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Slopey, I did a little research and I got a good new accountant. I finally bit the bullet and decided to make that change. About time for me.
Lechacal,
Before you drink the koolaid and buy a house, you should really try the commute. In a lot of those towns, the train fills up in the north and those closer to the city have to stand. And standing on metronorth is even worse than standing on the subway–certainly no way to get any work done.
By lechacal on December 23, 2010 1:12 PM
Rob, it’s not about chilling or not chilling. I need to pay a particular level of attention to my work in order to do what I do. You don’t just tell people you would rather relax and enjoy yourself and you’ll get back to them later. If you want to live life that way, join a union or become a municipal employee somewhere.
You are all discussing this “problem” with a lot of extraneous information. The facts as I understand them are as follows:
1) Lech is a lawyer who specializes in a certain type of law which results in a kind of uneven activity level. One where he can work on existing projects or relatively time insensitive projects while “deals” or mergers are being “worked on” either by him or other rainmakers.
2) But when a “deal comes in” or an M&A is in process, it is a very time sensitive process which requires pretty constant attention and that he be “on call” to nail down time sensitive aspects of the work. The work is pressured, time sensitive and requires extremely long hours until the work is done. Since he is a relatively young professional, he cannot delegate work at this critical phase but has to be on call to do the actual work until the merger is complete.
Therefore, it is not an issue of being a Master of the Universe or not (what an obnoxious and stupid and assine self-congratulatory term) but that he figure out a way so that he is able to be available and do his work during the time-sensitive merger stage with minimal interruptions due to the subways. This is not a silly thing.
That is why I think that driving is a good way to be available by phone OR stay at a hotel nearby if the company will pay for it OR get a car service during the critical times.
It is also not something which can entitle you to beat on municipal workers, who have their own kind of work to do and don’t get paid like M&A lawyers.
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If you want to live life that way, join a union or become a municipal employee somewhere.
wow.
*rob*
Scott – is your flight on time? That could give you a little wiggle room.
I did my laundry this morning, dropping it off and sitting in Gorilla Coffee as they played Dolly Parton songs. the bartender from Loki (one of them) works there.
All the supervisors are away for a week so I’m “In charge” of the building. I’m going to get some serious reading done.
Survived Target (barely).
Less than 2 hours until we head to JFK, and the suitcases are still in the top of the closet.
Montrose;
Good! January 8th it is.
My only request is that I be included in one of the photos 🙂
“If you want to live life that way, join a union or become a municipal employee somewhere.”
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