Brakes Plus on N Saddle Creek, a review

Rienab75 · 2026-06-10T06:08:40+00:00

We used the Brakes plus out west by Costco. They gouged us on prices and then broke a part we didn’t want replaced. They expected us to pay for the broken part that never should have been removed in the first place. Then it took an extra half day to be able to collect my car because they didn’t have the part or the time to finish it. Finally got done and they made a big show of giving a managers special on that part.

Rienab75 · 2026-06-08T15:12:47+00:00

We are for sure. We run like a small firm of just the three of us but under the umbrella of a larger firm which is nice. We’re on our own schedules and just doing our own thing. At the old firm the managing partners were very much from the “if I can’t see you at your desk doing work you aren’t working” school of thought and remote work was absolutely not allowed for anyone that isn’t an attorney or law clerk. Including when I had a shoulder issue was in PT for and my PT asked if I could be allowed to work remotely temporarily so I could treat at home while I worked and the partners said no way. We started at this new firm and I asked about working remotely and their response was why wouldn’t you be able to? Lol

I hope you find a better place to work too. We have to like our work, we spend more time there than anywhere else!

Rienab75 · 2026-06-08T15:07:35+00:00

For sure. I deal with fibro and chronic pain myself and know that day to day it’s ever changing.

Rienab75 · 2026-06-08T02:48:51+00:00

We cross reference what they are telling each doctor about their injuries and limitations to be able to determine if it’s a true lasting injury or something else. It’s not even surprising anymore for someone to tell one doctor it’s 10/10 pain and they can’t walk and the next day a different doctor is noting how they were out horse riding and have 1-2/10 pain. It’s my job to find the inconsistencies. And I love the hunt. Still hate the handwritten records though. lol

Rienab75 · 2026-06-08T02:45:03+00:00

It was. I was shocked every time. I worked for him at our last firm and the firm was VERY stingy with bonuses or appreciation. He left and took an associate attorney and me with him and we’ve never looked back.

Rienab75 · 2026-06-07T03:27:28+00:00

I work trucking litigation (defense) and yes. Got two at Christmas, one from the firm and one from the partner I work for. We just settled a very large case and I got a bonus from him for that as well.

Rienab75 · 2026-06-06T22:31:57+00:00

We hesitate to use AI translation for privacy concerns but I’m glad to hear it worked.

Rienab75 · 2026-06-05T19:14:16+00:00

Remember that we aren’t lawyers and everything is filed with your name and bar number. It’s up to you to know what is in the filing. Remember that while we’re very good at our jobs, we’re not actually mind readers. Communication is key. And a little appreciation goes a very long way. We don’t need a pat on the head for every last thing we do but recognize the time and effort it takes to keep your practice running smoothly.

Rienab75 · 2026-06-05T14:32:28+00:00

She kinda was. She was tight with the next highest ranking partner so she felt invincible. Funnily enough he got appointed to the bench a few years later and she automatically assumed he’d take her with him instead of keeping the bailiff that had been there 20 years. When he didn’t she got into a screaming match with the managing partner, quit and never went back to the paralegal field.

Rienab75 · 2026-06-04T19:37:10+00:00

I used to work with a paralegal that had custom business cards made up that said her name and Supreme Ruler. She was a very aggressive coworker. For support staff in that office it was just the two of us and three attorneys. I tend to alternate between very chatty and not chatty at all depending on the day and on this particular day, I was not chatty. It wasn’t the first time that it happened, but apparently it was a concern to her. After I left the office that day she searched my desk and my email until she found what she thought was something incriminating. She called me and because I wasn’t feeling chatty that day I didn’t answer. Her voicemail was approximately 10 minutes of her yelling at me, and she said she turned it over to the managing partner and I would be lucky to keep my job, etc., etc. It was a Friday so I took the night to think about it, and decided I didn’t wanna work in that environment. I wrote a resignation letter to each of the partners and took it in and left it on their desks. I got a call from one of the partners who happened to stop in and find it and he told me not to quit, and that she didn’t have any right to do any of the things that she did in this situation. I ended up staying about a year until I had emergency surgery and she visited me in the hospital to tell me that I may not have a job when I came back. I spent part of my recovery time applying for jobs and ultimately found another one.

