"Since my career started, I have brought myriad new clients to the firm and exceeded my annual goals on a regular basis. It feels like my firm upholds a hierarchy that is less about performance or value and more about tenure. The people who have been at the firm longer feel entitled to all of the bigger clients, even if I am the one who brokered the relationship or scouted them out."
"I often feel undermined because some of the managing attorneys speak over me (and other young attorneys) during client meetings. And God forbid I make a mistake or miscommunicate with a client as opposed to constructive conversations, my manager is condescending. I tried giving feedback about the hostility that comes with this hierarchy they abide by, but my more seasoned colleagues accused my generation of being sensitive and assured me that it's nothing they didn't experience."
"My boyfriend is incredibly generous when it comes to friends, family and even strangers, but when it comes to me, he's surprisingly stingy, whether it's time, attention or small gestures of affection. I feel unappreciated, hurt and confused because I don't understand why I'm being treated differently, especially since I try to support and give to him in every way I can. I've thought about bringing it up, but I'm worried that if I do, it might c"
An attorney with five years' experience at a tight-knit boutique firm representing major artists and record labels brought numerous new clients and regularly exceeded goals. The firm prioritizes tenure over performance, with longer-tenured attorneys claiming major clients even when newer attorneys originated the relationships. Managing attorneys often speak over younger colleagues and respond condescendingly to mistakes. Feedback about hostile, hazing-like behavior is dismissed as generational sensitivity. Advice recommends building one-on-one relationships with leaders to showcase work ethic and protect career progress. A separate concern describes a boyfriend who is generous to others but stingy with his partner's time, attention and small gestures, leaving the partner hurt and afraid to raise the issue.
Read at www.mercurynews.com
Unable to calculate read time
Collection
[
|
...
]