Everyday I can’t seem to hit the required billable hours. I’m overwhelmed by emails and people asking me where an item is. I feel like I’m not good enough. I keep making mistakes I shouldn’t make at my level. I wish I could just quit so I wouldn’t have to be miserable everyday.

I started my first in-house role about 4 months ago and I don’t think it’s the right fit. I love the no billable hours aspect, but otherwise I miss the structure of being at a firm. How long do you think I should try to stick this out before I move on? I want to give the job a real shot - and i know the transition to in-house can be jarring…but I also don’t want to spend too much time in a job that is a wrong fit.

Looking to leave a govt job for a junior attorney role in a small workers comp defense firm. I have no experience in workers comp. How easy is it to learn the work and make 1850 billable hours? What future opportunities does this experience give?

Received a job offer. Was wondering if anyone had any thoughts on a concern I had about it. It's an entry level position, and I don't have much experience. The billables are 2040 a year. For billable hours in civil litigation and insurance defense, is 2040 hours for a 1st year associate on the high end in this field for a small or midsize firm? It seems like most attorneys I know have minimum requirements of around 1800. The compensation is around 80k a year.

Does any of your firm require you to have 45 billable hours per week in June or July?

Tasked with improving our Consulting groups time reporting rules (non-billable and billable hours). Fellow consultants, any recommendations or thoughts on how to revamp business rules?

How many billable hours do people in prosecution tend to average each month? I’ve gone through waves of feeling like my billable hours requirement is reasonable to feeling like I’m drowning and can’t possibly do it for that long.

Obligatory financial info post. 1) size of firm, 2) billable requirements, 3) salary, 4) bonus, 5) quality of life, 6) debt, and and 7) family/married/single. Go!

I’m a 2017 associate in NYC biglaw. I logged approx. 2300 billable hours in 2019. Is that light, normal or heavy in the biglaw market for RE associates at my level? Thanks in advance for thoughts.

Anyone else completely mail it in after giving their 2 weeks? Major senioritis for me rn. Probably had 2 billable hours today. Maybe

What are firm’s known billable requirements? Is there a ramp up period?

Does anyone have experience working for a ALSP? How does compensation work (pay and benefits)? Are you an employee or technically an IC? Do you have billable requirements like at a firm? How do you think it prepared you to potentially move in house? I'm currently at a firm but thinking of taking a position with an ALSP but my goal is to go in house.

I am a 10 yr lawyer. 7 yrs in my practice area. Little over a year at current firm. Still an associate. Im at large plaintiff firm w/ billable requirements. I do mass/class cases and hold a couple leadership positions (these were competitive to get). What should salary be and when should I make partner. I’ll add I work remote and pretty autonomously. Little contact with partners or anyone at my firm.

How long does it typically take to ramp up as a mid-level lateral? I’ve gotten maybe 5 hours of billable work since I started 3 weeks ago…

So how much are y’all missing your billable requirements by? Over 250 here 🤟

Bonus Structures:

Looking for a comparison to what other firms are offering and how this one stacks up. Ours is working out a brand new bonus structure:

Our general targets are 75% util. Billable or qualified non-billable time. Bonuses will be $1000 per quarter just meeting that. $25/ hr for every billable hour beyond that on top.

Have any of you taken "low bono" clients while working at a firm? I want to take on a low bono client or two but not sure who would get the money. This is a contract opportunity through a non profit so I'm assuming a 1099 will be issued. The per hour rate is significantly less than my billable rate. I would (obviously) like the money but my real objective is just getting experience/networking since I recently moved to a new state and don't have clients of my own.

2nd day straight with zero billable work. The end is near

Folks in HR or anyone else with knowledge : how diligently do you expect employees to enter their PTO hours into the HR system (not the time sheets/billable hours but the leave management/PTO system)? What happens if you don't enter it in the system but take only the available hours across the year? Does it impact HR in any way?

How hard is it for an associate to get fired in big law solely based on low billable hours? How many years do they need to be low? How many chances do they get? How low is too low for a second chance the following year? This is assuming quality of work is historically good and not their fault they have little work.

How would you identify what your needs are from your SO?

Does anyone know if there’s a quick way to export all color values in InDesign? So I don’t have to always open a color and copy/paste the individual values for Brand Guidelines every time.

Tips on getting up to speed on M&A fast. I’m in general corporate an I was pulled on a merger last minute due to urgent needs and I am totally out of my depth, don’t understand the lingo, but don’t want to ask the partner about every little detail. Any tips appreciated!! Thanks!!

Anyone do woodworking as a side hustle? I already do some woodworking. I'm looking for ideas that will sell but don't want anything too large. Feel like corn hole is over supplied now.

How is the work life balance at IBM?

I love my job and the people I work with, but lately I've been feeling like everyone else has more flexibility in their schedules than I do. How do you find time for yourself when there's so many meetings?

Hey folks. Can anyone help me with the dress code for HSBC Tech. And how strictly is it followed.

