Need advice. I just finished my first year at a firm (commercial lit). I love the firm culture (big on work life balance and fully remote) but I’ve recently been dealing with some toxic partners (the office I’m in is a branch office so it’s smaller and I repeatedly work for the same partners). Coincidentally, I was recently contacted by an in-house team at an organization to see if I was interested in joining their legal team. (cont’d in comments)

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I feel like it depends how much you value working from home. I personally don't like working fully from home so I would take the in house. But really depends on you

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I think I’m getting over working from home. Don’t get me wrong, it’s awesome but I feel like I need to be around people more. Also the thought of having no billables is pretty damn nice.

Hey, no hate because I do this too and am working on it, but you’re way over-using parentheticals.

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$20k pay raise broken down per paycheck really isn’t that much. Is less than $1000 extra per month worth being in person everyday?

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be aware: those toxic partners *ARE* the firm culture

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The position pays $20k more than what I currently earn and would be an in person job.

I’m torn between leaving a job that provides great work life balance and in which I can take vacations without anyone really caring and work from home all the time (but mentally & emotionally suffering with the toxic personality of partners and lack of support), and a job that appears to provide a good work life balance (8-5) and pays better (and in which I’d be working with a small group of people) but is in person. Any advice?

I would love to b able to go on vacations and be remote. And 8 am? That would be a nonstarter

What do the toxic partners do that make them toxic?

Hard yikes on them. And from your post I can tell clearly you are smart. I definitely know what it feels like to have to take credit for someone else’s mistakes. Shit happens ….and all you usually want is a thank you. Ask yourself if it’s the thank you holding you back or the bigger picture I guess?

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