How many of you have dealt with not meeting hour requirements but also not getting any work from the partners, despite having reached out many times? I am curious to see if this is just a thing I have to deal with or is it many people…

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I dealt with this after returning from maternity leave and was fired for not meeting hours.

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Yikes! I just returned from mat leave and they aren’t giving me too much work, but I’ve been helping other coworkers and billing very well

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They might be icing you out be careful and keep options open

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This happened to me at my first racist firm. The partners actually begged me to stay when I put in my two weeks so they weren't icing me out.

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I was the lead for a client in a very specialized industry that I had SME with. I also was the face for DEI at many sponsored events and helped with recruiting for which they only cared about because of their competition, not for actual equity reasons.

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I haven’t dealt with this personally, but have seen it happen to others. At my firm, it has happened right before they fired the person and would say it was because of hours.

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Definitely have heard of it. Then they complain and say your hours are low. See if you can get some work from other partners. If not, voice your concern for your hours respectfully and put the ball in their court as to what they want you to do about it. Keep documented evidence and records so you can do a phone call then recap via email or just ask via email? Email may be misconstrued so I recommend requesting a meeting.

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Are you new to the firm? If so, ramping up can take time.

If not, are others in your group also below the hours standard, or is it only you?

If you’ve been with the firm for a while, and others in your group are co latently busy but partners aren’t giving you any work, I’d give some thought as to whether this is the right place for you long term.

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