I interviewed at a firm where the partner spent the entire time bragging about how little sleep he gets. He actually said if you’re not averaging 5 hours a night, you’re not working hard enough. That was the moment I knew the culture was going to be a nightmare. Why do firms think burnout is a selling point instead of a giant red flag?

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If they allowed themselves to reflect on how much of their life they’ve already wasted working and doing nothing else, the grief would be crushing. They brag about being toxic to protect themselves from realizing the truth of that pain.

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Bwahaha, if you need to work that many hours, you obviously aren’t valuable enough to charge a higher billable rate. Sounds like sweatshop where they have to bill so many hours to make up for low rates.

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I dunno. The firms where I worked the most hours also had the highest billable rates. More money, more expectations.

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He clearly feels like he works very hard and that is a source of pride for him. Let him live the life he wants. Even if that would be a miserable life for you, he did you a favor by being open and honest about his own views so you can now be sure it’s not the right place for you.

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Yeah this is twisted

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Pfffft I’d laugh in his face.

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Next interview.

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If this is what went on in the interview can you imagine what it would be like working there.

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I would have picked his brain further and found a creative way to ask why he felt it necessary to share that with me!

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