I'm about to be up all night after an 18 hour day, only 12 of which was billable. How do you get partners to see you're suffering when they don't let you push back on more work???

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You’ve got to put your foot down at some point. They don’t care; you’re an asset and they make money by sweating the assets. This might sound harsh/grim, but if you died from overwork, they would replace you the next day. So please take care.

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I’ve found sleeping on your desk in wide view is very effective

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Push back harder. Just be very firm and tell them you are at capacity. Throw in a comment about being worried you're going to commit malpractice from being spread too thin. Partners need to hire to meet workload demands, not just pile on to existing associates.

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Cue the waterworks

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