You want a work-related post right? This is supposed to be somewhat of a law blog, and although no one else EVER talks about work, Ana can talk about the aspects of work without really talking about her work per se. We’ll see how this goes.
If, you haven’t yet figured it out, I’m home tonight. Yes, on a FRIDAY! [You'll understand later.] Don’t worry. It’s by choice. With all the rush at work, some sort of social event nearly every night this past week, and a jam-packed weekend, I’m taking a night off.
And that’s where you come in dear readers. In the next hour or so, I’m going to see just how many posts I can get out (pending the random phone call of someone I haven’t spoken to in ages). Then, I’m going to save them and release one a day. Maybe that way I can still post “regularly.” I feel so bad. In school I posted all the time. Believe me when I tell you that my lack of posting is not because I don’t love you guys. I do, I do! Nor is it a lack of material. There’s more every day!
I just don’t always have the time, and when I sit down, I’m not always in the mood to write. But tonight, it seems to be working, so we’ll see how long I can stay awake.
So a teensy insight into…the legal work environment. Supposedly it’s awful. Partners dump work on your desk at 4:30 pm on Friday and you shrug it off as part of the culture, right? Um, well, I feel the need to tell you that thus far, my life has not been that way. Yes, I work my butt off, but I don’t feel beaten down. That being said, I’m not at a firm, so I can’t speak to BigLaw life, but here’s a peek at mine.
One Monday when I came into work, Senior Counsel (hereinafter SC) popped into my office and said, “I have a present for you!”
Presents? For me? But Christmas is over. And Hanukkah, too!
What was it, you ask?
A wireless mouse.
You see, because I’m still learning, I spend much of my time in SC’s office. Every day I trot into her office and plop down at her work-table with my laptop. I’m not the smoothest technology-wise, and darnit if I didn’t struggle with the thumbpad.
Now it’s a small gift, but it touched me. I mean, she noticed that I needed it. Then, while out shopping on a weekend no less, she thought of me, and picked one up. Not only is it a thoughtful gift, but it makes me more efficient in the workplace!
A very sweet gesture, to say the least, and at the most, much better than receiving a large file on a Friday.
Tuesday, January 27, 2009
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4 comments:
I saw an interview of John Grisham. He said that he wrote one page a day. You are such a good writer. Your book would be wonderful. You have the gift.
Major kudos to you for a post-law-school work post! Is it harder to corral your thoughts while working full time versus being a student? Just curious. Seems like your mind would be freer/more inspired to create while in school. Would you agree?
Jim - I would do the one-page thing except that I write in spurts - it's like ten pages at a time or nothing. And really, who has time for ten pages? Maybe I'll figure it out at some point. Thanks for the kind words.
Gudnuff - not harder to corral my thoughts - just harder to get them on paper. In law school, if a thought struck me, I'd start writing in the middle of class. I can't do that at work, and sometimes by the time I get home at night, I either can't remember what I wanted to say or don't have time. I wrote several posts this weekend and am just posting them now throughout the week. Hopefully that will be a way to stay consistent. Interestingly enough, devoting several hours to writing over the weekend has made me more prone to sitting down and doing it on the evening weeknights. We'll see how long I can keep it up.
Aw, what a sweet boss. :)
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