I work for attorneys. Attorneys in general (excluding my son and his wife, LOL) seem to believe that they are many notches in human worth above those who work for them. The president of the firm just came into my office, masticating a chocolate bar, talking to me with his mouth full while hovering above my chair. He dribbled his gross saliva-infused chocolate ick on my black dress. I read him the riot act and he beat it out of here. Counting the days ...
How much longer until you FIRE?
It won't really be "FIRE" in my case, as I will be 62 in September - I had a late start after my divorce. Will be giving my notice soon and target last-date-of-work will be the Friday before Christmas.
So pleased you will be FIRE soon. That incident sounds completely disgusting. :(
I actually work for lawyers also and the two I have now are so, so wonderful! They always treat me very well. It is a small firm and I think that makes a difference.
I'm glad you work for such awesome people! I belong to an organization called "Association of Legal Administrators," and in talking with some of my fellow members, I hear that there are, indeed, small firms where people are treated well. The firm where I work has existed in one form or another for over 100 years. It tends to be old-fashioned, stuffy, and stodgy and still operating as if this is 1962, attorneys can call their legal assistants "their girls," and those with a JD after their names are several rungs above the proles who work for them. I was in a benefits meeting this morning with one of the members of the management team, and he had to tell me not once, but twice, in front of the broker, that I was not to repeat anything we discussed in the meeting with anyone else in the firm. I felt as if I were a five-year-old child being told not to put her hand into the cookie jar before lunchtime. I feel that my human dignity and worth is being denigrated each and every day by the attorneys here. The young associates come in on their first day, very enthusiastic, kind to the staff, and wanting very much to please everyone. After they are here for a couple of years, they become infected by the same disease that the senior lawyers have and begin treating everyone as if they are pond scum. I am counting the days, truly.
