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At what point did you lose your 'passion' for work and realized it was flame?

For me it had to be when I realized how many companies are v...
Misunderstood Mind-boggling Step-uncle's House Reading Party
  08/22/17
Second year of biglaw
seedy iridescent roommate
  08/22/17
misspelled "day"
lascivious menage
  08/22/17
Lol the second I started working an office job I died inside
Flickering magenta pit yarmulke
  08/22/17
hai me
jade rehab
  08/22/17
but SALES
Misunderstood Mind-boggling Step-uncle's House Reading Party
  08/22/17
17
haunting stimulating ratface temple
  08/22/17
LJL @ people that have a passion for their bullshit as self ...
jade rehab
  08/22/17
So...you DON'T have a passion for discussing color codes for...
Self-centered anal kitchen dog poop
  08/22/17
Try telling workaholics about how this is flame and it makes...
Misunderstood Mind-boggling Step-uncle's House Reading Party
  08/22/17
Lol at this litfag. You mad you couldn't cop in-house lil br...
Turquoise appetizing lodge
  08/22/17
First job in HS
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Aquamarine messiness
  08/22/17
objection. assumes facts not in evidence
irate stirring goyim knife
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topaz razzle-dazzle feces
  08/22/17
The root of the word "passion" is suffering, so I ...
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  08/22/17
law firms are kind of unique in the modern white collar worl...
Fishy deep cruise ship
  08/22/17
Agreed. I think most people in law firms are pretty blunt a...
Beady-eyed canary cumskin area
  08/22/17
part of that is because they are all aspie to be fair. But ...
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  08/22/17
They also have a vested interest in burning out most of thei...
lascivious menage
  08/22/17
The attitude is very much, you're a professional, we expect ...
Fishy deep cruise ship
  08/22/17
...
Misunderstood Mind-boggling Step-uncle's House Reading Party
  08/22/17
The sooner you accept this, the sooner your life can begin
abusive parlor pervert
  08/22/17
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-08-21/people-st...
transparent impressive keepsake machete kitty
  08/22/17
this checks out. though for me having a kid was the moment ...
soul-stirring french nursing home halford
  08/22/17
Realizing work is flame has been very liberating for me. I ...
lascivious menage
  08/22/17
About 3 weeks into BIGLAW. Been that way ever since. 20 c...
vivacious space immigrant
  08/22/17
Haven't lost it
heady mauve casino
  08/22/17
2nd divorce
twinkling plaza
  08/22/17
all one needs to survive is a passion for distraction in som...
Wonderful Indecent Associate
  08/22/17
3 months in. It's usually some old geezer who's been there s...
Hyperactive multi-colored volcanic crater
  08/22/17
The sooner you realize that there is no such thing as "...
thriller honey-headed shrine
  08/22/17
...
Misunderstood Mind-boggling Step-uncle's House Reading Party
  08/22/17
Before I ever started work
disgusting motley meetinghouse gaping
  08/22/17
Ah, starting out ahead.
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Date: August 22nd, 2017 1:41 PM
Author: Misunderstood Mind-boggling Step-uncle's House Reading Party

For me it had to be when I realized how many companies are very similar to each other culturally and nothing you experienced in the workplace was essentially unique.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3708690&forum_id=2#34045495)



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Date: August 22nd, 2017 1:42 PM
Author: seedy iridescent roommate

Second year of biglaw

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Date: August 22nd, 2017 2:09 PM
Author: lascivious menage

misspelled "day"

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3708690&forum_id=2#34045733)



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Date: August 22nd, 2017 1:42 PM
Author: Flickering magenta pit yarmulke

Lol the second I started working an office job I died inside

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3708690&forum_id=2#34045504)



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Date: August 22nd, 2017 1:44 PM
Author: jade rehab

hai me



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Date: August 22nd, 2017 1:51 PM
Author: Misunderstood Mind-boggling Step-uncle's House Reading Party

but SALES

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3708690&forum_id=2#34045597)



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Date: August 22nd, 2017 1:45 PM
Author: haunting stimulating ratface temple

17

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3708690&forum_id=2#34045534)



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Date: August 22nd, 2017 1:46 PM
Author: jade rehab

LJL @ people that have a passion for their bullshit as self important office jobs

chefs, athletes, folks in the arts, coaches and even some teachers i get. being senior vp of ibm biz development or tax dept is laughable though

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3708690&forum_id=2#34045543)



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Date: August 22nd, 2017 1:48 PM
Author: Self-centered anal kitchen dog poop

So...you DON'T have a passion for discussing color codes for budgets in some spreadsheet?????

