2009
Sitting on my couch.I was up at 4:15 this morning to make a 7:30 flight for an out-of town deposition. I have already billed 9 hours today. Typically, I would be expected to return to the office and put in at least another 4 hours. It was nice to come home...

Done

Posted on May 12, 2009
So, it looks like I am unemployed as of Friday. Partner wouldn't even look at me today (Big Boss was out all day). I think it speaks volumes that my superiors are incapable of being mature and professional while I am continuing to do my job through Friday like I said I would...

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Monday did not go well, either.

Posted on May 11, 2009
Today I had to tell my firm whether I would accept their counter offer. When Partner asked, I responded that I would withdraw my resignation assuming we could come to an agreement regarding my hours and salary. He did not think that would be a problem...

I am being held hostage.

Posted on May 10, 2009
Friday did not go well.Big Boss told me that he would talk to the client with the conflict during a planned meeting on Thursday evening. I had my doubts that this would actually happen, because Big Boss is a manipulative, vindictive asshole. Partner attended the meeting with Big Boss, so when I saw Partner on Friday morning, I asked him how the meeting went...

Bitten in the ass by karma

Posted on May 06, 2009
Today has sucked. I am beginning to think that I have royally f'd up my life in every possible way.First, I found that the imaginary conflict that Big Boss mentioned is not imaginary. That is a problem, because it is a case that I am actively involved with...

Can I have one more uncomfortable conversation today? Please?

Posted on May 04, 2009
So I turned in my resignation to Big Boss this morning. It was obvious that Partner had already tipped him off. He pretty much just said, "ok, whatever."Well, then he added, "But you know there's a conflict with the X case? I mean, that could be a problem for you...

Good weekend

Posted on May 03, 2009
This weekend has been exactly what I needed--relaxing. The twins had a sleepover Friday night, so it was just PS, DH and I. We thought PS was overdue for some mommy/daddy time, so we went out to dinner and then to a new hangout for bowling, go-cart racing and video gaming...

I'm neck deep in now.

Posted on May 02, 2009
Friday did not go at all the way I intended, but the waiver shouldn't be a problem and I talked to Partner about leaving. I was told that I was up for a big raise and offered more money to stay. I was surprised by how they want to keep me.I was very forthcoming with my reasons for leaving and I think I set off some alarm bells...

Drunk Dialed

Posted on April 30, 2009
I received my first drunk dial from another attorney today. It was from this guy. He left a very long and rambling message at 9:00 Tuesday night. You could hear country music playing in the background. I have no idea what the point was or if he expected me to return his call, but it was entertaining...

So, the case didn't settle.

Posted on April 30, 2009
And I am left to make the big decision.DH is telling me to take the offer.I spoke with an associate at work today about her thoughts on my chances of getting the waiver. It is the first time I have uttered a word to anybody at work. She didn't know if this had ever been an issue in my firm--and recognized the predicament this put me in considering the unpredictability of Big Boss...

A Sticky Pickle

Posted on April 28, 2009
The Good:I got an offer. And it is for more $ than originally contemplated.The Bad:The offer is conditional. Apparently there is a conflict because of a case that I know absolutely nothing about, within another practice group that I do not work with at all, and with attorneys that I rarely see or speak with...

Round 2

Posted on April 27, 2009
I had my second set of interviews this morning, this time with 5 different attorneys. I think it went pretty well. I think I gave the answers they wanted to hear--and they were the truth. I haven't heard anything back from the recruiter yet, but I really didn't expect to today...

Self-Analysis

Posted on April 23, 2009
When I took trial ad in law school we covered a mini-part of a trial in each class section (e.g. the opening statement or cross examination.) We would "perform" in front of our classmates, who would critique our performance, and then we would review a videotape of our own performance with one of the instructors so that we could see our problem areas for ourselves...

A change of fortune

Posted on April 22, 2009
I have a final interview scheduled for Monday morning. I heard back from the recruiter today and she said that the feedback she received was very positive. I don't have all of the information yet, but from what I have been told, this interview will be with several of the partners...

