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Do people like those who auditioned in the attached video give others optimism for America's future?
Do opportunities like this give optimism for America's future?
Are the efforts of these individuals insignificant in today's society?
For context, I believe this was filmed right before covid lockdowns.
https://youtu.be/JYpJUhXGZq8
Who said yes to this??
Who makes infomercials? Tell me everything.
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You can bounce back if you believe you can. I would ask to talk to a trusted mentor and explain that you’ve just had a very rough year due to a myriad of reasons, but you are committed to the job. Then ask for advice on how to demonstrate your commitment, especially when life issues are getting in the way? This should show you’re proactively trying to correct course, buy some good will and buy-in from your mentor to help advocate for you, and actually get you some actionable steps.
I am so sorry OP. Life is definitely much harder now for people just starting off than it was when I was that age, which was only 10-15 years ago. Prices are insane on everything from housing to groceries. It’s really not you - it’s just hard out there these days.
I've heard ID work is a lot tougher to make hours so you might consider lateral options to a firm or practice where more of your hours worked can be billed/collected. It doesn't mean you can't handle private practice but maybe this area isn't for you.
It is. Those who are high billers are double billing (know this because it’s the only advice I’ve been given when I worked in ID). Those who love diving deep into substantive legal work struggle because they’re not playing the ID game of churning and burning.
Billing is difficult if you have adhd but it’s even harder when things are chaotic with work, and almost impossible when work and life are chaotic. I feel your struggle and feel similar doubts about private practice or any job that has rigid billable rules—especially if your substantive work is fine.
This makes me feel so much better! My substantive work is great. That's what was so hard to hear. They said I'm a fantastic lawyer, smart, write exceptional briefs, clients love me, everyone loves working with me. They had to come up with 3 negatives for the form so they dropped down "billing" for all 3. If I bill 10 hours a day from now through 12/31 including weekends I can make it. If I can do it physically.
I can guarantee you that 90% of the male attorneys have not reached their billable goal either. I can also guarantee that even with your time away, you've billed more than 70% of those attorneys as well. Any feedback is a ploy to keep you overstretching yourself to make the machine more money. Focus on your work quality and outside connections.
You can bounce back. You are clearly a resilient person to be working a demanding job when you had all of that going on. I am sorry you had such a tough year. That is objectively a LOT to deal with. I'm sure it felt impossible and you still showed up for work, for your pet, and for yourself to make sure every issue got the attention it needed. Hang in there.
It's clear to me you picked a wrong profession to be in
You get sick when you do it
Change your job and everything will change
Yes,stop whining on social media get a psychiatrist to help you with your mental instability since you do practice law and like it so much