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At what point did you lose your 'passion' for work and realized it was flame?
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Date: August 22nd, 2017 1:41 PM Author: self-absorbed seedy dysfunction theater 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) |
Date: August 22nd, 2017 1:42 PM Author: Aqua Hairraiser Half-breed Chad 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: Light Spot 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: Frozen rebellious locus 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: haunting filthpig hai me
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Date: August 22nd, 2017 1:51 PM Author: self-absorbed seedy dysfunction theater 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: Misunderstood piazza corn cake 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: haunting filthpig 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 |
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Date: August 22nd, 2017 1:48 PM Author: frum geriatric foreskin point 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: self-absorbed seedy dysfunction theater 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: obsidian stimulating abode rigpig 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: big senate 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: Umber cerebral cuck tank (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: Emerald resort legal warrant 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 insane party of the first part (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: soggy soul-stirring elastic band tanning salon 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: judgmental aromatic university mediation 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: crawly office wrinkle 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: bearded jet address death wish 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: Light Spot 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: judgmental aromatic university mediation 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.
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Date: August 22nd, 2017 3:54 PM Author: self-absorbed seedy dysfunction theater (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: Self-centered pozpig 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: bearded jet address death wish 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: naked wonderful step-uncle's house 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: Light Spot 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: angry bawdyhouse 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. |
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Date: August 22nd, 2017 2:19 PM Author: Coral Irradiated Parlour Striped Hyena 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: autistic gold jew 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: dead spruce factory reset button set 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: odious french chef 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: Shaky gunner 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: self-absorbed seedy dysfunction theater (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 love of her life keepsake machete 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: self-absorbed seedy dysfunction theater Ah, starting out ahead. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3708690&forum_id=2#34048024) |