Related Posts
Hi, I need a referral for an internship
in Financial Advisory Team
Valuation, M&A, FDD, or Financial
Consulting - at Big 4 in Germany,
can anyone help me?
I did my bachelor's degree at the
University of Mannheim.
I would appreciate any kind of
support and advice.
I'm not above reaching out to alumni
directly via Linkedln, but l'd prefer to
bug as few as possible. So if you
want to help, guide, or mentor,
please pm me.
PwC Deloitte KPMG EY
Best way to casually come out to coworkers?
More Posts
What reason to give while rejecting any offer?
Flat lay or lay flat?
Of anyone needs reference at Amazon. Let me know
Additional Posts in Law
S/O to any JD/MBA’s out there

New to Fishbowl?
unlock all discussions on Fishbowl.



When I was trying for hireback I’d avoid these associates like the plague. Try to take work from others who actually give you face time in front of the partners/senior associates, and are pleasant to work for. Not worth it at a junior level.
On 3), I wasn't an intern, but I got so busy with other people I used lack of capacity to get off an associate's case who kept giving me shit she'd had for weeks and demanding a 12 hr turnaround. Don't throw them under a bus like I may or may not have done just a tiny bit because her lack of case management skills was setting everything on fire, but shop for other work, get sooooooo busy, and use a diplomatic "I'm swamped, could I connect you with xyz to help instead?"
I hate that this is happening to you. You deserve better. It’s great that you’re calling it out. Now, run.
Is it a single individual or the firm culture as a whole?
It’s a single individual, the other people I work with are generally very respectful.
I highly recommend having a sit down and going through a list of things you didn’t like and want your associate to change. That approach has worked for me
Trust your instincts. First priority is to get the hireback; then you can devote energy to help a colleague improve. I strongly agree with other advice to broaden your source of work to the point you can turn down high-risk low-value work from this person.
OP here, just a quick update for you guys. I went ahead and asked work from other people in the team. I now have so much to do, but the upside is that I’m able to legitimately turn down work from the Associate I was referring to in my original post.
Thank you all for the advice !