LC and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day

Posted on April 20, 2009
Did not sleep at all last night. Apparently my husband was replaced by Darth Vader in the middle of the night, and no amount of shoulder punches could make it stop. (But he may have some bruises this morning.)Woke up half an hour early this morning so that I could go into the office early to review some files that I was unexpectedly unable to open from home this weekend...

Crickets Chirping or Are My Neuroses Showing?

Posted on April 19, 2009
The recruiter called me Friday morning to ask how the interview went. I was surprised that she had not heard from the firm. I haven't worked with a recruiter before, but DH has, and he says that they usually speak with the employer very soon after an interview--he has had second interviews scheduled within an hour of leaving a first interview...

Deposition Gold

Posted on April 19, 2009
Friday I took depositions of a corporate rep. and employee in a case that should be straightforward, but is turning into a circus. About 2 minutes in, while working through my standard introductory questions I hit the jackpot. The question: "What did you do to prepare for your deposition today?" The answer, "I just looked through my notes...

Reminder -Secretary's Day is this week

Posted on April 19, 2009
I didn't hear about it until about 3:00 the day before last year, so I thought I'd pass it along. I'm sending my secretary orchids. Last year I did a fruit bouquet, which she seemed to like.

Exhausted

Posted on April 16, 2009
Hit the ground running, as usual, this morning. My interview was this afternoon, and I had a number of things that I had to get done beforehand.The interview was with 7 different attorneys plus the office manager and lasted 3 hours. I think it went well, but I am a terrible judge...

Strange day

Posted on April 09, 2009
I emailed in that I had an appointment and would be late coming into the office. I left the "appointment" part vague and ambiguous, as I always do, which enables it to cover a host of personal issues.My plan was to drive to my office, park at the top of my parking garage where I would get decent cell phone reception, and take the call there so that I could immediately go to work afterward...

The Guilt

Posted on April 08, 2009
So I have a phone interview scheduled tomorrow at 10:00. Which is a pretty inconvenient time as far as not interrupting my work day goes. I'm not quite sure how to handle it. I can 1) go to work and then disappear for an hour to do the interview; or 2) just go into work and say I had an appointment...

Big Brother is Watching

Posted on April 06, 2009
So today the IT dude cornered me in my office and said, "Did you tell [paralegal] that it was ok to go on Facebook.""Um, well, I told him to do a Google search on a couple of people that I am trying to find, and I mentioned that they might pop up on MySpace or Facebook...

Life is grand . . . really

Posted on April 04, 2009
I stayed home from work yesterday because TT woke up with a sore throat and fever. The doc confirmed my suspicion that it was strep. She has consistently had a temperature above 102, despite the constant rotation of Tylenol and Motrin. TT woke up vomiting at 2:00 a...

Holey Moley

Posted on April 03, 2009
I finally got around to doing our taxes last night. I've always done our taxes--even when DH was doing a lot of contract work and we were taking a home office deduction. And we have only owed taxes once--even though each year we increased our withholdings to avoid a refund...

Throwing my hat in the ring again

Posted on March 31, 2009
I met with a recruited today. She has a specific position in mind for me, and I think our meeting went well, but we'll see. I am really trying not to get my hopes up, which you will understand if you were around back when I was job-hunting the last time around...

Crazy Boss Gem o' the Day

Posted on March 30, 2009
We received notice from opposing counsel that we didn't attach a verification to our answers to interrogatories. No big deal--most of the time rogs show up w/o a verification unless you ask for it anyway.Big Boss comes into my office and says, "So was the verification attached?"I said,"I assume so...

Today is better

Posted on March 29, 2009
I spent most of yesterday in a funk--partially out of exhaustion and mostly because of my job situation. But I fiddled with my resume and contacted a couple of recruiters who had contacted me in the past unsolicited.One of them emailed back this morning and said that she had several positions that might work for me...

Too far

Posted on March 28, 2009
I officially hate my job. I love what I do, and I'm good at what I do. But the environment in which I work is toxic, and it has finally gotten to me. I haven't posted about this before in case my anonymity was blown, but at this point, I just don't care...

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