Stimulants make this job easy. I'm surprised more people don't do them

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Yeah, they’re great until you can’t stop doing them. Lemme tell you about how painful an accidental overdose and seizure is or what it’s like detoxing in a hospital bed before getting shipped off to rehab. 2/10 (one point for the good times and one point for the lessons learned being in recovery) would not recommend.

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Careful there. A few cups of coffee is one thing. Stronger stuff can create problems for you over time.

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OP, are you sleeping? What really pushed my addiction over the edge was when I started to have to use downers to sleep. That was a vicious cycle that nearly killed me. I’ve been clean for over a decade but still have a ton of health issues (including my mental health) from my drug use.

I used to say the same thing about alcohol at happy hours and look where I am now

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Still a lawyer. The despair.

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I recently found out that I was being paid less than everyone in the team (more than 25% gap to more expe teammates, around 15% less than new hires)
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Things to consider:
On a work visa
Non-white
Non-male
What would you recommend doing?
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Speaking up? How? With who?

-TIA

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