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Sorry for the mishap and it’s happened to me once before also. Do you have an assistant that can give you a “nudge” or reminder either when something is added to your calendar or an hour or so before any hearings? I once had a wonderful assistant that would do that for me so I wouldn’t lose track of time and be late to court. I’ve also learned that I HAVE to check my calendar every morning to make sure that I remember everything that’s scheduled for the day.
Rising Star
Thank you!
I like the idea of asking my assistant to update me everyday though of calendar events so I can track them.
Am I in the wrong for thinking the partner was shady for not telling me about it? I get it was my mistake but why add it in a sneaky manner and not just say something?
A partner at my firm taught me that the best way to stay on top of your emails is to keep your inbox clear of emails you have reviewed. I’ve created folders based off of my case list and move an email only once I’ve reviewed and completed the task within the email. It keeps my anxiety down and also helps make sure I’ve seen and reviewed every email. Even during a super busy week, it’s much easy to spot a missed email in the main inbox if you’ve only got less than 100 to sort through. Hope this helps!
Rising Star
I agree with this! I do keep a zero inbox and file emails that have been dealt with, but I filed this one without reading it more thoroughly. Any tips on how to slow down before filing? I skim way too quickly
Rising Star
I’m not sure if missing the invite is an ADHD thing but in any event it can’t happen again. Any advice on how to thoroughly vet emails when extremely busy, and whether to say anything to this partner?
I’m just so hurt because I really like this partner and this was such a shady move. I feel like I’ve lost all trust for them. I’m also mad at myself for the mistake. 😞
Rising Star
Hanlon’s Razor. Never attribute to malice that which can easily be explained by [something else]. (Although the original quote is “stupidity.”)
Maybe they weren’t trying to be sneaky, they were trying to be helpful by shooting over the calendar invite?
Rising Star
I always like to remind myself that I’m not the main character of other people’s stories, I’m just an NPC. So everyone gets “one free bite.” But if a pattern of abuse emerges, well that’s a different story.
I think you’ve had great practical suggestions but just wanted to agree that the partner should have verified you could cover or at least notified you other than just adding to the calendar.
Rising Star
Still not sure how to slow down and make sure I don’t miss things, but also yes agreed I was looking for some validation about the partner being shady. In any event, the Hanlon’s razor comment helped me overcome the feelings I was having about the partner. Now, I just need to figure out how to slow down and be thorough when everything is chaos
What does adding it to your calendar look like? They sent you a calendar invite? In that case honestly that’s the equivalent of sending you an actual email heads up, which apparently you missed, so I’m not sure why you are so upset at the partner. They should be able to trust that you’re handling something if they’ve sent it to you and that you will ask questions if you have any.
Rising Star
That seems like a permissions issue. I don’t give anyone unilateral authority to add/delete items from my calendar.
Did they add it or send a request to add it? I feel like that’s different. If they added it without alerting you that’s weird. Could be shady but also could just be they were super busy and forwarded it to you and forgot to mention it.