Originally Posted by Unregistered

Assuming you guys are not trolling, there's too much whining going on here.

come on la, countless previous batches of lawyers have been through the same old **** and most have eventually moved on to better (not necessarily bigger) things.

just suck it up, and if you cant hack it, quit. nobody is forcing u to stay at gunpoint.

nobody is special or indispensable, especially at the junior associate level, no matter how smart u think you were in school or how many years u got dean's list.

crazy bosses, heavy work loads & unreasonable hours are part and parcel. when u become associates, you can add "billing pressures" to that litany of stressors as well.

at least be glad you're not being sexually harassed to & then forced to quit for whistleblowing, as some people have experienced in some particular firm(s)