At a law firm and got my first in house offer at a big tech company. Pay is lower than I was expecting and apparently wlb is not good. If I plan to build a career as IHC long term, should I just take it given it is a good brand name? Seems like the market is not great as well, so not sure if I can land something better. But overall, not happy about the comp or wlb expectations in this new role. Wlb is the primary motivation for me wanting to move to IHC.

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Yea we all know ihc is lower comp but the tradeoff is better wlb. If you're getting bad comp and bad wlb, seems like this is one to pass on

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Precisely, which is why if wlb is bad for a particular in house opportunity, it doesn't sound appealing unless the pay/benefits/career opportunities are amazing

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I’d stay put and wait for a better offer, unless your current arrangement is intolerable. That would change the calculus. But less money for (already) knowing WLB isn’t on offer? Hard no from me.

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How do you know wlb is not good? Sometimes things can vary a bit among different teams within the same company.

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Interviewer told me that this will definitely not be a consistent 9-6 role. And I've heard from others that the legal team at the company is known to work long hours.

how do you know wlb is not good? its better than billing, and the market is only get worse with iran and trump antics

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I would wait unless you are completely miserable now.

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Market is bad. I think this largely depends on how much you want to leave your current job and how long it took to land this role.

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Tough call but I’d hold off as long as you’re ok staying at the firm for 12-18 months. Mkt is pretty bad and I’m not sure it’ll pick up soon.

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What type of role is it (M&A/securities/regulatory/privacy/commercial/etc.)? Depending on the answer, I would be more or less picky. Helpful to also know your approximate practice area and general seniority/YOE to be able to give good advice.

Op, I think commercial roles tend to experience that dynamic because that type of work doesn't typically get farmed out to outside counsel so in house counsel is kind of at the whim of the sales team, which we all know are super organized and plan enough to not spring false emergencies upon other teams including legal (being v sarcastic here)

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Lots to unpack. Is the wlb bad because you’re working late on you own deals or because your boss needs you there to hold her/his hand? I went in house 35 years ago and worked harder than I did at big law (it was a long time ago) but I was totally responsible for my own deals. That made a huge difference to me. Compensation is another animal. I would try to negotiate the compensation to match the workload.

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