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3708690&forum_id=2#34045565)



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Date: August 22nd, 2017 1:50 PM
Author: Misunderstood Mind-boggling Step-uncle's House Reading Party

Try telling workaholics about how this is flame and it makes for an interesting argument

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3708690&forum_id=2#34045585)



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Date: August 22nd, 2017 2:09 PM
Author: Turquoise appetizing lodge

Lol at this litfag. You mad you couldn't cop in-house lil brej?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3708690&forum_id=2#34045729)



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Date: August 22nd, 2017 1:47 PM
Author: contagious ticket booth jap

First job in HS

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3708690&forum_id=2#34045557)



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Date: August 22nd, 2017 3:55 PM
Author: Aquamarine messiness



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Date: August 22nd, 2017 1:51 PM
Author: irate stirring goyim knife

objection. assumes facts not in evidence

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3708690&forum_id=2#34045599)



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Date: August 22nd, 2017 1:51 PM
Author: topaz razzle-dazzle feces



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Date: August 22nd, 2017 1:53 PM
Author: garnet vengeful famous landscape painting newt

The root of the word "passion" is suffering, so I feel that many of us have a great deal of passion in our work.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3708690&forum_id=2#34045617)



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Date: August 22nd, 2017 2:02 PM
Author: Fishy deep cruise ship

law firms are kind of unique in the modern white collar world, in that they don't cram a lot of Rah-Rah Go Team! crap down your throat. This chick I know works for a company with a stuffed animal mascot that "travels" from department to department every month. When it's you're month your department all takes a picture with the stuffed animal and - not flame - writes a paragraph about what XYZCorp means to you. (The animal's name is XYZie of course).

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3708690&forum_id=2#34045674)



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Date: August 22nd, 2017 2:05 PM
Author: Beady-eyed canary cumskin area

Agreed. I think most people in law firms are pretty blunt about how much the job sucks and they are just doing it for the money. Even rainmaker partners.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3708690&forum_id=2#34045694)



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Date: August 22nd, 2017 2:09 PM
Author: transparent impressive keepsake machete kitty

part of that is because they are all aspie to be fair. But yes it was nice that no one pretended that it was anyone's dream job

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3708690&forum_id=2#34045727)



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Date: August 22nd, 2017 2:12 PM
Author: lascivious menage

They also have a vested interest in burning out most of their new employees in 3-5 years and then harvesting a fresh crop, so it's not exactly coming from a place of honesty and good will.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3708690&forum_id=2#34045757)



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Date: August 22nd, 2017 2:24 PM
Author: Fishy deep cruise ship

The attitude is very much, you're a professional, we expect you to act like professionals and deal with it. Lawyers are self-driven workaholics so it works.

If you tried that in 98% of office situations it would be chaos.



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3708690&forum_id=2#34045889)



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Date: August 22nd, 2017 3:54 PM
Author: Misunderstood Mind-boggling Step-uncle's House Reading Party



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Date: August 22nd, 2017 2:06 PM
Author: abusive parlor pervert

The sooner you accept this, the sooner your life can begin

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3708690&forum_id=2#34045703)



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Date: August 22nd, 2017 2:07 PM
Author: transparent impressive keepsake machete kitty

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-08-21/people-start-hating-their-jobs-at-age-35

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3708690&forum_id=2#34045711)



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Date: August 22nd, 2017 4:57 PM
Author: soul-stirring french nursing home halford

this checks out. though for me having a kid was the moment the switch really flipped. little dude seems so much more important than the relatively insignificant shit i deal with day in and day out. if i could not work and just hang with him all the time i would do it a f'n heartbeat.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3708690&forum_id=2#34047262)



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Date: August 22nd, 2017 2:16 PM
Author: lascivious menage

Realizing work is flame has been very liberating for me. I used to wonder why I could get away with slacking sometimes and not others, and think my supervisors were, with few exceptions, supersmart workaholics. Now that I understand that they're all as mediocre and depressed as me and have basically developed different strategies to fake it with their peers and supervisors, it allows me to be a lot less anxious minute to minute and day to day at work. It's also hilarious to realize that this is how normal people think of work, and only aspie lawyers think they're "rigorous scholars" who earn every penny they make with the force of their intellects.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3708690&forum_id=2#34045795)



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Date: August 22nd, 2017 2:17 PM
Author: vivacious space immigrant

About 3 weeks into BIGLAW. Been that way ever since.

20 consecutive years of education in preparation for a "real" career, and 3 weeks into it I realized it was all flame and completely unhealthy.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3708690&forum_id=2#34045810)



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Date: August 22nd, 2017 2:19 PM
Author: heady mauve casino

Haven't lost it

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3708690&forum_id=2#34045826)



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Date: August 22nd, 2017 2:23 PM
Author: twinkling plaza

2nd divorce

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3708690&forum_id=2#34045877)



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Date: August 22nd, 2017 3:55 PM
Author: Wonderful Indecent Associate

all one needs to survive is a passion for distraction in some form, really

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3708690&forum_id=2#34046771)



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Date: August 22nd, 2017 4:00 PM
Author: Hyperactive multi-colored volcanic crater

3 months in. It's usually some old geezer who's been there several years who complains to you about how shitty the organization is under the guise of showing you the ropes.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3708690&forum_id=2#34046822)



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Date: August 22nd, 2017 4:24 PM
Author: thriller honey-headed shrine

The sooner you realize that there is no such thing as "passion" for 99% of jobs out there, the better. The lower your expectations are on deriving meaning from your job, the better. To make good money but also have time to spend outside work with friends and family is the "passion."

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3708690&forum_id=2#34047015)



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Date: August 22nd, 2017 4:53 PM
Author: Misunderstood Mind-boggling Step-uncle's House Reading Party



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Date: August 22nd, 2017 4:59 PM
Author: disgusting motley meetinghouse gaping

Before I ever started work

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3708690&forum_id=2#34047271)



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Date: August 22nd, 2017 6:47 PM
Author: Misunderstood Mind-boggling Step-uncle's House Reading Party

Ah, starting out ahead.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3708690&forum_id=2#34048024)