Thursday, April 29, 2010

Networking

Just had lunch with that attorney my French teacher introduced me to.  She admitted she wasn't going to be very helpful, but she was quite nice.  Regardless, I now know one more lawyer and, again, I believe that's how networking is supposed to work, right?

On a somewhat related note, how is it that every lunch I have with a random attorney lasts more than two hours?  Is this something normal that I should be expecting?  I mean, I'm a charming and personable guy (if you couldn't tell), quite capable of holding up my end of an interesting conversation, but over two hours for lunch?  Isn't that a bit much?

I'm just glad my work doesn't keep close tabs on where I'm at.  I left around noon for lunch with this lady and told people I'd be back in about an hour.  Come 2:00, we're asking for the check and I'm actually a bit frantic about how long I've been gone.  I know I'm pretty laid back about my job, but a two and a half hour lunch is pushing it even for me.  Luckily, I'm pretty sure nobody even knew I was gone.

1 comment:

  1. Most lawyers don't have any friends, so a lunch is their only chance at interacting with another human being in a non-asshole fashion. If they aren't assholes, they probably just don't have any money, so that sucks too. Also most non-lawyers already hate them for being lawyers.

    I have frequently been told I'm the only lawyer a lot of people are willing to talk to. Too bad I'm poor.

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