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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...
Motley Range People Who Are Hurt
  08/22/17
Second year of biglaw
Deep crusty hall
  08/22/17
misspelled "day"
Swollen school
  08/22/17
Lol the second I started working an office job I died inside
apoplectic nibblets
  08/22/17
hai me
ultramarine soggy casino national security agency
  08/22/17
but SALES
Motley Range People Who Are Hurt
  08/22/17
17
maize jap half-breed
  08/22/17
LJL @ people that have a passion for their bullshit as self ...
ultramarine soggy casino national security agency
  08/22/17
So...you DON'T have a passion for discussing color codes for...
fear-inspiring citrine legal warrant public bath
  08/22/17
Try telling workaholics about how this is flame and it makes...
Motley Range People Who Are Hurt
  08/22/17
Lol at this litfag. You mad you couldn't cop in-house lil br...
Vivacious resort
  08/22/17
First job in HS
stimulating rehab voyeur
  08/22/17
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flickering cowardly cumskin boistinker
  08/22/17
objection. assumes facts not in evidence
odious theater
  08/22/17
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Appetizing tattoo hairy legs
  08/22/17
The root of the word "passion" is suffering, so I ...
passionate milk
  08/22/17
law firms are kind of unique in the modern white collar worl...
Mind-boggling Fluffy Library
  08/22/17
Agreed. I think most people in law firms are pretty blunt a...
Dashing boltzmann crackhouse
  08/22/17
part of that is because they are all aspie to be fair. But ...
violent hateful pistol business firm
  08/22/17
They also have a vested interest in burning out most of thei...
Swollen school
  08/22/17
The attitude is very much, you're a professional, we expect ...
Mind-boggling Fluffy Library
  08/22/17
...
Motley Range People Who Are Hurt
  08/22/17
The sooner you accept this, the sooner your life can begin
adventurous bull headed hell trump supporter
  08/22/17
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-08-21/people-st...
violent hateful pistol business firm
  08/22/17
this checks out. though for me having a kid was the moment ...
Green Church Newt
  08/22/17
Realizing work is flame has been very liberating for me. I ...
Swollen school
  08/22/17
About 3 weeks into BIGLAW. Been that way ever since. 20 c...
Silver thriller office
  08/22/17
Haven't lost it
zippy roast beef
  08/22/17
2nd divorce
hairraiser karate
  08/22/17
all one needs to survive is a passion for distraction in som...
underhanded pit blood rage
  08/22/17
3 months in. It's usually some old geezer who's been there s...
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  08/22/17
The sooner you realize that there is no such thing as "...
hideous senate fat ankles
  08/22/17
...
Motley Range People Who Are Hurt
  08/22/17
Before I ever started work
Orchid fighting immigrant
  08/22/17
Ah, starting out ahead.
Motley Range People Who Are Hurt
  08/22/17


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Date: August 22nd, 2017 1:41 PM
Author: Motley Range People Who Are Hurt

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: Deep crusty hall

Second year of biglaw

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3708690&forum_id=2#34045497)



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Date: August 22nd, 2017 2:09 PM
Author: Swollen school

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: apoplectic nibblets

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: ultramarine soggy casino national security agency

hai me



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Date: August 22nd, 2017 1:51 PM
Author: Motley Range People Who Are Hurt

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: maize jap half-breed

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: ultramarine soggy casino national security agency

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: fear-inspiring citrine legal warrant public bath

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: Motley Range People Who Are Hurt

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: Vivacious resort

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: stimulating rehab voyeur

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: flickering cowardly cumskin boistinker



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3708690&forum_id=2#34046767)



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Date: August 22nd, 2017 1:51 PM
Author: odious theater

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: Appetizing tattoo hairy legs



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3708690&forum_id=2#34045604)



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Date: August 22nd, 2017 1:53 PM
Author: passionate milk

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: Mind-boggling Fluffy Library

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: Dashing boltzmann crackhouse

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: violent hateful pistol business firm

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: Swollen school

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: Mind-boggling Fluffy Library

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: Motley Range People Who Are Hurt



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3708690&forum_id=2#34046763)



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Date: August 22nd, 2017 2:06 PM
Author: adventurous bull headed hell trump supporter

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: violent hateful pistol business firm

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: Green Church Newt

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: Swollen school

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: Silver thriller office

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: zippy roast beef

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: hairraiser karate

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: underhanded pit blood rage

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: maniacal dark trailer park striped hyena

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: hideous senate fat ankles

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: Motley Range People Who Are Hurt



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3708690&forum_id=2#34047233)



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Date: August 22nd, 2017 4:59 PM
Author: Orchid fighting immigrant

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: Motley Range People Who Are Hurt

Ah, starting out ahead.

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