Paralegal Venting

 

    Sometimes we all need to vent and get some things off our chest, therefore, I hereby welcome you all to the first (hopefully of a weekly series) of Paralegal Venting!  To get this started I'd like to explain why I think this is important!  

    If you are like me, you probably work for someone other than yourself. Regardless of how much you may get along with your co-workers attorneys you work with, between co-workers, attorneys and clients, something is bound to frustrate you from time to time.  We all need healthy ways to get that frustration out.  

    

    Some of us don't want to vent for fear of others considering it complaining.  Great news; there is a huge difference!

    No workplace can be perfect.  You're going to have co-workers you just click with and you're going to have some you simply don't.  There will be attorneys that are easier to work for than others.  

    Some things I've personally found that help:

    ~ When you are overwhelmed, talk to a close friend or family member, they may have good advice.

    ~ Take a deep breath - you don't want to say anything in the moment.

    ~ Make sure it's not you that is the "problem".....there have been days that everyone is irritating me, but upon taking a day to think, I was having a rough day for other reasons and it may not have been them.

    ~ If there are larger issues, maybe how things are filed, how tasks are addressed, and they can be done differently to reduce stress (especially if it impacts more than just you!), don't be afraid to propose change.  You may be saying what someone else was thinking! Talk to your co-workers even to get input. 

    If you have a workplace venting you'd like to share, I'd love to hear about it!

    When all else fails - take a minute to laugh.  One thing that made me laugh today, and maybe it will help you laugh too, was the "advice" I overheard given to a client in a dissolution matter to go out and get herself a high end vibrator.....you can't make this stuff up!!

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