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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...
twisted dun chapel
  08/22/17
Second year of biglaw
cyan federal ratface
  08/22/17
misspelled "day"
Stimulating cuckold
  08/22/17
Lol the second I started working an office job I died inside
Razzmatazz Tan Public Bath Hairy Legs
  08/22/17
hai me
black parlour roast beef
  08/22/17
but SALES
twisted dun chapel
  08/22/17
17
abusive principal's office coldplay fan
  08/22/17
LJL @ people that have a passion for their bullshit as self ...
black parlour roast beef
  08/22/17
So...you DON'T have a passion for discussing color codes for...
dashing internal respiration
  08/22/17
Try telling workaholics about how this is flame and it makes...
twisted dun chapel
  08/22/17
Lol at this litfag. You mad you couldn't cop in-house lil br...
flickering confused forum son of senegal
  08/22/17
First job in HS
lilac hall background story
  08/22/17
...
Turquoise Razzle Stain
  08/22/17
objection. assumes facts not in evidence
Beady-eyed potus
  08/22/17
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Adventurous Azure Dingle Berry
  08/22/17
The root of the word "passion" is suffering, so I ...
Seedy party of the first part home
  08/22/17
law firms are kind of unique in the modern white collar worl...
sickened wonderful sandwich state
  08/22/17
Agreed. I think most people in law firms are pretty blunt a...
Ocher mexican marketing idea
  08/22/17
part of that is because they are all aspie to be fair. But ...
Fragrant school cafeteria
  08/22/17
They also have a vested interest in burning out most of thei...
Stimulating cuckold
  08/22/17
The attitude is very much, you're a professional, we expect ...
sickened wonderful sandwich state
  08/22/17
...
twisted dun chapel
  08/22/17
The sooner you accept this, the sooner your life can begin
vivacious pearl toilet seat sound barrier
  08/22/17
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-08-21/people-st...
Fragrant school cafeteria
  08/22/17
this checks out. though for me having a kid was the moment ...
Claret mediation
  08/22/17
Realizing work is flame has been very liberating for me. I ...
Stimulating cuckold
  08/22/17
About 3 weeks into BIGLAW. Been that way ever since. 20 c...
plum prole
  08/22/17
Haven't lost it
lavender know-it-all tattoo
  08/22/17
2nd divorce
French friendly grandma
  08/22/17
all one needs to survive is a passion for distraction in som...
boyish ticket booth
  08/22/17
3 months in. It's usually some old geezer who's been there s...
Pink Hell Multi-billionaire
  08/22/17
The sooner you realize that there is no such thing as "...
Ruddy costumed dragon
  08/22/17
...
twisted dun chapel
  08/22/17
Before I ever started work
odious autistic private investor
  08/22/17
Ah, starting out ahead.
twisted dun chapel
  08/22/17


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Date: August 22nd, 2017 1:41 PM
Author: twisted dun chapel

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: cyan federal ratface

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: Stimulating cuckold

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: Razzmatazz Tan Public Bath Hairy Legs

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: black parlour roast beef

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: twisted dun chapel

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: abusive principal's office coldplay fan

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: black parlour roast beef

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: dashing internal respiration

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: twisted dun chapel

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: flickering confused forum son of senegal

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: lilac hall background story

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: Turquoise Razzle Stain



(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: Beady-eyed potus

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: Adventurous Azure Dingle Berry



(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: Seedy party of the first part home

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: sickened wonderful sandwich state

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: Ocher mexican marketing idea

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: Fragrant school cafeteria

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: Stimulating cuckold

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: sickened wonderful sandwich state

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: twisted dun chapel



(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: vivacious pearl toilet seat sound barrier

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: Fragrant school cafeteria

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: Claret mediation

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: Stimulating cuckold

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: plum prole

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: lavender know-it-all tattoo

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: French friendly grandma

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: boyish ticket booth

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: Pink Hell Multi-billionaire

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: Ruddy costumed dragon

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: twisted dun chapel



(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: odious autistic private investor

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: twisted dun chapel

Ah, starting out ahead.

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