Re: Rock Bottom--Master Ichi Apologizes

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What's fun was fun. I've had enough of this. End it before it escalates.
On 10/03/06, Oda wrote:
> Student,
>
> I have failed you in your teachings, since you lack the wisdom to refrain
> from challenging me on the internet. Since Ancient times, renegade pupils
> have gone on internet to challenge.
>
> They felt the tip of my sword. You will feel it now student. Prepare
> yourself.
>
> On 10/03/06, Ichi wrote:
>> Is Oda the dog?
>> On 10/03/06, Oda Nobunaga "Teacher" wrote:
>>> Pupil Zataoichi,
>>>
>>> Return to the study room immediately. It has been written since
>>> ancient times, "It is a foolish dog, that barks at the flying bird."
>>>
>>> On 10/02/06, Zatoichi wrote:
>>>> Oda,
>>>>
>>>> The oxen are slow....but the Earth is patient......
>>>>
>>>> The Famous Swordsman
>>>>
>>>> On 10/02/06, Oda Nobunaga "The Teacher" wrote:
>>>>> I apologize to this board for the wayward writing of my pupil,
>>>>> Zataoichi. He is eager to go forth and spread his wisdom, but he
>>>>> is not ready. I will hit him on his wrists with a stick one
>>>>> thousand times for this transgression. This is the way it must
>>>>> be. Namas de.
>>>>>
>>>>> On 10/02/06, Ichi wrote:
>>>>>> Some Guy, you've had it rough. The response was for Giroscope.
>>>>>> The Master apologizes for misdirected commentary.
>>>>>> On 10/02/06, Giroscope wrote:
>>>>>>> I was a solo for 2 years out of law school. I actually passed
>>>>>>> up several job offers because I wanted to be on my own. Solo
>>>>>>> practice sucks. The clients suck. They are usually bottom of
>>>>>>> barrel types who don't believe they should have to pay a
>>>>>>> lawyer. The work sucks. Usually messy and boring. Solos are
>>>>>>> not respected within the legal profession. Given the high
>>>>>>> student loan debt levels, I am surprised anybody would ever go
>>>>>>> solo anymore. I'm not saying this to be a downer. I'm just
>>>>>>> sharing my experience. During my 2 years as a solo, I never
>>>>>>> had any money to do anything. Whenever I got a big fee, I put
>>>>>>> it back into the business. I couldn't take my kids to the
>>>>>>> ballgame or do anything.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Then throw in things like this: You do a great job for a
>>>>>>> client but the case does not work out well, maybe because it
>>>>>>> was a difficult one to win anyway. Then, they either sue you
>>>>>>> or file a complaint against you. Solo practice, and non-
>>>>>>> biglaw firm life sucks. Biglaw sucks too, but at least there
>>>>>>> you are well paid and have a powerful organization behind
>>>>>>> you. If you can't get a biglaw job, go to government, or non
>>>>>>> traditional. Solo life really sucks.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> On 10/02/06, Carol wrote:
>>>>>>>> On 9/30/06, Some Guy wrote:
>>>>>>>>> So you made the plunge into law and eventually solo
>>>>>>>>> practice. As it turns out, things don't go so well. In
>>>>>>>> fact
>>>>>>>>> they go really bad. Your bankrupt, or on the verge of
>>>>>>>>> filing bankruptcy. You live with your parents. Your womans
>>>>>>>>> dumped you. Your burned out. Your overweight. You have no
>>>>>>>>> friends. Your car is broken and you can't afford to fix
>>>>>>>> it,
>>>>>>>>> and you have to ride the bus. Plus you've been unemployed
>>>>>>>>> for 6 months, and you've been disciplined for attorney
>>>>>>>>> misconduct... failure to return files, failure to return
>>>>>>>>> phone calls, client abandonment, failure to do work
>>>>>>>>> compentently.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> How do you recover from that? What do you do with your
>>>>>>>> life
>>>>>>>>> now?
>>>>>>>> well, not be flip but it looks like things can only get
>>>>>>>> better. you're not the only one to be disciplined, many
>>>>>>>> attorneys get disciplined but only the ones that people
>>>>>>>> complain about. You might consider public service, the
>>>>>>>> legal openings in government don't pay well but they hire.
>>>>>>>> most states have a state job board on the net. maybe you
>>>>>>>> just got in over your head with the solo. i've made some
>>>>>>>> significant errors in my practice too, it's called a
>>>>>>>> learning curve, but if you dwell on it and let it get you
>>>>>>>> down it just snowballs. It sounds like you may be suffering
>>>>>>>> from depression. scrape together the money and go see a
>>>>>>>> doctor, get on an anti-depressant, learn to meditate and
>>>>>>>> find a counselor that can help you through this. been
>>>>>>>> there. going through a dry spell myself right now, the rear
>>>>>>>> bumper of my car is fixed with duck tape cos I don't have
>>>>>>>> the money to get it fixed right. at least you have a bus to
>>>>>>>> ride. btw, there is no ethical reason (imho) to tell clients
>>>>>>>> all of this but you should definitely let potential
>>>>>>>> employers know. good luck.