Friday, September 23, 2005
No Boss
So you know what the weirdest thing about working for a law firm is? It's not the crazy hours (I haven't needed to pull any of those yet). It's not the weird feeling that the clock is ticking every minute of the day and you have to account for each second (though that is a pretty weird that's taking some getting used to).
No, the weirdest thing about working for a law firm is that I don't have a direct supervisor. I don't have a boss. Well, technically the 200 or so partners of the firm are all my bosses, but I certainly don't know most of them, and only have direct regular contact with a precious few of them.
But it leaves me sometimes feeling a little lost. You certainly have to be somewhat proactive to survive as an associate at a law firm. But when I want to take vacation, who approves that? (Cut it out with the wisecracks--I DO get vacation!) When I do something great that the firm should know about, whom do I tell? Who really cares if I come in late? Or if I show up at all (as opposed to working from home)?
I'm still trying to figure out the answers to these questions, but then I guess I'm really still just trying to figure out how this job works.
No, the weirdest thing about working for a law firm is that I don't have a direct supervisor. I don't have a boss. Well, technically the 200 or so partners of the firm are all my bosses, but I certainly don't know most of them, and only have direct regular contact with a precious few of them.
But it leaves me sometimes feeling a little lost. You certainly have to be somewhat proactive to survive as an associate at a law firm. But when I want to take vacation, who approves that? (Cut it out with the wisecracks--I DO get vacation!) When I do something great that the firm should know about, whom do I tell? Who really cares if I come in late? Or if I show up at all (as opposed to working from home)?
I'm still trying to figure out the answers to these questions, but then I guess I'm really still just trying to figure out how this job works.
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