I’ve mentioned openly hostile acts of aggression like screaming tirades, stapler hurling, etc., all of which occur at plenty of fims. But many law firms pride themselves on their supposed intolerance for flagrant belligerence or maltreatment of associates; these places love to distribute glossy colorful marketing literature describing how their attorneys “practice law in an […]

Someone on my floor has been throwing up her meals. I don’t know who, but the frequency with which it happens rules out any possibility of stomach flu or morning sickness. I have not a sliver of doubt that the woman is both an attorney and an experienced purger - she hides it well, normally […]

I’m rarely sentimental, but seeing as it’s Father’s Day I wanted to pay a quick tribute to my dad, who from the birth of opinionistas has been my most faithful reader. The morning after I post, I often receive an email entitled “Spellcheck.dad” containing a full vocabulary lecture, grammatical breakdown and content analysis of every […]

Firms never miss a chance to illustrate your place in the greater hierarchical scheme. Any observant spectator can instantly discern the levels of rainmakers in a given department by the size of an office, monopolization of a secretary, number of alternate addresses listed in the firm directory (the major players have separate fax numbers for […]

For the past month or so, I’ve been pulling out some serious stops to post 4 times a week - let’s just say that sleep has become an entirely optional activity from Monday through Thursday. Considering that Boyfriend is starting to forget my hair color and Cat has begun prostrating herself across the keyboard in […]

I’m incredibly clumsy. It’s quite remarkable really. The other day as I headed to lunch with a few associates I literally walked into an office wall, for no reason other than I failed to notice a large taupe-colored barricade blocking my path until the actual point of impact. Any onlooking coworkers just shook their heads […]