Salaries and Firms - DC

[Mmmm, Burger (C.J.)]

Welcome back, Frenchie

My gay friend was telling me how he joined the pool club at one of the DC hotels whose name I forget. Its a gay scene. Does anyone know of any pool clubs that are not so gay? I know you can go to the Patio Bar and sip cocktails by the pool there, but that pool is more of a wading pool, though I love the bar. Thanks!

Originally posted by paigowprincess
My gay friend was telling me how he joined the pool club at one of the DC hotels whose name I forget. Its a gay scene. Does anyone know of any pool clubs that are not so gay? I know you can go to the Patio Bar and sip cocktails by the pool there, but that pool is more of a wading pool, though I love the bar. Thanks!

So I guess that posting of yours on Match.com isn't working out?

Originally posted by paigowprincess
My gay friend was telling me how he joined the pool club at one of the DC hotels whose name I forget. Its a gay scene. Does anyone know of any pool clubs that are not so gay? I know you can go to the Patio Bar and sip cocktails by the pool there, but that pool is more of a wading pool, though I love the bar. Thanks!

Try the Washington Hilton. It has a nice olympic sized pool and a wading pool though the former gets a bit crowded with guests. I think there is also a package that includes the tennis club.

Originally posted by carp
Try the Washington Hilton. It has a nice olympic sized pool and a wading pool though the former gets a bit crowded with guests. I think there is also a package that includes the tennis club.

Ah! Thanks! I am trying to remember if the Wash Hilton is the one my gay friend mentioned.

And I am not joining a pool club to meet a man, But everything is more fun when there are straight men around. Assuming they look good intheir trunks (read, not pasty flabby cyberstalker lawyer typoes with fifty monikers)

[SurferB]

Originally posted by tballstinks
Take it!! Not even a question.

It's much easier to get a new job if you currently have a job. I'm in a similar situation. I was a corp./securities associate and have been out for over a year.

How did you get an offer for a different practice area? Was it a personal connection?

Yea, I got the job through a personal connection. But I only had a couple of years of experience anyway in my other field. That's what stinks about BIGLAW - they put me in a practice area I didn't want to be in when I graduated and I hated it. Moved to a different practice area but then that industry slowed down. It's not like it's that hard to learn a new practice area anyway but it seems difficult to lateral over into a new area especially in this economy.

[SurferB]

Originally posted by On n'a qu'une vie
Accept the job. Use it as a springboard to a better position (which does not necessarily mean think of the job as a paycheck and a free place to print your resume). And try to budget your finances.

So new problem that I thought of. What if I accept the offer..and they want an answer quick..and in the meantime, I've received two phone calls from big firms wanting to set up an interview with me. Salary at a big firm would be more than twice what this job is paying but I would feel so bad accepting this offer and then leaving in two months.

I'm too damn ethical to be a lawyer!

Originally posted by SurferB
So new problem that I thought of. What if I accept the offer..and they want an answer quick..and in the meantime, I've received two phone calls from big firms wanting to set up an interview with me. Salary at a big firm would be more than twice what this job is paying but I would feel so bad accepting this offer and then leaving in two months.

I'm too damn ethical to be a lawyer!

You'll be an at-will employee. You have no ethical obligation to stay with the new firm. They could fire you after two months, so don't feel bad for leaving for greener pastures in the same amount of time.

[Mmmm, Burger (C.J.)]

Originally posted by WHTFH
You'll be an at-will employee. You have no ethical obligation to stay with the new firm. They could fire you after two months, so don't feel bad for leaving for greener pastures in the same amount of time.

I'd generally agree, but if em used a personal connection of any value, that might not be the best route. Stall them as much as you can while you do the other interviews. See if there's a way not to start immediately. If biglaw comes through, you can decline acceptance. At least that way, you don't cause them to go to the expense of having you start and you don't appear to be a quitter. It's simply that a better offer came along.

Are they holding a position for you, while another person twists in the wind?

Of course, if your personall connection is irrelevant, do as Heisman suggests.

[tballstinks]

Originally posted by SurferB
Yea, I got the job through a personal connection. But I only had a couple of years of experience anyway in my other field. That's what stinks about BIGLAW - they put me in a practice area I didn't want to be in when I graduated and I hated it. Moved to a different practice area but then that industry slowed down. It's not like it's that hard to learn a new practice area anyway but it seems difficult to lateral over into a new area especially in this economy.

That's basically why I asked you about the personal connection. I'm having the same problem. I was a securities lawyer for one year, then switched firms and did M&A for two years. Now corp/securities is dead, and I can't get an interview for a different practice area.

Like you said, it's not that hard to learn a new practice area. I mean, I learned securities law at 3 a.m. while at Bowne. I'm pretty sure I can refresh on how to put together a pleading, etc.

[blueballs]

Originally posted by paigowprincess
Assuming they look good intheir trunks (read, not pasty flabby cyberstalker lawyer typoes with fifty monikers)

Still not over your infatuation with JRUSS, huh? Keep dreamin' hon.

[Mmmm, Burger (C.J.)]

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My pet was really mistreated at one of the local vets here in the district and I am considering gonig the complementary/holistic route for my next vet. Anyone have any recs?

Originally posted by paigowprincess
I am considering gonig the complementary/holistic route for my next vet. Anyone have any recs?

My sister is a vet (nowhere nearby, unfortunately). Last time I visited her clinic, they had signs up advertising "alternative therapies" available in town - magnets, massage, some sort of "vibe therapy" that involved passing your hands over (but not touching) the animal. When I asked about it, her response was "Yeah, rich people will buy anything." Apparently the "practitioners" were friends of her boss or something.

My advice is to just find another vet. There are plenty in the area, so there's no need to go with a hack. Look for someone who went to Tufts or Cornell - they're the Ivies of the vet world.

Originally posted by Lexus Talionis
My sister is a vet (nowhere nearby, unfortunately). Last time I visited her clinic, they had signs up advertising "alternative therapies" available in town - magnets, massage, some sort of "vibe therapy" that involved passing your hands over (but not touching) the animal. When I asked about it, her response was "Yeah, rich people will buy anything." Apparently the "practitioners" were friends of her boss or something.

My advice is to just find another vet. There are plenty in the area, so there's no need to go with a hack. Look for someone who went to Tufts or Cornell - they're the Ivies of the vet world.

Thanks for the advice. Actually I am interested in "complementary medicine" which is a combinatino of traditional western vet medicine and a more homeopathic approach. For example, I have done some research that indicates that it is potentially unhealthy to vacinate pets once a year, as it stresses the immune system and some of the vacinnes last for several years. But many and most vets just do the annual vaccinatino cuase its a business after all. I want a more centered and mindful approach to vet medicine which takes into account all the western options but also alternative therapies. See Animal Wellness magazine for an idea of what I speak of. I am not at this point looking for a kitty chiropractor or doggie acupunturist.

And I dont know about that vibe thing you spoke of, but I knew an osteopath (for humans) and your description sounds similar to what he does- and this is apparently a legit form of medical practice.