My first job out of law school was incredibly toxic and I'm gradually learning that all the skills I learned there are actually the worst way to do things. How do I recover from that in a job interview perspective?

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The answer to how to overcome things in an interview is always to just make shit up.

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It probably won’t come up.

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Exactly. It’s not a therapy session. It’s a sales pitch.

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Just don't say it was toxic...

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