One More Useless Than The Next

Here, completely unedited, are the “notes” that I took during the presentation on “Careers In International Law”:

You don’t look *that* young and I don’t give a rodent’s gluteus maximus if or how many children you have. I hate you already.90 seconds, I think it's a new record.

No? Did he really ask you that? And then he told you that the answer is “There’s no such thing as international law”? But you don’t agree with him. Of course not.

My God.

Callous much?

That might be a good idea. Can you do IP if you don’t know anything about science. Sure would be ironic if I ended up as an IP atty instead of Finbar. (Mental note—ask Marbury)

More than 20 minutes of the hour about yourself...

Is that even ethical? If one of your clients hires you “away”, isn’t there some conflict of interest there somewhere?

Children? Five minutes ago, it was one child.

So your number one big tip is: work on a tropical island? What about those of us who can’t just up and move to the tropics?

Well, apparently because you’re a complete jackass. *false laugh* “I don’t know if he’s going to be a good attorney, but he can play on the company baseball team.” Are you a baseball manager or a hiring attorney? Oh, and if you don’t want to read the resumes that cross your desk, MAYBE YOU SHOULDN’T BE DOING THAT JOB! I hate you.

And once again, I ask you: what about those of us who can’t afford to finance a week in the tropics on the off chance that someone will offer us a job over coffee? And besides that, now you’re contradicting yourself. First you claim that there are all kiiiiiiinds of opportunities on the island; now you’re saying that all of the firms there receive so many resumes that the only way to get a job is to spend a week there to meet people for coffee?

And my soul just died a little more—why am I even thinking about corresponding with someone whose behavior I find so repulsive? Because I’m desperate for a good job, that’s why.

Why did I even think that this would be different than every other Career Services waste of time—I mean, presentation?

Easy? Study abroad is *easy*?

Do you think it’s true that attorneys living in foreign countries are so desperate for contact to other americans that they’ll be soooooo generous with their time? They’re total losers if it is, and they should come back to the States and give their job to me. Especially if it’s in Munich.

Why doesn’t he notice that he’s out of time?