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The Recession Takes A Toll

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The recession will make fools of us all before the end. Especially those of us who spent unwisely during the good times.
I know that the general, late night commentariat doesn’t have a lot of sympathy for law students and young lawyers who didn’t budget properly before the recession took hold. But I have sympathy for those not blessed with the financial planning gene. And I hate seeing young lawyers pay the price for their poor decisions.
So it is with great sadness that I inform you that one would-be Biglaw associate can no longer afford to keep his pool table. He has to sell it, but he would rather trade it for a job.
After a moment of silence, let’s check out his plea for employment.


A reader — one who has a job and is in the market for a pool table — sent along this sad ad about those less fortunate:

BEAUTIFUL OVERSIZED BRUNSWICK CHERRY POOL TABLE OR ATTORNEY FOR HIRE – $2750

Aww.
Sarcasm aside, I actually feel bad for this guy. Buying a pool table always struck me as an important declaration of yuppie success. Not only does it illustrate that you have money to throw around on a luxury item, it also announces that you have an apartment big enough to have space for the thing. It must be really hard to have to sell out of that dream.
And to be clear, this Craigslist poster does not want to sell his treasure:

The table is currently not assembled and sitting in my basement, therefore it will need to be re-felted and assembled, costing roughly $350 depending on the quality and color of the felt you choose. I am reluctant to get rid of the table as it is in impeccable condition, however it just has to go.

Having a J.D. is just no longer sufficient for entry into the life cherry wood and felt.:

Asking $2750 obo
OR
PA licensed attorney for hire. Graduated in 2008 with a JD and MBA, however due to economy I have yet to find employment. I am a very diligent and motivated worker, and could be an asset to your firm or business.

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That’s just sad. Imagine selling your pool table, then getting hired by the guy who bought it, and then toiling away on some low-level work making half as much as what you expected to make when you graduated. And you just know that your new boss would invite you over to “visit” your former possession.
So, go ahead and make fun of this kid for blowing $5K on a pool table before he had a job if you must. But there is something profoundly difficult about being on the cusp of financial excess only to see the door to luxury slammed shut right in front of you. There’s something (not really at all) almost tragic about being able to smell and see the life you want, but not being able to taste it and touch it.
You have my condolences, Mr. PA licensed attorney. I hope you find a job that can support you in the manner to you would like to become accustomed.
BEAUTIFUL OVERSIZED BRUNSWICK CHERRY POOL TABLE OR ATTORNEY FOR HIRE – $2750 [Craigslist]

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