Dude, KP…we feel for you and your billable hours.So, here's an NY times article that just makes me laugh, “For Lawyers, Perks to a Fit a Lifestyle.”
These are some snippets about what the geniuses at some of these law firms are proposing to do to keep their staff o’ lawyers coming back for more…
- “In Perkins Coie’s Chicago office, members of the firm’s “happiness committee” recently left candied apple’s on everyone’s desk….last month the happiness committee surprised everyone with milkshakes from a local Potbelly Sandwich Works.”
Are you kidding me?? You want me to sit at a desk for more than 12 hours a day and then you’re treating me to high cholesterol and enough sugar to make me want to jump off your well-polished teak walls!? Assholes.
- “On offer now are concierge services, in which a lawyer can have the equivalent of a personal valet pick up theater and sports tickets, the dry cleaning, take a car to the repair shop or even choose a Halloween costume.”
Now you’re trying to take over my family too?? Maybe my kids will start to call the concierge lady Mommy. At least they’ll get to practice saying it once in awhile.
- “The consulting firm has a battery of staff psychologists and social workers to provide advice on issues including stress, anxiety, depression and divorce.”
A battery of staff psychologists! What are you doing to these people?? Though this is the most practical and helpful of perks, it’s sad that they had someone come up with a solution to assuage psychological trauma that’s happening under their watch.
For a more in-depth look into the absurdities, check out the rest of the article:
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/11/22/business/22legal.html?incamp=article_popular
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