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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]It’s because if you are fit and healthy it means you must not be working hard enough. We are going to need you to stay chained to your desk later at work so you can’t have that body anymore. This is capitalism, we own your body and soul. [/quote]

Even though the OP is likely fake, what you post here is an attitude we see on these forums all the time. If you spend more than an hour on yourself every day you aren’t working hard enough or not focused on your family and kids appropriately. It’s like clockwork those comments. [/quote]

I have seen that attitude at play in other contexts, and I've posted about it.  When I worked at a couple DC biglaw firms I saw that play out with people who spent time on their appearance, with the idea that people who spent time on looking put together weren't putting enough time in work, weren't serious, etc.  It's one of the few places where I think the correlation went in that direction.  Usually fit, well-put together people get the benefit of the doubt.[/quote]

People who make time to look put together and look attractive generally do better at work. There are literally studies about this. No one is discriminating against good looking people. GTFOH[/quote]

Not the poster you are responding to, but you obviously have no understanding of how big law firm culture works. They are 100% right. It’s better than it has been in the past, but there are still a bunch of boomers and gen Xers around.

I deal with it now but don’t care. And my partners are right-I don’t put in the hours they do or bring in the same amount of work. My compensation reflects that, and I DGAF. It’s a choice I’ve made.

When those dorks are lucky to make it to 75 and can’t move in retirement after years of flexing on people for working all the time they will finally figure it out. Meanwhile, I’m going be active and do cool shit while I can (sometimes during the week) and spend time with my family.

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I spent 15 years at Kirkland. Does that count? You obviously haven't figured out how to get the hours or promotions within big law, but they are MOST certainly not penalizing you because you're fit or put together. You are just justifying your shitty work product with ridiculous excuses. [/quote]

I guess the operative word here for you is spent.

There is a near unlimited demand for my time. I just chose how to spend it. And I never suggested I was discriminated against. Promotion has never been an issue for me. Perhaps it was when you washed out.

I did suggest some of the dorks have an issue with spending time on things other than being chained to your desk. Thankfully for me they aren’t in my group generally and aren’t on the comp committee. If you have never seen that in your time in the past at the venerable Kirkland (which I turned down), either you weren’t in that position, or weren’t paying attention. [/quote]

I think I see why you're not doing well at work since comprehension is clearly a problem for you. This thread was started by a person claiming that her coworkers don't like her because she is fit and her body looks a certain way. If you aren't suggesting that you're being discriminated against, then what are you even blabbering about? I assure you, those boomers and Gen X-ers you claim have a problem with how good looking you are, would MUCH rather look at a pretty young thing than a frumpy one. Moreover, if you're a rockstar in their department, they don't give a rats ass how much you work out. You bill a certain amount and deliver results for them PLUS look good and they will love you. So either you are really dumn (no, you never turned Kirkland down, please  :)  :)  :) or you never worked in big law.[/quote]

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