That job I had most of last year was at a law firm and even though I worked when most of the rest of the people weren't around I could still see that lawyers are the bigget babies on earth.
They think everything is an emergency and they act like complete assholes.
They think everything is an emergency and they act like complete assholes. Well put. When asked what exactly it is that I do for a living, I have sometimes been known to remark that I "babysit grown men".
Thank you Linda for reminding me why I left that hellhole of a field. Do you know, I actually still get stomach pains just thinking of that place and what it did to me, and it's been over 3 years since I left. That place did a number on me.
Thank you once again for reinforcing the fact that I made the right decision.
What a bunch of bastards.... EMERGENCY my ass. Don't know how to OPEN email??? No way sistah. Not for me.
And He Wasn't Even an AssholecuervolindaJune 9 2007, 07:19:52 UTC
He was one of the nice ones, really sweet and appreciative over the phone, just completely retarded. At least Ronny and Mark weed out the assholes. If they think you are too much of a dick, they won't work with you again. We have enough work from non-assholes to keep us all in cocaine, ecstasy and lap dances for a long time.
Do you think for one single moment Sam S. would have ever turned down a multi-million dollar client just because he was a douchebag to everyone at the company? Not no, my friend, but FUCK no. In fact, I can't recall a single client that Sam turned down for ANY reason. If he came out of hiding and had the cash in his hand, Sam would have worked on The Entire Free World v. Hitler, on the defense, so he could get the publicity. He just wouldn't tell the rabbi, "Oh, my new case? He is a very well known man whose ideas helped to change the outcome of the war. He was heavily involved in concentration camp reform. But I can't tell you who he is. It's completely confidential right now."
Re: And He Wasn't Even an AssholeslidesongJune 9 2007, 12:59:40 UTC
And, they didn't give two shits how the clients treated us. We just had to sit there and take the abuse because they were gods and we were peasants. And let's not even get into Jim. He once told me during a review that I talked to the client too much and that I shouldn't unless it's specifically about the case. In other words, dummy up and do what you're told and don't act human. Made me feel like a retarded five-year-old. Like I didn't know how to interact with the other 'adults'. Please, if anything, some of the clients acted like the five-year-olds, crying and whining and bitching. God, I still hate it there.
There is a Wobbly Folding Chair in Hell Waiting for Jimmy D.cuervolindaJune 9 2007, 16:42:24 UTC
You have got to be kidding. That jackass actually told you that? That's pretty funny since out of the four artists, you were the most professional! Jim was a completely socially inept goblin. I'm sure his clients would have preferred that he lighten up a little now and then. I never knew that went down there, but I shouldn't be so surprised. That is fucked up.
We were on their site and Jim is nowhere to be found now. Maybe his hand slipped and he accidentally stuck that knife in his own back for once.
Becoming a paralegal has taught me as well that lawyers aren't half as smart as I assumed they were. What I've learned from working around them all day every day is that: 1.) I actually probably could have gone to law school and become a lawyer (not that I'd want to); and 2.) I'm not as half as dumb as I thought I was. I think my poor-education-white-trash upbringing (not to mention abusive mother who constantly told me I was stupid) really prevented me from realizing that I too could have gotten an advanced degree and banked in the cash (until it was too late). Then again, even if I had known, I'da probably been too lazy to bother. Though I would have LOVED to give mommy dearest another reason to think I'm some know-it-all snob. Being able to say I'm lawyer would have just killed her. LOL.
Educated by Life, Thank You Very MuchcuervolindaJune 11 2007, 15:28:44 UTC
In my experience working with lawyers, there seems to be a curious side effect from the education required that affects some of them. The successful ones could be completely brilliant in court, firing off a perfect question again and again to lead a witness, charming juries with Oscar-caliber performances, creating strong legal arguments out of cases that were seemingly pointless and weak. And yet, once out of the courtroom they could be completely incompetent, unable to use a cell phone, make a cup of coffee, or order a sandwich. In severe cases it didn't even appear to be a matter of laziness or selfishness, they really wouldn't have these small life skills the rest of us took for granted. How could this be
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Well put. When asked what exactly it is that I do for a living, I have sometimes been known to remark that I "babysit grown men".
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Nice icon, by the way.
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Thank you once again for reinforcing the fact that I made the right decision.
What a bunch of bastards.... EMERGENCY my ass. Don't know how to OPEN email??? No way sistah. Not for me.
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Do you think for one single moment Sam S. would have ever turned down a multi-million dollar client just because he was a douchebag to everyone at the company? Not no, my friend, but FUCK no. In fact, I can't recall a single client that Sam turned down for ANY reason. If he came out of hiding and had the cash in his hand, Sam would have worked on The Entire Free World v. Hitler, on the defense, so he could get the publicity. He just wouldn't tell the rabbi, "Oh, my new case? He is a very well known man whose ideas helped to change the outcome of the war. He was heavily involved in concentration camp reform. But I can't tell you who he is. It's completely confidential right now."
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We were on their site and Jim is nowhere to be found now. Maybe his hand slipped and he accidentally stuck that knife in his own back for once.
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