Is there any alternative to lateraling when your firm culture expects absurdly high hours and availability? It’s at a point that my teams are scheduling 9 or 10 pm regular meetings because we’re all so busy during the day.

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yeah the alternative is to not join those calls

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Which firm is this and which group?

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Is the rest of the team in California and you are in New York?

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I’d say it’s a 50/50 split.

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Why are you hesitant to lateral?

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Name and shame?

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This is never a usual thing for me, but I know on a couple case teams it can be because the client is in another time zone.

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