I feel bad, but I just snapped at a junior. I think he thought we were boys.
There’s a junior in my office whom I get along with. Honestly, I don’t think he even comes into the office other than to see me. He’s always dropping by when I have insane amounts of work to do, claiming he’s my “ride or die” and that he will do all my work for me “for free.”
As usual, I was juggling 10 deals this morning and was behind on one. I was a little late on the deliverables when 7 pm rolled around. I called this guy to vent because it feels like I’ve got no help on these deals. Like usual, he offered nothing specific on any of my matters and just said “whatever you need dude I am here, let’s figure it out.” This guy doesn’t even know what’s going on, so I said there’s nothing you can do right now. I called the partner to explain, who told me under no uncertain terms should I staff this junior on my matters. So I called him again — and this guy had the nerve to tell me I was pissing him off. Here’s what I said:
“When you offer to help me, it’s useless because you can’t help the situation, there’s nothing that can be done, so your offer is moot. I already know you’re always willing to help, so don’t offer the help, just wait for me to ask”
It sucks because, other than this first year who has no idea what an indemnity clause is for, I have nobody willing to ride into the night with me. I just need someone who can actually draft an agreement to do whatever it takes to fix the problem. This guy is an eager beaver, but as a baby lawyer, all he can offer is availability and enthusiasm. Him and every other jackass on LinkedIn.
He said he was taken aback by my comment. He thought we were boys. He claims he “didn’t even care if he couldn’t bill for the work” - he’d do it for free. I told him if he kept saying shit like that they were going to fire his ass.