I'm so confused on what to buy. Good time to buy gold?

Hi.. can someone refer me to an open position?

Hello
I have an offer of mastercard,netcracker,puresoft.
Exp 8.9 year
Netcracker 32 lpa fixed +transport
Puresoft 34 lpa fixed + wfh
Mastercard 28 fixed +2.8lpa variable + 1 L joining bonus and is not revising ctc also not giving assurance on latest technology stack.
Netcracker is giving fixes + trasport
Not really got reviews from puresoft so thinking to join netcracker? Any idea or does anyone joined netcracker recently?please suggest if I am selecting right one or should i go fr other option

Thoughts on The Escape Pod?

Hi guys need some advice on job offer -

Applying for Senior I
-Big 4 $90K plus bonus
-A top 10 firm $95k plus bonus

The HR from the top 10 firm said they have more WLB than big 4. But I think Big 4 has more opportunities than smaller firms. Which one should I choose? Thank you guys.

Is it worth going to HSW if I already have a high paying job at Meta?

Do strategy roles require a deep finance understanding?

How many folks here have gone from data science into ML? And how many folks here have gone from data science into product management, or want to? Would love to hear some views here about career paths for data science people.

My mind is all over the place. Coach/RL performance meeting tomorrow with HR invited. Was told not to worry, but how can’t I? “we wanted to have HR present to ensure we communicate correctly”. no idea what this means and I’m scared 😔

It’s been one of those days. Crying nonstop and feeling just AWFUL. The thing is, can’t even pinpoint what is giving me so much agony. Probably the current state of the world and my life but that’s largely unchanged since a month or so ago. So why does a day like today happen out of nowhere? Does this happen to anyone else? How do you deal?

One day at a time. If that's too hard, one hour at a time. Too long? One minute. F that? One second. Keep pushing though.

The only thing I look forward to on the weekend is drinking a beer or two. I had one beer on Friday. One on Saturday. I know that's not a lot by some standards but I miss going to my gym to unwind. I can't get that escape at home.

I’m so incredibly burnt out—I’ve been going to sleep at 3 am and waking up at 7. I’m working 16 hour days consistently, and on Friday through Saturday I literally pulled an all nighter (until 11 am) to work. I don’t have time to make friends, let alone hang out with them, and all of my partner’s free time lately has been helping me stay afloat. I told myself I wouldn’t quit before busy season ends in March and put my team in a bad spot, but I honestly don’t know if I can make it to then.

I want to start seeing a therapist, but no idea where to even start the search and process - tips?

One quote I found useful: “We overestimate how much we can do in a year and underestimate how much we can do two or three decades” - Tony Robbins

I think this really applies to us...

Do any of you have days when you start getting rid of all of your stuff? I think of end of life ceremonies a lot, so when I see all my stuff, I get overwhelmed by it bigtime and want to sell it off.

Has anyone tried Ketamine Therapy? Anyone willing to share their experience?

Hi friends!

I got an offer for a job where I’d be switching industries / taking a pay cut for a different career path that I think would provide me more fulfillment. My plan is to provide 2 weeks notice tomorrow, but I’m having anxiety about it since my projects are running full speed ahead, and I may make things quite difficult on the team. I know this may be common in consulting, but just curious if anyone has gone through similar and how you’ve approached the convos?

On the verge of a breakdown. Is requesting time off for mental health reasons OK? My team is overloaded with work and I don’t want to let them down

Those who find happiness intrinsically, how do you do it? I’ve always sought things and people to be happy. I’ve been less happy after college and the pandemic doesn’t help. Growing up, our family constantly moved (3 continents, 4 countries) and it was always difficult to make friends. I can’t complain to people about this because then I sound like the privileged prick who gets to travel and lives a arguably good life. Sorry for the rant 😔

Cutting down my fluoxetine by 10mg (30 to 20). Anyone have any experience going down in dosage and any tips or insight?

Has anyone suffered from frequent panic attacks and got it to stop or found a mechanism to avoid triggers ? What type of therapy is best suited for panic attacks !?

Going on the first business trip in a while and had a completely sleepless night. Long early travel day (east to west). Tips to survive?

Any advice on managing expectations? I’ve always had this dream to move to Europe for a couple years and travel the continent. The older I get the more I realize this will never happen for me. However, I see my friends doing it and it really cuts deep because I realize I can’t achieve my dreams. How do you deal with accepting things like this? It’s really taking a toll on my mental health and overall ability to be happy.

Beautiful day but I’m in bed with my blinds closed feeling severely down

If you had four days left, how would you spend it?

What “self help” books are you guys reading? I just read Untamed by Glennon Doyle and wow, I want to start from the beginning again, but feel like I should read something else. Would love any suggestions.

Work has been non-stop, seven days a week work, this week already has a ton of full days ahead, and my ex let me know today she’s started seeing someone new. How does everyone cope with life and work raining down in waves?