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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...
amethyst mad-dog skullcap space
  08/22/17
Second year of biglaw
Unholy Hyperactive Center
  08/22/17
misspelled "day"
180 locale
  08/22/17
Lol the second I started working an office job I died inside
mildly autistic azn
  08/22/17
hai me
Bistre Institution
  08/22/17
but SALES
amethyst mad-dog skullcap space
  08/22/17
17
motley depressive crackhouse
  08/22/17
LJL @ people that have a passion for their bullshit as self ...
Bistre Institution
  08/22/17
So...you DON'T have a passion for discussing color codes for...
Obsidian people who are hurt
  08/22/17
Try telling workaholics about how this is flame and it makes...
amethyst mad-dog skullcap space
  08/22/17
Lol at this litfag. You mad you couldn't cop in-house lil br...
Elite curious place of business
  08/22/17
First job in HS
Saffron Wonderful Rigor Nursing Home
  08/22/17
...
Hairless trip macaca kitchen
  08/22/17
objection. assumes facts not in evidence
Excitant school cafeteria
  08/22/17
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mauve senate keepsake machete
  08/22/17
The root of the word "passion" is suffering, so I ...
Stimulating shivering mediation house
  08/22/17
law firms are kind of unique in the modern white collar worl...
Topaz irradiated old irish cottage
  08/22/17
Agreed. I think most people in law firms are pretty blunt a...
razzle useless brakes telephone
  08/22/17
part of that is because they are all aspie to be fair. But ...
Frum disgusting heaven selfie
  08/22/17
They also have a vested interest in burning out most of thei...
180 locale
  08/22/17
The attitude is very much, you're a professional, we expect ...
Topaz irradiated old irish cottage
  08/22/17
...
amethyst mad-dog skullcap space
  08/22/17
The sooner you accept this, the sooner your life can begin
sticky pink masturbator plaza
  08/22/17
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-08-21/people-st...
Frum disgusting heaven selfie
  08/22/17
this checks out. though for me having a kid was the moment ...
deranged pearly gas station hunting ground
  08/22/17
Realizing work is flame has been very liberating for me. I ...
180 locale
  08/22/17
About 3 weeks into BIGLAW. Been that way ever since. 20 c...
Flatulent Church Mother
  08/22/17
Haven't lost it
contagious factory reset button police squad
  08/22/17
2nd divorce
Diverse step-uncle's house
  08/22/17
all one needs to survive is a passion for distraction in som...
azure dilemma
  08/22/17
3 months in. It's usually some old geezer who's been there s...
Vibrant lodge digit ratio
  08/22/17
The sooner you realize that there is no such thing as "...
heady chapel
  08/22/17
...
amethyst mad-dog skullcap space
  08/22/17
Before I ever started work
cyan cerebral candlestick maker pozpig
  08/22/17
Ah, starting out ahead.
amethyst mad-dog skullcap space
  08/22/17


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Date: August 22nd, 2017 1:41 PM
Author: amethyst mad-dog skullcap space

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: Unholy Hyperactive Center

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: 180 locale

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: mildly autistic azn

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: Bistre Institution

hai me



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3708690&forum_id=2#34045531)



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Date: August 22nd, 2017 1:51 PM
Author: amethyst mad-dog skullcap space

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: motley depressive crackhouse

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: Bistre Institution

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: Obsidian people who are hurt

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: amethyst mad-dog skullcap space

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: Elite curious place of business

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: Saffron Wonderful Rigor Nursing Home

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: Hairless trip macaca kitchen



(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: Excitant school cafeteria

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: mauve senate keepsake machete



(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: Stimulating shivering mediation house

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: Topaz irradiated old irish cottage

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: razzle useless brakes telephone

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: Frum disgusting heaven selfie

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: 180 locale

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: Topaz irradiated old irish cottage

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: amethyst mad-dog skullcap space



(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: sticky pink masturbator plaza

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: Frum disgusting heaven selfie

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: deranged pearly gas station hunting ground

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: 180 locale

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: Flatulent Church Mother

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: contagious factory reset button police squad

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: Diverse step-uncle's house

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: azure dilemma

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: Vibrant lodge digit ratio

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: heady chapel

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: amethyst mad-dog skullcap space



(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: cyan cerebral candlestick maker pozpig

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: amethyst mad-dog skullcap space

Ah, starting out ahead.

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