so the big news is...
...that work is now minus one senior associate.
which is a bummer because he really was a good guy. handled all the litigation work (which wasn't much - but still, we did get some). as far as i'm concerned, i'm not too phased - my boss knows that i'm not cut out for that court monkey business, so he's focusing my role in the firm on building up the commercial stuff. which is good, because that is kinda my forte, if i had to chose one.
the difficult thing i find is that now there's no apparent barrier between my boss and i - and the fallout of the whole change in circumstances is that i'm now shouldering a lot more responsibility. i mean, i'm not in any position to be promoted to senior associate, but between me starting masters this year and my boss already surreptitiously asking me to more client meetings than i think i attended last year - not to mention running (ok, exaggeration for effect...more like, casually strolling) into my office for my opinion on anything half-commercial, i'm now feeling really pressured to deliver.
and it's starting to show, i think, with my eczema threatening to return.
which is a bummer because he really was a good guy. handled all the litigation work (which wasn't much - but still, we did get some). as far as i'm concerned, i'm not too phased - my boss knows that i'm not cut out for that court monkey business, so he's focusing my role in the firm on building up the commercial stuff. which is good, because that is kinda my forte, if i had to chose one.
the difficult thing i find is that now there's no apparent barrier between my boss and i - and the fallout of the whole change in circumstances is that i'm now shouldering a lot more responsibility. i mean, i'm not in any position to be promoted to senior associate, but between me starting masters this year and my boss already surreptitiously asking me to more client meetings than i think i attended last year - not to mention running (ok, exaggeration for effect...more like, casually strolling) into my office for my opinion on anything half-commercial, i'm now feeling really pressured to deliver.
and it's starting to show, i think, with my eczema threatening to return.