Sometimes attorneys do deserve their bad reps

[Snowflake]

Okay, I work in a law firm by day. I work in what I call the nice branch of the law, I do patents. I'm not an attorney, just a patent secretary.

So our office is a satellite office of a much bigger fish, and they're starting to recruit and build our office up. So the first in the door is a pair of litigators (female is the partner and male is the associate). I've been around the block, and thank goodness every day that I do not do litigation, it's a headache (though attorneys tell me it is fun), not for the staff if you don't like it. I digress.

So, this pair of new attorneys arrive in our office on December 29th today is January 31st and this morning we reached a milestone of sorts. 6th temp came in the door today, she lasted all of 2 hours. She went to my boss and said, in essence, "I'm sorry, I'm too old to deal with this and be treated like I have been by this woman, bye." and then she packed up her purse and coat and left. I say, you go girl.

In any case, I wonder, is this woman's book of business so rich that the snaking conga line of temps that are parading through our office is worth the damage to our reputation as a place of good employment? I guess so, money talks. But this attorney has been a royal pain from day one and I envision that the party that happened at her last firm was a blowout the day after she vacated for our greener pastures.

Thank God I do not litigate and have almost nothing to do with this group. They have bad juju, I'm telling you, they can suck the chi right out of you.