I need you to come into work this weekend

That's funny, right now I'm watching a
rerun of Modern Family where Mitchell's
lawyer boss wants him to work the
weekend and Mitch says no and the
boss fires him.

Quote: DRich

Why not just go to the owner and explain that you are not comfortable working for the protege and would he reconsider? Tell him if he won't reconsider you offering your two weeks notice that day.

Because that would be a fruitless endeavor -- Boss is controlled by protege and the last time someone complained about the protege they were fired

Quote: petroglyph

Only but one thing to do Ace, grudge**ck his old lady.

That or you know he's got a mountain of insecurity to work off, and the wife expects to be the boss after her daddy buying the apartment. I'd rather live in my car than have to kiss the fil's ass every time we got together.

There's plenty to work with here Ace, just have to enjoy planting the seeds of his destruction. Maybe jokingly let his new wife know the reason he picked you is the protege knew you would keep quiet about all the women you guys been sharing at the office on weekends?

Ahhh if only fantasies could become reality

Quote: Evenbob

That's funny, right now I'm watching a
rerun of Modern Family where Mitchell's
lawyer boss wants him to work the
weekend and Mitch says no and the
boss fires him.

Sounds about right

Quote: aceofspades

Ahhh if only fantasies could become reality

They do sometimes, but I usually fall asleep shortly after.

This
https://www.amazon.com/Special-Ingredients-Hellfire-Brimstone-Itching/dp/B0079N88U0/ref=asc_df_B0079N88U0/?tag=hyprod-20&linkCode=df0&hvadid=312031083993&hvpos=1o1&hvnetw=g&hvrand=12485339833771165015&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=c&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=9011703&hvtargid=pla-570435619389&psc=1

Then keep trying to convince him he's terribly allergic to something in the office.

Quote: rxwine

This
https://www.amazon.com/Special-Ingredients-Hellfire-Brimstone-Itching/dp/B0079N88U0/ref=asc_df_B0079N88U0/?tag=hyprod-20&linkCode=df0&hvadid=312031083993&hvpos=1o1&hvnetw=g&hvrand=12485339833771165015&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=c&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=9011703&hvtargid=pla-570435619389&psc=1

Then keep trying to convince him he's terribly allergic to something in the office.

This is NY. That's felony-in-a-can.

Quote: Evenbob

So don't quit before you have another
job. Then give 2 weeks notice.

Pfft. Where's the theatre in that?

Quote: Face

This is NY. That's felony-in-a-can.

Good thing I didn't suggest ricin.

I have only been at this firm 8 months - before that I worked for myself for 10 years - made a bad life decision which I thought was going to really put me over the top financially (and no, it was not going to Vegas and betting everything I had on a spin of the roulette wheel) - business got really bad and, to stay afloat and keep the dream alive, so to speak, I went through all my savings - then, in 2016-2018 things got progressively better for me and I was doing ok making enough on my own to pay my bills - then in early 2018 the phone stopped ringing and had no clients -- I ended up living on my credit cards and then began working at this firm - since working here I erased my credit card debt and my next paycheck will be one where I can finally begin to save - but this turn of events today really threw me for a loop
I just spoke to an attorney friend of mine from California who handles the who's who of A-list sports and entertainment divorces and she told me she hasn't heard me this low since the "bad life decision" happened about 2010 -- she is going to reach out to a high profile NYC attorney tomorrow and tell him he needs to interview me -- also spoke to another friend I've known since kindergarten and he also said I do not sound as if I feel I have any light in my life -- he said he would usually not recommend anyone leaving position without something as a Plan B but he said he can hear in my voice I am mentally going downhill and reminded me that I built myself to great heights previously and he had faith in me I could do it again -- I guess I really didn't know how bad I sounded until I spoke to these two friends this evening
I feel like I am experiencing a low-level panic attack every waking hour -- and my sleep has suffered as well, over the past two months I am maybe getting 4 hours of sleep a night -- this cannot keep up




PS--Just spoke with another attorney friend of mine from Cali (who is semi-retired now after battling cancer) -- he said the same thing my other friends said - he told me from his perspective, having been dealign with cancer, is that life is too short to work someplace where you feel anxious all day/night -- I then mentioned the attorney from earlier in this post and it turns out they are friends -- I have known them both for 10 years and had no idea they were friends -- such a small world