So I recently lateraled into a V10 firms from V20 last year (third year). I am used to getting pretty simple "thank you all" emails on a minor closing / a bit longer acknowledgement on major closing/ sometimes penalty dinner on gruesome closings. Here, I got zero oneliner thank you note even after gruesome deals. Is this really a norm? It just seems a bit crazy to me - human to human- that you wouldnt take 5 seconds to appreciate the efforts of your team.

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And even within different firms every team is different

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I work at a v70 and can count on one hand how many thank yous I have received.

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My experience is the opposite! I used to get thank you emails all the time from a top firm, but nothing at a boutique or lower-ranked big law…

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lol okay. Thanks - everyone I worked with across different groups at my old firm never forgot to send these but I guess my old firm was the outlier. Even when I had a non-lawyer job, someone would say something if team had to do overnight/weekend works - so I was genuinely curious as to whether this was customary. I guess I just have to learn to not expect these.

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Reading this thread, I am thankful to be at the near-market paying v100 firm where I am. I get thank you emails from the partners every time I stay up late to get out a draft, get on a weekend call, etc. Y’all people getting burned out at the v10s should stop being so focused on prestige and making top dollar and start looking for a firm where you’ll be happy and enjoy the work.

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Did you lateral from outside of New York? NYC could be the reason why people are less appreciative/more toxic.

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A partner called to thank me this week. First time in my career that has happened.

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Nothing to do with vault ranking. Depends on the team vibe/culture. Worked with NYC partners before and except one sweet partner, nobody thanked for routine stuff. But now work primarily with the west coast team and I get more thank yous.

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