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Earl, nutella other biglaw slaves at 40. Do you feel like you threw life away?

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nudist skinny woman
  07/17/18
Do they even have a soul to begin with?
Sinister office round eye
  07/17/18
Cq
Galvanic roast beef
  07/17/18
im not 40 but ive been in biglaw for a while. no, i dont fee...
rambunctious razzle-dazzle chapel water buffalo
  07/17/18
How long have you been in the game?
nudist skinny woman
  07/17/18
LJL
rambunctious razzle-dazzle chapel water buffalo
  07/17/18
Are you partner/counsel level now at least? By now you’re pr...
cruel-hearted bateful personal credit line locale
  07/17/18
he is an equity partner at Shearman
Stimulating Hominid Property
  07/17/18
Shearman? LJL, "I work 65 hour weeks for free cookies a...
umber resort
  07/17/18
why don't you just take an in-house job back in the USA?
Onyx nursing home people who are hurt
  07/17/18
cq
rambunctious razzle-dazzle chapel water buffalo
  07/17/18
Have you considered applying to jobs on goinhouse.com? It's...
Magenta Juggernaut
  07/17/18
sounds interesting, thanks!
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  07/17/18
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misanthropic brass bawdyhouse
  07/17/18
interesting service
Stimulating Hominid Property
  07/17/18
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electric chest-beating ratface public bath
  07/17/18
“spend meaningful time in places around the globe&rdqu...
Adventurous Geriatric Area Black Woman
  05/21/22
nutella is 800k 9-5 in-house. earl is midlaw.
Onyx nursing home people who are hurt
  07/17/18
nutella's job is superior (Nutella)
Startling Site Death Wish
  07/17/18
. . . to Jeff Bezos' job (nutella)
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  07/17/18
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cracking digit ratio
  07/17/18
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pearly beady-eyed casino mad-dog skullcap
  07/17/18
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rambunctious razzle-dazzle chapel water buffalo
  07/17/18
*10-4 in house, actually
electric chest-beating ratface public bath
  07/17/18
Lol I’m 3 years away from being 40. Worked biglaw from like...
exhilarant home
  07/17/18
Lol imagine being 40 years old. Reading a risk factor or ind...
Trip stead
  07/17/18
That’s for outside counsel to do
exhilarant home
  07/17/18
* over thanksgiving weekend (nutella)
pearly beady-eyed casino mad-dog skullcap
  07/17/18
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Soul-stirring Station
  07/17/18
I’ve worked with 4 different associates over the span of 6 y...
exhilarant home
  07/18/18
what sort of career/life do you have where you arent throwin...
cracking digit ratio
  07/17/18
this
chestnut floppy stage
  07/17/18
OPs like this are always so retarded and indicative of the s...
cracking digit ratio
  07/17/18
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Trip stead
  07/17/18
You don't know how credited you are. 180
rambunctious razzle-dazzle chapel water buffalo
  07/18/18
This is far and away the best post I’ve ever seen from you. ...
hairraiser mental disorder theater stage
  07/18/18
Tech titan Famous musician Pro sports
Filthy therapy range
  07/17/18
For men, pro sports is the only credited answer. Or the mili...
Trip stead
  07/17/18
In the grand scheme of it all, it's all meaningless. The onl...
cowardly corner
  07/17/18
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electric chest-beating ratface public bath
  07/17/18
nope, not sure what else I could have done to have the same ...
rose insanely creepy piazza really tough guy
  07/18/18
How often do you find your work interesting
Trip stead
  07/18/18
almost never. But I have never found any work i've done int...
rose insanely creepy piazza really tough guy
  07/18/18
You have a good gig going, but having a kid may throw a wren...
exhilarant home
  07/18/18
Gangnam WGWAG Playboy sayin hi to Uncle Earl and my bitch Nu...
jet-lagged stage sweet tailpipe
  07/18/18
Not even a little.
know-it-all tanning salon coffee pot
  07/18/18
I'm 40, make six figs in a government job with outstanding b...
Spruce dashing hell rigor
  07/18/18
I am certain I am throwing my life away, but can't think of ...
Filthy therapy range
  07/18/18
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nudist skinny woman
  05/21/22
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white ungodly depressive
  05/21/22
LS + biglaw dramatically improved my life. Probably best dec...
Bonkers wine boiling water
  05/21/22


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Date: July 17th, 2018 3:47 AM
Author: nudist skinny woman



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4028111&forum_id=2#36442843)



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Date: July 17th, 2018 4:27 AM
Author: Sinister office round eye

Do they even have a soul to begin with?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4028111&forum_id=2#36442868)



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Date: July 17th, 2018 7:46 AM
Author: Galvanic roast beef

Cq

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4028111&forum_id=2#36443121)



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Date: July 17th, 2018 4:31 AM
Author: rambunctious razzle-dazzle chapel water buffalo

im not 40 but ive been in biglaw for a while. no, i dont feel like ive thrown my life away. im not sure what alternative career path i could have taken that would have been preferable, and biglaw has given me real benefits, like being able to spend meaningful time in places around the globe that i otherwise prob would have never seen. i dont want to do this forever, in fact im pretty fed up with it by now, but i think it was the right move given where i came from

