Partner attorney literally said “This fuckin sucks” to my demur; not the first time he’s provided such “useful” feedback...thoughts? Time for a new firm?

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Write a better demurrer?

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Yes

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How about: “could you be more specific?”

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Are there other partners you work for that provide better feedback?

There are only two partners...one is mime he barely provides feedback, and when he does it’s usually something around the lines of “its good, but some
Changes need to be made”

S/He sounds awesome

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