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Share as little as possible. Don’t gossip. Stay away from the office as much as you can. Be friendly but don’t try to be friends with your coworkers.
Right now I am leaning on God. I thought I was the only one as I expressed this very same thing today. Do you know I was told that maybe I won’t be able to go to a funeral because the work was too busy but yet others have taken off for vacation but me asking for one day is too much to ask ? It’s honestly leading me to seek therapy myself for depression
Silence speaks volumes...my granny used to say never talk to demons. ..it's a toxic work environment for many, but keep in mind you are in control of your attitude...you got this!
I don’t beat around the bush, or play the passive-aggressive game. Nope. I tell them up front that I keep a written diary with names, dates and very detailed information about all the interactions I have with them. It’s my own personal diary with my thoughts and impressions….AND that I keep it in a place away from work, so nobody will find it.
I also push back and tell them that IF they want to play stupid games, I’m happy to give them the name of my attorney.
That works wonderfully and I don’t have problems like yours.
Did they say Paralegal 3 they kept diary about when they use the bathroom ? No it states interactions. Reading is fundamental. Sounds like you are the toxic type all together
Honestly, I'm not dealing with it. Like, at all. I'm older and tired of bullsh#t and intimidation games. I don't like that I no longer have patience because I genuinely enjoy what I do when I'm not being sh$t on. I'm just getting tired of hidden agendas and useless mind games.
It could be because last year involved really personal challenges and unexpected death in my family that's forced me to respond to the realness of life. I crave and demand authenticity and real depth now more than ever. But these last months have me blowing right back at these demons.
A few months back I joined a weekly zoom call literally 3 minutes late as I was finishing a phone call just to have some hotshot CEO meeting me with a mouth full of noise yelling at me in front of the entire group. Caught me so off guard I cursed him all the f@k out. Then proceeded to conduct the meeting. He hasn't been in any of the meetings since. Sadly, he has not been the only one. I'm a little upset with myself not about yelling back but just that I would normally handle it in a more professional manner. It's the extreme impatience with egos, assholery and useless suffering that gets to me more and more lately. Then I'll tell myself that they weren't worried about being professional to me so f@k em. But this is the legal field so ...
My motto is that people will do whatever they can get away with doing. Sometimes you have to make them answer for what they thought they could get away with. They won't stop but they will choose someone different from you. But my peace will be protected and my boundaries will be enforced.
Same. I'm too old for BS power games and attention seekers thinking putting down other's elevates themselves. At this point I'm just here to do my job, not play the reindeer games. The work is enough without the added drama.
Stab them back? 🤣
Time to call a priest and exorcise the heck out of them.