Ask Polly ‘My Job Is Making Me Sick and Miserable!’

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The Cut - 2/7/2018 - Heather Havrilesky - Dear Polly, I’m currently sitting at my desk, stewing in anger and sadness when I should be billing hours. I’m 30 and I work as a lawyer at a large law firm. I am so hurt, disappointed, and angry about how my work life has ended up. I’ve been here for four years, churning out hours, rarely saying no to assignments, trying to please the spectrum of distant to straight-up mean partners at my firm — including working while my dad was in the hospital (he’s okay now) — and trying to maintain some semblance of mental and physical health over this time period. Read more @ https://www.thecut.com/2018/02/ask-poll ... rable.html