What are the unwritten rules of your group/office/firm?

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Don’t send tax associates calendar invites before 9 am

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Yup, you have to wait til 9:01 am 😆

Plz fix everything. Must possess mind reader superpowers.

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No billable requirement actually means at least 2000 hours

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Send emails to/copy people in the order of their seniority

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You know I’ve always done this, but it’s my way of checking that I’ve included everyone on the team on the email

In office 1 day a week actually means 3 days a week and a 2000 billable hour requirement actually means 2100

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Never believe it when someone says, “you should take the day off!”

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Don’t reheat fish in the office microwave (except it’s actually written now)

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Kiss up to the managing partner. I was at one firm before this, and while I know it is an ultimately an associate’s job to make the partner’s job easier, this isn’t like anything I’ve seen.

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Drink the Kool-Aid.

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Don’t ask questions.

This is a bad rule

Do x “when you get a chance” = not within the next hour but it better be within the next 5 hours

I always thought this meant within the next day 💀😭

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