Been told off by a partner for leaving an automatic "on vacation, reading e-mails sporadically, if urgent please call me on xxxx" reply while on vacation 😨

I just got offered a job with a firm that has billable hour requirements. I’ve never had had billable hours. Is is appropriate to ask what the billable requirements are? I have a good idea from someone I know who works in a different department but want to confirm what they told me. They also provided vacation time of 3-5 weeks. I’m assuming that’s work weeks, but is that appropriate to ask for clarification? I don’t want them to think that’s all I care about, but these are important to me.

What is the firm doing about retention/turnover? Any discussion about improving benefits? 401k match? Pto?

What’s your holiday destination this year?

Anyone have any fun holiday firm party stories? Ours is coming up this week and I can't wait to see who makes a fool of themself this year! 😂

I have a serious question regarding this because time is running out. I quit my job last year on Nov 5. I had about two weeks of PTO accrued and I wasn’t paid out my PTO. It was nowhere on company policy other than I was told “it’s known we don’t pay out PTO when someone quits”. Could I file a law suit to get me paid for those accrued hours?

Hi! I need some help negotiating a raise. I have been working for this company for exactly 3 months now, but I was hired as an AGM. I'm not specific on what my responsibilities are as AGM.
However the GM at the time, quit 1 and a half months in. I was thrown into the role and have been handling it since.
My regional calls himself our GM but is never on site.
Was reluctant to cover my shifts when I became sick and requested time off for a few days. (4 days)
Any thoughts?

How did you all work through morning sickness in the first trimester? I am having a horrible time with nausea, throwing up and fatigue and wish could take the whole time off

If we survive this thing with our jobs, does it mean we will be expected to not take vacation for the rest of the year?

Are there any fun holiday pop-up bars this weekend? I would love a reason to wear my ugly sweater!!

If anyone is having holiday calendar handy then please share snap here.
Thanks in Advance.

What PTO does your agency offer?

I'm hiring soon for a clinical pharmacist roles to do prior authorizations from home. It's state programs and mainly 9 to 5. What should the compensation be? It'll include 3 weeks vacation and all holidays off btw.

I am employed by a company with great benefits and prospects but with recent changes nd culture and I'm not sure if its direction is inline with my future. They changed my role, not the pay There has been a lot of turn over to IQVIA with salary of acct managers at base of 90k and unlimited PTO; is that true? Anyone from IQVIA can comment on culture, work/life, and base pay for account/clent managers? research shows regional acct managers make base of 96k but I'm making 76k with MBA, 15 yrs exp.

What’s the deal with vacation payout when you quit? Better to use up vacation before you leave or just get the payout ?

Anyone here going to the EY holiday party this Thursday alone? I am 😅 and i think i’d be fun to meet other gals and keep each other company!

I was a person who used to love to work. Then I started working crazy hours because of crazy project for almost a year. Felt burnt out and depressed. Took some time off (3 months) to calibrate myself. Now back at work but still feel so demotivated and cant help but feel work as a burden. Anyone feel the same?

Been in a major rut since the beginning of the year when an org change brought on poor management that has failed me. I’ve tried to push through but mentally nothing is bringing me back up to where I was pre-org change. I’ve taken PTO to relax and I workout to get my mind off work but it doesn’t seem to help. I’ve been on the job hunt since Jan. (without much luck) because that feels like the only solution. Am I wrong to leave after just a year or do you have tips to get back mentally? TIA

How many vacation days do first year associates at PwC get? I know we accrue hours per month but don’t know how many it is

What’s on your Holiday menu? Please share it with us here! 🍗🍰🥧🍖🍷

Any hotel recommendations for one night? Going to company holiday party next weekend and need to stay at a hotel for the night.

I struggle with extreme self-doubt and take all criticism very personally, which translates into me engaging in self-destructive behavior to compensate and to please others. What are daily actions I can take to combat this? How can I assess when to take criticism seriously, how to regard it dispassionately, and how to push back and stand up for myself?

I’m a certified PE health teacher and we have recently moved to a small town in Nebraska. They have asked me to be a full time sub in 6-12 choir and band (only opening and they can’t find a Music teacher) I know nothing about band or choir. I’m reaching out to see if anyone has resources I can use or any help you may have. Thank you

Hi Fishes
What does designation lead rep quant analysis means.

Sometimes dealing with judges in Cook County feels like being back in school and dealing with bullies. I’ve grown a tough skin and a mouth that respectfully calls it out (when possible). I know it’s part of the deal. But, I’m so tired of it!
Im guessing it’s like this elsewhere too?

Is anyone else having issues with NYU’s admission gift delivery? Mine was ordered and ‘sent’ in Jan, and I still haven’t received it after raising multiple support tickets with Swagmagic…

Hi, fishes.

