Associate Life Survey: Layoffs and Lamentations
Last month, an ATL / Lateral Link survey found that roughly 28% of associates were afraid that they could lose their jobs this year, up from just 10% of associates in December.
That number might be even higher today, given recent events.
But should 28% of associates be afraid? On the one hand, there are relatively few firms listed in Bruce MacEwen’s layoffs table. On the other hand, that table doesn’t track “stealth layoffs”, and there are rumors of stealth layoffs at several firms around the country.
So, today’s survey will try to add a little more granularity. Is there really bad news afoot at your firm?
Update: This survey is now closed. Click here for the results.
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Justin Bernold is a Director at Lateral Link, the sponsor of this Associate Life Survey.
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a bambi lolcat!
best lolcat yet.
The only men who post cat pics would either (1) sleep with their mother, or (2) kill their mother then have sex with her.
OCI open thread? plzkthx
The cat pics have got to go!
3 - or with the cat!. really drop the effin cat sh*t
In fact, 100% of associates should be afraid they could lose their jobs this year. You all have targets on your backs.
kthxbye
I'm gonna start assassinating cats if this crapt continues.
OCI...OCI...OCI!
Tommorow's poll:
1. Are cat pics retarded?
2. If not answer 1, are you retarded?
Thanks!
Haha. Those kitties are going to tell Bambi about mother. Oh dear.
Glad that firms in the Pacific NW did not raise salaries to unsustainable levels. No layoffs to report in Portland. Glad to be out of biglaw and in a safer environment.
i demand a lolcat with princess chunky! http://www.philly.com/philly/news/20080729_Here_kitty__kitty__S_J__officials_seek_owner_of_44-pound_cat.html
Yes, please do an article on how this will affect OCI.
plz 2 luv lolcats, k? kthx.
LOVE the lolcats. LOVE EVEN MORE that they piss some people off so much. Keep them coming!
14: How it will affect OCI...
Hopefully you went to a T10/14 school. Hopefully you're in the top half of your class.
Callbacks will cut in half. Probably same with offers. You might want to mail out some resumes/letters and work contacts instead of relying on OCI.
lolcats > exley
i love these idiots that plea for the cat pics to go. whether you like them or not, you must realize by now that they are here to stay and your complaints will do nothing to change that
I refuse any more surveys until the results of previous surveys are released.
18 = idiot or bernold
Don't know how common it is, but several firms are canceling OCI interviews even with T14 schools outside their region.
Cats in my high school used to bring tidings of paternal demise to cute deer using comically misspelled words all the time, it was no big deal.
Posters in my high school used to say "paternal" instead of "parental" all the time, it was no big deal.
That baby deer is so cute!!! But that one cat with its back to us looks like it might pounce. That is not as cute.