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Have you thought about finding a new hobby outside of work? If the work is boring, doesn’t take much time and you can do it in your sleep, perhaps instead of finding another job that will demand more from you, this is a great opportunity to take up on a sport or a language or go on hikes, depending on where you are located…your job should be the thing that allows you to do those other things that are more fulfilling and just fun, it doesn’t have to be THE main activity in your life or the most fulfilling.
Jumm…I understand what you say, I guess you want amore of an intellectual challenge?, have you thought about writing? There are amazing things happening in several areas of law (privacy, constitutional issues, arbitration, intl transactions, electoral issues) and there’s available material and open issues in all of them that would make nice articles.
I was bored and now I’m drowning
Sorry to hear that. Hope things improve sooner than later.
If a company wants you, they will hire you regardless how long you stayed at your last job. Sh*t happens, ppl understand.
I would love to be bored lol. Maybe stick it out until the year mark? If things don’t change in the next 6 months then maybe start looking around
Embrace it and get personal learning / courses done. Take the time to work on you while your CV develops itself.
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During this same period I’ve been talking to recruiters that have contacted me about other opportunities. I’m in my 30s and feel like I should be working my ass off right now. If I move on after 6-9 months, is that viewed as a bad choice? Am I just bitching? Should I just be bored for a little while?
I made a similar move 6 months ago. I left my last company because the work was getting boring and pay wasn’t really market. But I lasted 2.5 years. If it’s just a matter of being bored, but you’re happy with culture and comp, I’d stick around a little longer. No harm in talking to recruiters and if the perfect job comes along make the move. But if not, try to make it to 1.5 years or so
Given that you’ve been in house for 6 years, I really don’t think it matters. If you have a good reason for the switch, then I doubt any future companies would hold it against you.
That is a lot of moves. If you move quickly make sure it is a place you can be for more than 3 years
Rising Star
In the law firm context yes, in the in house context, no
Grass ain't always greener elsewhere, unfortunately. It's greener where one waters it.
In house attorney here and struggling with the lack of biz accountability at my current gig (second job in house). Curious to hear about OP’s experiences with this and whether they regret jumping ship.
I have some regret, but it’s comp related. There were other shakeups on the team shortly after I left and the survivors received windfalls of bonus cash and equity.
May be a dumb/inexperienced question but what do you all mean by “biz lack of accountability” exactly? I hear the phrase from time to time but I’ll admit, I don’t entirely know what it means.
Pro
This, in my opinion, is the most frustrating part about working in house. The amount of non-legal work I receive from the business team is egregious.
Pro tip: if, when, this happens, copy the GC, or Chief Legal Officer, in your response. This has worked every time for me. Long story short, our companies don’t pay us to crunch numbers and do administrative work that an intern can do.
Oh wow. Feel like I could have posted that. Been in house for almost 8 years….It’s really not easy to fit in as an in house and really act as business partners….
Fit is another area I’m struggling with in my current role. I’ve had a lot of success in prior companies developing strong relationships with my clients and business counterparts, and consider myself to be quite skilled at client/relationship management, but I’m just not jiving. I am also fully remote so that could play a part as well.
Has anyone gone from in house back to a firm? I have been contemplating if this is something I want to do or if I should stick it out and keep grinding to land the role I desire in house. Being a partner at a firm is glorified but many have said it’s not what you think it is.
I’ve had 2 people I know that went back to the firm l. One ended up going back in house after a few years and the other is still in private practice.