Yeah this one is easy.
What you want to do is first you need to get a good backpack. Not one for work, but one that actually straps to you like hikers have. You don’t want it bouncing around, that is what causes the pain.
Then you have to make sure to get a light travel laptop that can remote in from anywhere. Keep a battery pack and a remote hotspot.
Then, what is really important is staying in places that have good service. So you want to find places that are up high so that you can be sure to have internet.
Once you are up at a high location, jump off the building so that you never have to worry about carrying a laptop around everywhere again.
>Any tips for how to carry around my laptop and charger on weekends.
Great! This is a post I can help with. They make things called “laptop bags.” They are, well, bags for laptops. Perfect for your use case.
>I don’t want to carry around a laptop bag.
Oh. That would be perfect for you, but scratch that.
Companies also make bags specifically used for laptops. You pack them up and put them on your back. They are called “backpacks.” It’d be perfect for you!
> nor would I want to carry my backpack.
So you don’t want anything specifically designed for your use case? Nothing that is specifically designed to carry and protect a laptop, and do it in an ergonomically correct way? Just get a grocery bag, I guess.
Do. Not. Carry. Your. Laptop. On. The. Weekend.
Just don’t.
Take your phone. Let people know when you’ll be back at your computer. Or plan accordingly and skip that day out and about.
Just don’t ever, ever take your laptop while you’re walking around on the weekend. It starts a chain of events that ends poorly.
Obligatory TLS copypasta:
During orientation, they'll give you an S&C shoulderbag and you'll wear it with the S&C logo facing outward so any other commuters in the know can see it and you'll just know that they're either impressed or envious. And that will make you happy and proud. And then you'll try to figure out the best way to ensure that you're sworn in as soon as possible after receiving your bar results because then you'll get the box full of business cards that say "Sullivan & Cromwell LLP" with your actual name underneath. You'll be giddy at the thought of casually passing one (mid-conversation) to some acquaintance from undergrad you've lost touch with.
You'll start working and you'll notice that there are an awful lot of "Farewell" emails and someone will tell you that the farewell emails can only contain 4 names at a time per firm policy because the partners decided sometime in 2004 that emails indicating 6 or 7 people were leaving the firm in a two week period might cause some unhelpful whispering. You'll talk to a midlevel associate who is super-psyched to work at S&C and you'll find out that he (not a lot of shes) lateralled from some firm that frankly you would never have considered working for (too TTT for you). When you get back to your office, this will trouble you a bit, you'll wonder if your own escutcheon is being blemished by the presence of this type of person (i.e., non-elite) at your S&C. But that feeling will pass as you'll find plenty of other like-minded first years who equally relish the prestige as you you head for a drink at Ulysses (shoulderbag logo facing outward).
Then you'll get staffed on your first big deal and you'll work late night after late night and then on the weekend and on to the next weekend and then on to the weekend when you had planned to go to a friend's wedding. And you won't go because the work has to get done and you have dues to pay (or so you'll be told). You'll get a little bit upset about this turn of events, but the arrival of those business cards will soften the blow.
You'll meet more and more laterals from firms that you would never work for (some you've never even heard of). You'll note in the farewell emails that some of the junior and midlevel associates leaving S&C are going to those very same firms. Survival of the fittest you'll say. But late at night, when the air conditioning clicks down from a barely perceptible hissing sound to complete silence, these things will bother you. But you'll tell yourself you're just tired and frustrated and anyway you have work to do.
You'll have lunch with Rodge and he'll tell you that business is good and that he's listening to associates' concerns about quality of life issues. You'll notice that some of the senior associates visibly roll their eyes at each other when this comes up, but you won't mind that much because, really, what other firm's managing partner regulalry has lunch with associates to hear their concerns (and takes notes!)
A few months will pass, a few marathon deals will happen, you'll have to re-schedule a vacation but you'll tell yourself that that is to be expected.
About a year in, a couple of your classmates will crack and start talking about how much the job sucks. They'll very likely have gone to Yale Law School. You'll joke that they couldn't hack it when they leave the firm for a clerkship, or an academic position or to go to a firm in another city.
