A 4th-year associate came into my office yesterday to resign.
She handed me a 2-page letter detailing how the culture here had destroyed her physical and emotional well-being.
She was practically shaking with righteous indignation.
I didn't look up from my monitor.
I simply took a red pen and started marking up her letter.
I fixed 4 grammatical errors and crossed out an entire paragraph of passive voice.
I handed it back and told her the phrasing was weak.
I told her to incorporate my comments and send a clean PDF by 5 PM.
i texted her, "how was your day today?" and she sent me a 7 minute voice note telling me everything..
and that basically sums up the kind of person i want by my side. stop normalizing disinterest.