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4028111&forum_id=2#36442874)



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Date: July 17th, 2018 7:20 AM
Author: nudist skinny woman

How long have you been in the game?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4028111&forum_id=2#36443096)



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Date: July 17th, 2018 7:21 AM
Author: rambunctious razzle-dazzle chapel water buffalo

LJL

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4028111&forum_id=2#36443098)



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Date: July 17th, 2018 7:48 AM
Author: cruel-hearted bateful personal credit line locale

Are you partner/counsel level now at least? By now you’re probably at least worth $1m+, so there’s that.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4028111&forum_id=2#36443126)



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Date: July 17th, 2018 8:38 AM
Author: Stimulating Hominid Property

he is an equity partner at Shearman

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4028111&forum_id=2#36443212)



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Date: July 17th, 2018 2:00 PM
Author: umber resort

Shearman? LJL, "I work 65 hour weeks for free cookies and coronas at lunch time"

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4028111&forum_id=2#36445052)



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Date: July 17th, 2018 7:48 AM
Author: Onyx nursing home people who are hurt

why don't you just take an in-house job back in the USA?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4028111&forum_id=2#36443125)



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Date: July 17th, 2018 7:50 AM
Author: rambunctious razzle-dazzle chapel water buffalo

cq

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4028111&forum_id=2#36443129)



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Date: July 17th, 2018 8:15 AM
Author: Magenta Juggernaut

Have you considered applying to jobs on goinhouse.com?

It's a portal that matches job seekers with companies that need labor

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4028111&forum_id=2#36443161)



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Date: July 17th, 2018 8:16 AM
Author: rambunctious razzle-dazzle chapel water buffalo

sounds interesting, thanks!

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4028111&forum_id=2#36443163)



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Date: July 17th, 2018 8:39 AM
Author: misanthropic brass bawdyhouse



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4028111&forum_id=2#36443213)



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Date: July 17th, 2018 8:39 AM
Author: Stimulating Hominid Property

interesting service

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4028111&forum_id=2#36443214)



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Date: July 17th, 2018 2:26 PM
Author: electric chest-beating ratface public bath



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4028111&forum_id=2#36445282)



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Date: May 21st, 2022 7:52 AM
Author: Adventurous Geriatric Area Black Woman

“spend meaningful time in places around the globe”

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4028111&forum_id=2#44548725)



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Date: July 17th, 2018 7:48 AM
Author: Onyx nursing home people who are hurt

nutella is 800k 9-5 in-house. earl is midlaw.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4028111&forum_id=2#36443127)



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Date: July 17th, 2018 7:49 AM
Author: Startling Site Death Wish

nutella's job is superior (Nutella)

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4028111&forum_id=2#36443128)



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Date: July 17th, 2018 7:50 AM
Author: rambunctious razzle-dazzle chapel water buffalo

. . . to Jeff Bezos' job (nutella)

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4028111&forum_id=2#36443131)



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Date: July 17th, 2018 1:54 PM
Author: cracking digit ratio



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4028111&forum_id=2#36445013)



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Date: July 17th, 2018 1:56 PM
Author: pearly beady-eyed casino mad-dog skullcap



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4028111&forum_id=2#36445029)



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Date: July 17th, 2018 7:50 AM
Author: rambunctious razzle-dazzle chapel water buffalo



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Date: July 17th, 2018 2:26 PM
Author: electric chest-beating ratface public bath

*10-4 in house, actually

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4028111&forum_id=2#36445281)



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Date: July 17th, 2018 10:15 AM
Author: exhilarant home

Lol I’m 3 years away from being 40. Worked biglaw from like 27-31. Not the best time but also not the worst compared to others (2100 billed my busiest year). I likely wouldn’t have gotten hired at my current job without biglaw credentials so biglaw serves a purpose for lots of people looking to go in-house.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4028111&forum_id=2#36443580)



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Date: July 17th, 2018 10:32 AM
Author: Trip stead

Lol imagine being 40 years old. Reading a risk factor or indemnity, hunched over your desk, sneering that's not market!

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4028111&forum_id=2#36443685)



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Date: July 17th, 2018 1:53 PM
Author: exhilarant home

That’s for outside counsel to do

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4028111&forum_id=2#36445007)



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Date: July 17th, 2018 1:56 PM
Author: pearly beady-eyed casino mad-dog skullcap

* over thanksgiving weekend

(nutella)

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4028111&forum_id=2#36445024)



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Date: July 17th, 2018 2:26 PM
Author: Soul-stirring Station



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4028111&forum_id=2#36445284)



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Date: July 18th, 2018 8:06 PM
Author: exhilarant home

I’ve worked with 4 different associates over the span of 6 years...hope they’re in better lifestyle jobs now.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4028111&forum_id=2#36455433)



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Date: July 17th, 2018 1:55 PM
Author: cracking digit ratio

what sort of career/life do you have where you arent throwing your life away

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4028111&forum_id=2#36445018)



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Date: July 17th, 2018 1:56 PM
Author: chestnut floppy stage

this

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4028111&forum_id=2#36445023)