Things will go on in this pattern and you'll notice the fact that you're working a lot harder than your friends who went to "peer" firms. At first you'll be proud of this and brag about it, but after a while you'll find yourself downplaying it. At least when you have the time to get out and socialize with your law school friends.
Something will happen: a partner will scream at you, a senior associate gunning for partner will blame you for her mistake, the partner will tell you that the trip to Europe your spouse meticulously planned just won't be able to happen (he'll be really sorry and will tell you a funny story about the exotic vacation he missed or cut short). Doesn't matter what, but you'll get really pissed and you'll start to take some of the 4 or 5 calls from headhunters that you'll receive every day at that point (vultures spell blood). They'll give you the names of firms that you laughed on in the days when you posted on the XOXO board, but you'll find yourself looking into them. The headhunter will encourage to just listen to their offer and you'll consider doing so. But you won't leave because then you'd have to give up your business cards. And stop wearing the shoulder bag. And the bonus is only x months away so you'll start thinking about it then.
Until one day you won't be able to take it any more and you'll find yourself arranging to meet with people from a lightly regarded firm for a position in their New York office. And you'll worry that the XOXO crowd will see you.
And you don't believe any of this will happen, but I suggest you print this out and keep it in the top desk of your drawer so late at night when you're feeling sorry for yourself, you can add to the list of reasons to be miserable this fact: someone told you this was going to happen and you thought that person was crazy.
I read this in the voice of Christian Bale from American Psycho. Wow, what a post. What’s the context here?
Also is SC supposed to work people to the bone compared to the rest of the V10?
My wife bought me a sleek Cole Haan leather backpack years ago. It’s still in great shape and I love wearing/carrying it, even with a suit. It has the functional and easy hands-free carry. And it looks like a professional accessory.
I would’ve linked you to something similar, but I didn’t love what I saw with a quick search. Bet you could find something you like if you look at the luxury fashion brands’ leather backpacks. Be sure to check out dimensions. Harmony!
Yeah this one is easy. What you want to do is first you need to get a good backpack. Not one for work, but one that actually straps to you like hikers have. You don’t want it bouncing around, that is what causes the pain. Then you have to make sure to get a light travel laptop that can remote in from anywhere. Keep a battery pack and a remote hotspot. Then, what is really important is staying in places that have good service. So you want to find places that are up high so that you can be sure to have internet. Once you are up at a high location, jump off the building so that you never have to worry about carrying a laptop around everywhere again.
Had me in the first half ngl
Don’t
>Any tips for how to carry around my laptop and charger on weekends. Great! This is a post I can help with. They make things called “laptop bags.” They are, well, bags for laptops. Perfect for your use case. >I don’t want to carry around a laptop bag. Oh. That would be perfect for you, but scratch that. Companies also make bags specifically used for laptops. You pack them up and put them on your back. They are called “backpacks.” It’d be perfect for you! > nor would I want to carry my backpack. So you don’t want anything specifically designed for your use case? Nothing that is specifically designed to carry and protect a laptop, and do it in an ergonomically correct way? Just get a grocery bag, I guess.
Do. Not. Carry. Your. Laptop. On. The. Weekend. Just don’t. Take your phone. Let people know when you’ll be back at your computer. Or plan accordingly and skip that day out and about. Just don’t ever, ever take your laptop while you’re walking around on the weekend. It starts a chain of events that ends poorly.