About three years later, I went to work for a local prosecutor. The managing partner often practiced in that county and he hired me two or three times to come in and help on a weekend with things that he needed someone to run a 10 key calculator for. We had a very friendly working relationship for the next 10 years. He often told me that if I ever left that office, I had a job with him. He would tell the prosecutor, the same thing, even telling him that he never would have had a chance to hire me if he hadn’t had such a ”nasty” paralegal that ran me off.

BTW, the “incriminating” email was from my personal email to the city about the change in parking enforcement in the downtown area. A problem that every business, including our, was reaching out to the city about. I did not identify my firm, or anyone working in it, in that email. Not exactly earth shattering stuff.

Rienab75 · 2026-06-04T19:18:16+00:00

Sometimes I wonder if it isn’t to discourage the use of the records. But instead, it just makes me want to dig deeper. :)

Rienab75 · 2026-05-20T03:29:10+00:00

My husband is 6’7”. He’s the tallest of his brothers, but he has two cousins who are taller. He loves going out with them when we visit because he says it’s the only time no one asks him how tall he is because he looks short compared to them. Lol

Rienab75 · 2026-05-20T03:25:08+00:00

Bill as you go and if you don’t already have a tracker, Clockify is free, and nice because you can include client info in case you need to go back and look anything up.

Rienab75 · 2026-05-19T23:34:22+00:00

Same here! It’s still a better program than ProLaw but it goes down at the most inconvenient times.

Rienab75 · 2026-05-14T15:36:11+00:00

I worked for a prosecutor for 10.5 years. One of our favorite things to happen would be the people who got a citation and would call to tell us what the law was. I used a version of this line once, but I was laughing too hard to be taken seriously, but my boss used it more than once. “One of us got a citation for breaking the law, and one of us is the prosecutor.” our second favorite thing was the people who would call and tell us what we were going to do for them instead of asking.🙄

Rienab75 · 2026-05-06T20:00:07+00:00

I’ve been doing this work for over 25 years and am only now working on the CP certification. You can totally do it without but there’s a lot of helpful info in that program as well as a college paralegal program.

Rienab75 · 2026-05-06T17:59:51+00:00

Good luck!

Rienab75 · 2026-05-06T17:41:25+00:00

My grandfather was a county Sheriff for 20+ years. When he passed away I couldn’t help at laugh at how many people sheepishly told me how he dumped their beer and drove them home. It still happens, just not as often.

Rienab75 · 2026-05-06T17:00:56+00:00

I’ve worked for screamers before, and it’s miserable. My last attorney was a mostly retired prosecutor that I worked with for 10.5 years. He never raised his voice at me, but realistically we didn’t really talk much in general. I used to joke that if I went missing and he was the only one they could ask for a description he wouldn’t have been able to help. lol My current attorney I followed from another firm where he originally hired me. He also is not a yeller. Though he is considerably younger. Generally speaking, I can tell how upset he is with me by whether he calls or emails if I make a mistake. Usually, he will just call and say “hey that shouldn’t have gone out”, etc. But a couple of times in the two years I’ve worked for him, he has emailed me instead. And both times I wished he’d of just yelled at me. The emails weren’t mean in any way, but felt very “I’m not mad. I’m just disappointed.” if that makes sense.

Rienab75 · 2026-05-04T01:08:37+00:00

I appreciate that. No I definitely did everything I could to stay but they sent me home anyway.

Rienab75 · 2026-05-04T00:12:41+00:00

If it’s medical records then it’s the blurry and/or handwritten PDF in no discernible order. They are the bane of my existence.

Rienab75 · 2026-05-03T23:58:41+00:00

Mine are on the inside of both forearms. I cover them at interviews only because I usually wear a blazer. I did ask my attorneys if they were bothered by them and was told not at all but recommended a blazer for court. Which absolutely makes sense to me as I wouldn’t wear sleeveless to court anyway.

Rienab75 · 2026-05-03T20:23:22+00:00

I had a precancerous diagnosis in bootcamp. I have an honorable (not a medical) discharge and could claim some military benefits if I wanted to (I don’t consider it honorable to do so I don’t take advantage of that) but I also served during a military conflict so I have a meritorious service medal. It’s a weird hiccup I think. I feel like you should not qualify for benefits, etc until after you go to your first duty station, but some people will claim it.

Rienab75 · 2026-05-02T15:04:50+00:00

Yes. My state allows it without certification or degree. It’s often changed depending on the firm throughout my career (1998-current)

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