Dick moves in your line of work.

[CountDeMoney]

Speaking of which, a chick (I guess a guy too, but never seen that) who cries in a stressful situation at work should be fired on the spot.

I work with a lot of chicks who do that and freely admit it.  I don't personally care, as long as she's hot.

I've heard of dudes breaking down in tears at BigLaw firms.

BigLaw sucks.

Don't let Malthus, Gupta or Minsky tell you otherwise.

No shit.  My brother-in-law got out of Piper when he could.  It's a fucking meat grinder.  2,400+ billable hours a year "encouraged".  That's bullshit.
His buddies left behind cry regularly.

[Ideologue]

Yeah, I never wanted a job like that.

Worked out!

[Barrister]

Speaking of which, a chick (I guess a guy too, but never seen that) who cries in a stressful situation at work should be fired on the spot.

I work with a lot of chicks who do that and freely admit it.  I don't personally care, as long as she's hot.

I've heard of dudes breaking down in tears at BigLaw firms.

BigLaw sucks.

Don't let Malthus, Gupta or Minsky tell you otherwise.

No shit.  My brother-in-law got out of Piper when he could.  It's a fucking meat grinder.  2,400+ billable hours a year "encouraged".  That's bullshit.
His buddies left behind cry regularly.

I don't want to pretend I'm some great lifestyle guru.  I was fired (only time that has ever happened in my life), not that I quit.

But still, I remember coming home at 8, 9pm, having no life other than the office.  Government work is sooooooo much better than that.

[CountDeMoney]

But still, I remember coming home at 8, 9pm, having no life other than the office.  Government work is sooooooo much better than that.

That's the route he went.  He did it for a time, and I remember my sister taking him his dinner at 9pm, but when his first daughter was born, he didn't want to turn around one day to see her turning 7.

His friends from BigLaw want to get out, but even after 3 or 5 years, they get trapped by the salary, and when their young wives want them out for the inevitable child-rearing, they're already buried under the McMansion mortage, the BMW payments.
You simply can't go from $150K to $55K without having your shit straight.  And you turn around one day and see your kid turning 7.

[Admiral Yi]

That's beautiful Mr. Croce.

[CountDeMoney]

   WHAT THE FUCK IS THE CAT DOING WITH THE FUCKING SPOON

[Barrister]

That's the route he went.  He did it for a time, and I remember my sister taking him his dinner at 9pm, but when his first daughter was born, he didn't want to turn around one day to see her turning 7.

His friends from BigLaw want to get out, but even after 3 or 5 years, they get trapped by the salary, and when their young wives want them out for the inevitable child-rearing, they're already buried under the McMansion mortage, the BMW payments.
You simply can't go from $150K to $55K without having your shit straight.  And you turn around one day and see your kid turning 7.

Yup - that is the trap.

Mind you these days with government - I leave work at 3:30, so I can pick up my son at 4:30 from the dayhome. 

[CountDeMoney]

Nevertheless, if scoring good coke and a never-ending littany of hottie bimbettes is your kind of lifestyle, BigLaw's where it's at.

[Siege]

Martinus, I got my dick move for you!

[Sheilbh]

But still, I remember coming home at 8, 9pm, having no life other than the office.  Government work is sooooooo much better than that.

A girl I live with is a trainee.  She's normally back by about 7-ish and does keep her weekends.  But lately she's not been back before midnight and recently was in the office until 0650, then back in at 1230

[The Brain]

But still, I remember coming home at 8, 9pm, having no life other than the office.  Government work is sooooooo much better than that.

A girl I live with is a trainee.  She's normally back by about 7-ish and does keep her weekends.  But lately she's not been back before midnight and recently was in the office until 0650, then back in at 1230

?

[Syt]

I'm in the silly situation that my boss wants me not to do too many hours of overtime, while I'm also supposed to get my job done which he acknowledges is too much for a 40h workweek.

His standard reply, "If we don't get extra resources then we have to let the process crash and prioritize as best we can."

Of course it's easy for him to say, because he doesn't get the complaints via email and phone.

[sbr]

I'm in the silly situation that my boss wants me not to do too many hours of overtime, while I'm also supposed to get my job done which he acknowledges is too much for a 40h workweek.

His standard reply, "If we don't get extra resources then we have to let the process crash and prioritize as best we can."

Of course it's easy for him to say, because he doesn't get the complaints via email and phone.

Does he have the ability to hire someone to help you, or is he in as bad a situation as you?

[Josquius]

The website I edit and write for is subscription-only for defence contractors and ministries. The US Sales team has just pitched a massive deal with one of the top 5 contractors additionally offering my consultancy services over the telephone. Like I'm going to know more on any military subject than they do! 

The whole relationship with Sales is one giant dick move. They get a basic salary more than mine plus a bonus I don't get based entirely on the quality of my work 

Now you know the problems of capitalism. :p :commie:

[Syt]

Does he have the ability to hire someone to help you, or is he in as bad a situation as you?

No, that decision rests with our VP (who is in favor) and the Senior VP in UK (who still has to replace two people on our other team in UK).

For comparison: The U.S. have 18 people on their team in San Diego and seek to expand. In all of Europe, with similar amount of projects/sites, and a lot more local complexities (basically, every country is different and a lot less homogenous than U.S.), we are currently 4.