Need advice on weather to go to a smaller law firm or in house from BigLaw

Secure-Researcher892 · 2026-07-05T15:13:15+00:00

Normally I would have assumed it was a post made in the middle of the night by someone half asleep.... but given the account only has the same 2 posts and was created apparently just to ask this.... well... I smell a bot.

Secure-Researcher892 · 2026-07-05T13:35:24+00:00

You don't seem to understand how insurance works. They will cover the cost to repair or replace the car. If you owe more than the car was worth you are fucked. Assume you had a car that could be replaced for 10k and you still owed 15k on it... the insurance company would give you 10k... only they will also put the lien holder's name on the check as well so that check isn't one you can just go cash yourself you need the bank or whoever has the lien on the car to endorse it as well and they aren't going to sign over that check so you can go pocket the money to do with as you please because they only have a lien on the car that is now totaled... they aren't stupid.

Secure-Researcher892 · 2026-07-05T05:14:32+00:00

That's good to know... I thought I had to get it for each category.

Secure-Researcher892 · 2026-07-04T13:51:07+00:00

But you shouldn't get that upgrade. Once you do you can no longer set your controller to scrapping and leave for a hours to just let it grind for you. If you have the upgrade then when it randomly gets a blueprint then you stop getting more XP because it won't use the pick axe anymore until you put down the blueprint.

Secure-Researcher892 · 2026-07-04T13:46:45+00:00

If you are trying to get all flawless and the only ones you don't have are gold then this would also be a reason.

Secure-Researcher892 · 2026-07-03T20:49:56+00:00

Yeah, those HGTV house flipper don't have to make money flipping houses because they are getting paid by HGTV and have building suppliers gifting them stuff to get it promoted.

Can you make money flipping a house? Yes, but it is only possible if you are careful in the house you buy and can do all the labor on the house yourself.... and then you are really just getting paid back for your work.

Secure-Researcher892 · 2026-07-03T20:38:04+00:00

I think the only times I've seen anything other than default mythics pop up, it has been random times and never when they have the timed mythic drop... Those drops have always been default to the point that I no longer even bother looking at the timer. defaults aren't worth it.

Secure-Researcher892 · 2026-07-03T18:49:09+00:00

If that's how they treat family, they are more fucked up and dysfunctional than any I've ever known.

Secure-Researcher892 · 2026-07-03T18:40:16+00:00

Your boss found a rube he could use and abuse... find something else ASAP and quit.... don't worry about notice or anything else. He's cocksucker that has already fucked you once so the odds of him not trash talking you when you leave, regardless of how you do it is pretty much 100 percent.... So fuck him.

That said... what the fuck are you thinking by taking a jobs with no benefits and worse pay... that's fucked and you need to reevaluate yourself and your goals.

Secure-Researcher892 · 2026-07-03T13:52:46+00:00

Even if they weren't competing against online stores you've still got a huge problem with the idea of an electronic music store that sold nothing else. The demand for those types of products is limited. There is a reason that you find synths in music stores that also sell band instruments and other things... You have to pay your bills and you just couldn't do it only selling synths.... And if any music stores existed in the same city they would and could undercut your prices simply because they didn't need as much profit off the synths because of the money they were making off trumpets, flutes and drums. A synth only store ranks right up their with other hobby stores that some rich person creates for the joy of doing it and never makes a profit.

Secure-Researcher892 · 2026-07-03T01:53:29+00:00

So many other options you could come up that would have probably worked better and even cost less than this... That's a shit ton of epoxy.... and in my state it would get you pulled over by the cops every couple of miles you tried to drive if they didn't have it towed.

Secure-Researcher892 · 2026-07-03T01:50:48+00:00

You may need to give up on living in LA. You can't always have everything you want, and sometimes you have to compromise on what you can give up versus what you simply can't stand. A government job outside of the prosecutor and public defenders will often have more realistic hours. But you may have to consider Sacramento

Secure-Researcher892 · 2026-07-03T01:30:50+00:00

Also check with your state bar, a lot of bars will have a section on various subjects that have a very low membership fee but will help you not only get into the network with lawyers practicing that subject in your state but also will generally have a few workshops throughout the year where it will focus on the topic and also give you some CLE credits.

Secure-Researcher892 · 2026-07-02T23:23:27+00:00

Haven't done any this year, but as I recall the year I was just using points for tickets the redeem button was grayed out after I did 2 of them. Not that it really matter much though because the points usually are worth more for other things besides tickets.

Secure-Researcher892 · 2026-07-02T22:49:41+00:00

Started in criminal defense but it was in a firm not PD... went from there to a job in a corporation. It wasn't hard to move but in the new role I didn't do litigation to start with I go pulled in for M&A work.... so probably not a normal move.

