Comments on: The Deadliest Sin?

By: anony

anony — Thu, 21 Jan 2010 16:21:54 +0000

Mike: grauduating from law school doesn’t make you a lawyer, “anymore” or otherwise. It makes you…someone who graduated from law school.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Thu, 21 Jan 2010 12:05:50 +0000

Mike sounds like a wuss. Shouldn’t he admit he did not pass the bar and that’s why he never practiced law? This guy ought to find a woman and get busy.

By: NY*

NY* — Wed, 20 Jan 2010 20:33:54 +0000

Sorry to break it to you, “Mike,” but Brooklyn or Astoria or whatever outerborough you undoubtedly hail from doesn’t count as “NY.” But I’m sure you’re really good at math — and have lots of experience babysitting. So, at least there’s that

By: Mike

Mike — Wed, 20 Jan 2010 18:05:00 +0000

NY: really? I mean, really? Are you honestly going to tell me that it’s anything close to a norm (or anything close to reasonable) to pay a high-school aged babysitter $25/hour? What planet are you from? I live in New York. Trust me, the cost of living is bad, but it’s not that bad.

To anonymous: I’m not a lawyer. Well, that is to say, I’m not anymore. I went to law school, graduated, and never practiced law. I can’t say I regret that. In any event, what I was doing with the calculations is called thinking. Maybe if we had more of it, then fewer dopes would end up in law school. And we’d have fewer people making stupid comments about lawyers in large firms making less than high-school aged babysitters.

To Guano Dubango: I think your comment speaks for itself.

By: Guano Dubango

Guano Dubango — Wed, 20 Jan 2010 12:24:39 +0000

I agree with Anonymous, and am willing to provide assistance to any pretty female lawyers in need of a sexual partner.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Wed, 20 Jan 2010 02:08:02 +0000

oh my god this last thread just proves again that lawyers are the most uptight losers on the block. why don’t you put down your little calculators, try to go get laid and get a life.

By: Hannah

Hannah — Wed, 20 Jan 2010 00:25:54 +0000

The article Louis was referring to can be found on the NYT website in the “Fashion & Style” section under the name “The Golden Ticket.” The quote is on page two, and, as has been stated already, it’s pretty much total bull.

By: NY*

NY* — Wed, 20 Jan 2010 00:23:56 +0000

I agree that the math is a stretch, but I actually know people who pay babysitters in NYC 18-25/hour. Raw deal in the Midwest or Kentucky, maybe, but Manhattan is another league. Just sayin.

By: Mike

Mike — Wed, 20 Jan 2010 00:03:00 +0000

Louis is right. No matter how you slice it, a lawyer making six figures ALWAYS makes more than a babysitter.

Consider:

-If you worked 80 hours/week, 52 weeks/year, and made $160,000, then you’d still be making $38.46/hour.

-If you worked 80 hours/week, 52 weeks/year, and made $100,000, then you’d still be making $24.00/hour.

-If you worked 100 hours/week, 52 weeks/year, and made $100,000, then you’d still be making $19.23/hour.

If you’re paying your babysitter that much, you’re getting a raw deal.

By the way, consider this more realistic scenario: if you work 65 hours/week, 50 weeks/year, and made $160,000 (not counting benefits), then you’d be making $49.23.

By: Bill

Bill — Sun, 17 Jan 2010 04:00:18 +0000

This guy, Louis, needs to get laid.

Louis, where did the NY Times quote the Legal Tease?

And Legal Tease, how about some new material?

The old stuff is getting moldy, and we need some fresh stuff. I think if the Legal Tease would hump Louis, we’d get some new material, although I couldn’t guarantee it would be interesting.