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Date: July 17th, 2018 1:59 PM
Author: cracking digit ratio

OPs like this are always so retarded and indicative of the sort of hyperdork narcissism that is unique to XO

"I shouldn't have WASTED MY INCREDIBLY VALUABLE AND MEANINGFUL LIFE on something stupid like BIGLAW! I should have been an ENTREPENEUR or a WRITER because I'm so SMART and UNIQUE and I create VALUE--that's why I'm in BIGLAW."

every balding fag with ED on this shithole website still thinks they're going to run for office or be president tomorrow and considers it a real possibility--these people really are quite disgusting

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4028111&forum_id=2#36445048)



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Date: July 17th, 2018 2:24 PM
Author: Trip stead



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4028111&forum_id=2#36445267)



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Date: July 18th, 2018 2:23 AM
Author: rambunctious razzle-dazzle chapel water buffalo

You don't know how credited you are. 180

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4028111&forum_id=2#36450043)



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Date: July 18th, 2018 8:22 PM
Author: hairraiser mental disorder theater stage

This is far and away the best post I’ve ever seen from you.

*sporatic claps slowly rise to a roaring standing ovation*

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4028111&forum_id=2#36455508)



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Date: July 17th, 2018 2:25 PM
Author: Filthy therapy range

Tech titan

Famous musician

Pro sports

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4028111&forum_id=2#36445273)



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Date: July 17th, 2018 2:34 PM
Author: Trip stead

For men, pro sports is the only credited answer. Or the military

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4028111&forum_id=2#36445357)



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Date: July 17th, 2018 2:33 PM
Author: cowardly corner

In the grand scheme of it all, it's all meaningless. The only thing anyone should be gunning for is financial independence to the degree they want to be independent (e.g. some people want $ just to chill, others want limitless travel etc), everything else is an undignified acceptance of some degree of modern debt slavery.

A lot of people had this as children, when parents essentially offered a temporary freedom by covering a kid's financial obligations, but for most it then goes away forever, or until they're too old to enjoy it.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4028111&forum_id=2#36445348)



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Date: July 17th, 2018 2:36 PM
Author: electric chest-beating ratface public bath



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4028111&forum_id=2#36445373)



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Date: July 18th, 2018 2:21 AM
Author: rose insanely creepy piazza really tough guy

nope, not sure what else I could have done to have the same level of financial independence for the amount I work.

While I do work a fair amount I now have a completely flexible schedule, dictated only by my clients' bullshit, not anyone at my firm. I usually wake up around 8:30 or 9. I work from home for a little and go to the office around 11. I leave between 6 and 7 to have dinner with my wife every night. If I have more work to do I finish it in my home office.

The stress of billable hours and client demands really does suck, but i can't imagine another job with as much independence as I have now - day to day at least. Had I gone down another path a long time ago maybe I would have found something fulfilling and rewarding $$$ wise, but it's been so long that i can't even imagine what that would be.

I have enough time to play video games, play with my dog, work out whenever i want, and drink and smoke pot all the time. And about 3 times as much money as I need for my lifestyle. Could be worse.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4028111&forum_id=2#36450039)



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Date: July 18th, 2018 7:12 PM
Author: Trip stead

How often do you find your work interesting

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4028111&forum_id=2#36455173)



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Date: July 18th, 2018 7:14 PM
Author: rose insanely creepy piazza really tough guy

almost never. But I have never found any work i've done interesting since I was 20 and got to be an extra in a shitty movie for 3 weeks.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4028111&forum_id=2#36455182)



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Date: July 18th, 2018 8:15 PM
Author: exhilarant home

You have a good gig going, but having a kid may throw a wrench into this whole thing.

I know lots of people who do work after kids go to bed and obviously taking care of young kids after work isn’t the same as relaxing with wife for a few hours as a break.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4028111&forum_id=2#36455492)



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Date: July 18th, 2018 8:20 PM
Author: jet-lagged stage sweet tailpipe

Gangnam WGWAG Playboy sayin hi to Uncle Earl and my bitch Nutella here, sup

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4028111&forum_id=2#36455500)



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Date: July 18th, 2018 8:24 PM
Author: know-it-all tanning salon coffee pot

Not even a little.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4028111&forum_id=2#36455520)



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Date: July 18th, 2018 8:27 PM
Author: Spruce dashing hell rigor

I'm 40, make six figs in a government job with outstanding bennies. Thinking of going mildew because I work that hard already. Crazy? Throwing my life away? Doubtful. The law is all drudgery anyway.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4028111&forum_id=2#36455534)



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Date: July 18th, 2018 8:29 PM
Author: Filthy therapy range

I am certain I am throwing my life away, but can't think of anything better to do.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4028111&forum_id=2#36455547)



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Date: May 21st, 2022 7:38 AM
Author: nudist skinny woman



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4028111&forum_id=2#44548712)



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Date: May 21st, 2022 2:36 PM
Author: white ungodly depressive



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4028111&forum_id=2#44550051)



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Date: May 21st, 2022 2:41 PM
Author: Bonkers wine boiling water

LS + biglaw dramatically improved my life. Probably best decision I’ve made.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4028111&forum_id=2#44550077)