I'm working in a non technical profile (customer service) and soon I'll be switching my career to front end developer profile.
I have been making projects based on HTML + CSS + JavaScript to add them in resume. Soon, I'll be applying for front end profile job.

My question is, would I have to go through DSA as well for front end profile interviews?
Please tell.

Is there a Toronto only salary google doc?

Hello all, I am a recently retired Air Force member. I have a background in dental management, project management, program management, logistics and procurement. I also have a BA in Organizational management. What direction would you suggest? Accepting all feedback.

whats the difference between renting an apt, condo, and co-op?

Someone just threw up on my Delta flight. How many points?

I have been having weird horrible dreams lately and the feelings/emotions continue in my mind even after I wake up in the morning. Gives me terrible anxiety and dread most mornings. What can I do?

Can M/SMs share your experience leaving Deloitte GPS for the commercial side of a competitor firm. Will Deloitte honor my 2wks notice or ask me to leave immediately? Want to give my client/team notice

Do you ever feel like some people call customer support and all they're really looking for is a tiny bit of human contact? Sometimes I feel bad!

Is appraisal based on pmdp review.i am yet to complete bronze badge and in pmdp it's showing as 0 bronze badge.also the target cpe is 40 while it's showing 13.5 for me..

How do you deal with a senior member of the team that doesn’t value your input? I’d love to be more involved but I feel like I’m not given a chance to

Doing a family road trip to Montana to visit glacier national park. Any must do’s while we are there? Thanks in advance!

Buying my lotto ticket for Friday, preparing to flip the bird to BigLaw and then buy a bird ✈️, Yakt 🛳 and estate 🏚🏘

I’m unbelievably depressed at the thought of going back to the office five days a week. I hate my firm’s management with a passion.

If any firms in Texas are being flexible going forward, please let me know.

Are you killing your career if you drop down from big law to mid law? 4.5 years in and I can’t deal anymore. Not even sure what my career goals are so maybe doesn’t matter. 2 cents?

Do lower ranked “big law” firms have better WLB? Deciding between a v10 and a V40. I don’t want to make partner and am not the best attorney (too Exhausted, no more motivation) so am thinking of choosing the V40 for either better WLB or smaller likelihood of getting let go.

Any labor and employment practice groups hiring in Chicago that would be open to hiring a rising second year who is trying to switch into LE from another transactional group?

I’m a first year who has been slow since my arrival at the firm. I ask for work, but don’t seem to get much. I hate the worry that this causes. What do I do?

Can we be honest for a second? No one has a clear policy for how we should be billing our time and no one wants to ask. I’ve heard perspectives ranging from, “a good faith estimate at the end of the week is sufficient” to “you need to have a timer going at all times and if you don’t turn it off when you pee, you’re committing an ethical violation”... also, “Bill anything that moves the deal forward” vs. “You can’t bill for collating documents. That’s not legal work.”

How long does it take on average to make partner at a V100 firm? How long should it take?

Anyone know anything about culture / hours / associate lifestyle at Orrick’s NY office? Specifically looking for information about the IP transactions group, but also information on the overall firm culture.

How crazy would it be for me to hire a personal assistant to help me with non-work tasks? I feel like I am constantly behind on my life to do list (e.g., making doctors appointments, grocery shopping, returning xmas gifts, etc.)

Was talking to a colleague who told me every email she read she would bill as an additional .1 to her block bill for that matter. How common is this? If it’s very common then I am undercutting myself because I add max .5 at the end of the day to capture my email reading time when I might get 200+ deal related emails a day

Any good ideas for Summer Associate projects in M&A? I’ve been assigned as the summer project coordinator for corporate this year.

Any insight on direct lending specialty finance AIP group at Milbank?

Which biglaw firms offer alternative schedules? Any 0.6 FTE attorneys out there?

Is anybody else burned out by just meeting your sub 2000 billing req? I’m not cut out for this.

How many emails in one day do you consider a lot? I am getting wiped out just from email management and not even getting to the actual work (drafting docs, etc)

4th year corporate associate. Mix of m&a and ECVC. Have not drafted many purchase agreements through this point in my career. Have to draft a buy-side merger agreement for a venture-backed target. Have never drafted a merger agreement and am feeling a bit overwhelmed by the task. Any tips and tricks from more senior m&a lawyers appreciated here. The other questions I have which are more general are 1) how do you draft a daunting 50-60 page purchase agreement efficiently? I feel like I still raie

Fresh Junior lateral and a colleague from past firm (different practice area) asked if I could take a pro Bono case because he trusts me with it. It would be completely creditable under my firm’s policy, but would it look weird to ask for pro Bono credit in my first few weeks post lateral?

Just worried it would look like I’m not prioritizing work that actually earns the firm money. Idk maybe I’m overthinking it. Thoughts? TIA!