I moved in house a month ago and it is so boring. Obviously love having evenings and weekends back but I feel like a paper pusher, plus the people do not pass the vibe check. Do I have to stay a whole year? I’ve only been in big law before.

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Speak for yourself, I’m down 20lbs and don’t have to answer to psychopaths.

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Amen

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Pick up some hobbies and a life. If you are well paid and have some time back, use it.

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Dang bro if you love to work that much go back to biglaw.

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i’m sure someone would love his job lol

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People don't pass the vibe check at your new company but they did in big law?? Are you literally working for Satan?

Also curious what kind of work you're doing if you feel like a paper pusher. It's not hard to spend half your day in house just shooting the shit and working on decks.

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Yes, stay the whole year and then look elsewhere if you don’t like it. People not passing the vibe check is what would make me leave.

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You must've looked to leave your firm for a reason. If you're thinking of jumping back into that firm or firm life generally, think back to that reason or those reasons and assess whether the cons you're experiencing now are worse than the cons you were experiencing before

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What’s the vibe check? Sorry, old millennial here.

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Yall I didn’t say I’d go back to big law, I’d try to find another in house position.

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^ditto (but to government).

Which practice group were you in?

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Biglaw is painful; and I presume boredom is not as bad as pain

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Did they seem ok during interviews?

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Count your blessings and pick up a hobby!

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Vibes are important and can make a huge difference. Try to stay a year if it’s tolerable, but otherwise start looking now.

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