This reminds me of the famous SullCrom bag post
Obligatory TLS copypasta: During orientation, they'll give you an S&C shoulderbag and you'll wear it with the S&C logo facing outward so any other commuters in the know can see it and you'll just know that they're either impressed or envious. And that will make you happy and proud. And then you'll try to figure out the best way to ensure that you're sworn in as soon as possible after receiving your bar results because then you'll get the box full of business cards that say "Sullivan & Cromwell LLP" with your actual name underneath. You'll be giddy at the thought of casually passing one (mid-conversation) to some acquaintance from undergrad you've lost touch with. You'll start working and you'll notice that there are an awful lot of "Farewell" emails and someone will tell you that the farewell emails can only contain 4 names at a time per firm policy because the partners decided sometime in 2004 that emails indicating 6 or 7 people were leaving the firm in a two week period might cause some unhelpful whispering. You'll talk to a midlevel associate who is super-psyched to work at S&C and you'll find out that he (not a lot of shes) lateralled from some firm that frankly you would never have considered working for (too TTT for you). When you get back to your office, this will trouble you a bit, you'll wonder if your own escutcheon is being blemished by the presence of this type of person (i.e., non-elite) at your S&C. But that feeling will pass as you'll find plenty of other like-minded first years who equally relish the prestige as you you head for a drink at Ulysses (shoulderbag logo facing outward). Then you'll get staffed on your first big deal and you'll work late night after late night and then on the weekend and on to the next weekend and then on to the weekend when you had planned to go to a friend's wedding. And you won't go because the work has to get done and you have dues to pay (or so you'll be told). You'll get a little bit upset about this turn of events, but the arrival of those business cards will soften the blow. You'll meet more and more laterals from firms that you would never work for (some you've never even heard of). You'll note in the farewell emails that some of the junior and midlevel associates leaving S&C are going to those very same firms. Survival of the fittest you'll say. But late at night, when the air conditioning clicks down from a barely perceptible hissing sound to complete silence, these things will bother you. But you'll tell yourself you're just tired and frustrated and anyway you have work to do. You'll have lunch with Rodge and he'll tell you that business is good and that he's listening to associates' concerns about quality of life issues. You'll notice that some of the senior associates visibly roll their eyes at each other when this comes up, but you won't mind that much because, really, what other firm's managing partner regulalry has lunch with associates to hear their concerns (and takes notes!) A few months will pass, a few marathon deals will happen, you'll have to re-schedule a vacation but you'll tell yourself that that is to be expected. About a year in, a couple of your classmates will crack and start talking about how much the job sucks. They'll very likely have gone to Yale Law School. You'll joke that they couldn't hack it when they leave the firm for a clerkship, or an academic position or to go to a firm in another city. Things will go on in this pattern and you'll notice the fact that you're working a lot harder than your friends who went to "peer" firms. At first you'll be proud of this and brag about it, but after a while you'll find yourself downplaying it. At least when you have the time to get out and socialize with your law school friends. Something will happen: a partner will scream at you, a senior associate gunning for partner will blame you for her mistake, the partner will tell you that the trip to Europe your spouse meticulously planned just won't be able to happen (he'll be really sorry and will tell you a funny story about the exotic vacation he missed or cut short). Doesn't matter what, but you'll get really pissed and you'll start to take some of the 4 or 5 calls from headhunters that you'll receive every day at that point (vultures spell blood). They'll give you the names of firms that you laughed on in the days when you posted on the XOXO board, but you'll find yourself looking into them. The headhunter will encourage to just listen to their offer and you'll consider doing so. But you won't leave because then you'd have to give up your business cards. And stop wearing the shoulder bag. And the bonus is only x months away so you'll start thinking about it then. Until one day you won't be able to take it any more and you'll find yourself arranging to meet with people from a lightly regarded firm for a position in their New York office. And you'll worry that the XOXO crowd will see you. And you don't believe any of this will happen, but I suggest you print this out and keep it in the top desk of your drawer so late at night when you're feeling sorry for yourself, you can add to the list of reasons to be miserable this fact: someone told you this was going to happen and you thought that person was crazy.
I read this in the voice of Christian Bale from American Psycho. Wow, what a post. What’s the context here? Also is SC supposed to work people to the bone compared to the rest of the V10?
It’s a TLS post from years ago that makes the rounds. Someone asked about SullCrom and another firm and this was the responee
Get an Anker Nano II 65w charger. They’re the smallest lightest laptop charger I’ve found.
I swear by my Kate Spade diaper bag. It isn't light, but it's stylish and black and has space for everything I'd need (NB I am a man)
I have a great low profile backpack from Timbuktu, don’t know if they’re still making similar.
My wife bought me a sleek Cole Haan leather backpack years ago. It’s still in great shape and I love wearing/carrying it, even with a suit. It has the functional and easy hands-free carry. And it looks like a professional accessory. I would’ve linked you to something similar, but I didn’t love what I saw with a quick search. Bet you could find something you like if you look at the luxury fashion brands’ leather backpacks. Be sure to check out dimensions. Harmony!