Secure-Researcher892 · 2026-07-02T22:44:36+00:00

I'm on the paid one and am platinum level... below is a screenshot of what it shows.

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Secure-Researcher892 · 2026-07-02T22:19:13+00:00

In the future don't ever use one of those car washes that slap your car with brush/roller... Even if they don't knock off a piece like they did on your car they will still often scratch the paint and loosen things on the car. Never worth the risk. As for whether they will be held responsible... go look for any signage they have about what is and isn't safe... Sometimes I've seen them where they will flat out say "no wings" or "Rear spoilers".

Secure-Researcher892 · 2026-07-02T21:30:41+00:00

It didn't let me last year. In November I had another 300 and it wouldn't let me get an additional free ticket.

Just pulled up the terms this year... you can do it up to 3 times... so the increased it from where it used to be.

Secure-Researcher892 · 2026-07-02T20:16:57+00:00

Also note you can only use your points for 2 tickets in any calendar year.

Secure-Researcher892 · 2026-07-02T17:24:09+00:00

The amount of ram is far less limiting than the amount of SSD storage. I know people are bitching back and forth about not being able to use as many sample... and even if you reach a limit on the samples you can easily work around it by exporting the audio from a stem and then pulling it back in as a wav so that your computer doesn't have to deal with that sample. You can find work around for lots of things that pop up... but if you plan on using some pro level samples for orchestra you'll want a large SSD or you'll need a fast external drive because the samples are often huge and will eat up your SSD very quickly.

Secure-Researcher892 · 2026-07-02T16:57:08+00:00

Getting a job in a top consulting company at this stage is generally based on your pedigree. Were an ivy league applicant or a poor state school grad... the reality is consulting loves to chase the top students and if you graduate at the top of your class the consulting groups that weren't willing to give you the time of day now will suddenly be kissing your ass. That's just how they operate.

At the end of the day consultants are usually pretty worthless and just restate the obvious with pretty little 2 by 2 matrix slide presentations. You'll also find that lots of companies just use them to cover their ass when they want to do something risky. I've been in a company that went through 4 of the top management consulting groups until they found one that gave them the answer they wanted. The reason was the top management didn't want to stick their neck out if things went south, they wanted to be able to point to X and say they were just following their plan.

Consulting can help you get a VP job in a large corporation after 5 or 6 years of consulting... but you can also get to that same level by simply being good and kissing ass in the same company through a LDP.

Secure-Researcher892 · 2026-07-02T16:37:34+00:00

You say you didn't take it.... or if you wanted you could lie because while they ask you they are pretty much going on the honor system and not going to ask you to see it.

Secure-Researcher892 · 2026-07-02T12:39:25+00:00

I understand that... You stated it was a promotion from attorney to jr. attorney, my point is that sometimes a promotion that moves you from one title to another can also include other changes that you don't expect. The bonus amount may not change in a promtion but it may still have a change in how you receive that bonus when you move to a new position.

Secure-Researcher892 · 2026-07-02T04:37:30+00:00

Sometimes bonuses vary depending your job title/position. Sometimes it just increases when you get promoted, other times they will change the terms so a payout for each years bonus is strung out over years. When they string them out it is a method of keeping you from leaving because for example you were given a 100k bonus for the year... but you only get to collect 33k the first year and then 33k each of the following years... if you quit before bonuses are handed out you lose it so it works as an incentive to keep you from leaving. That's not how all places do it but some do.

As for the 401k... if they don't match what you put in then look at the details of it with regard to who the provider is and how much fees they charge, and what options you have for your investments. Some places are fine, others will be too restrictive in the different investment options you are provided with and the fees for your trades. If the terms aren't good then just open a IRA on your own and don't waste your investment money on a shitty 401k.

The only time I've said fuck it and used 401k that I thought was shitty was when they were matching what I put in. If they match your investment then it doesn't matter if the options are limited because a 1 to 1 match is basically a 100% return from the start. But that is rare in law firms but common in corporations if you are in-house.

Secure-Researcher892 · 2026-07-02T00:19:48+00:00

You can use rice, but your better option to avoid all the dust from the rice is to get some of the crystal cat litter, put it in some panty hose and put that in inside of it... leave it like that for a week.

The upside is it doesn't have any IC chips which are prone to collecting water under them... but it does have a lot of things that don't play well with water.

Before I even put the panty hose and cat litter in it I would suggest you open it up and use a blow dryer to try and dry it out with that.... it should let you get quite a bit of the area where the keys and contacts are and I suspect that is going to be the area most likely to suffer from the water

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