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Worked in the Video Game industry since 1999....Worked for EA for most of that time.
So, think there's room for two JD's on one board? LOL I guess I don't really count. Decided I couldn't stomach the idea of a big firm / partner track career as a 3L, so I graduated, sat the bar and did the only logical thing. Went into private equity managing the money of my former teammates still playing professional hockey! /default_biggrin.pngLawyer.... aka: the anti-fuzz. Specifically though, a Corporate Lawyer. So aka: the scourge of the planet. aka: ______ (feel free to chime in, I'd like to think i've head it all before). Oh wait, I'm also a butcher, with a twisty moustache & top hat. Obviously.
lol not 2 JDs, that's concentrated corruption, this whole board could explode any minute. I only stomach the big firm BS (to put it mildly) bc of the MF student loans i've got to pay; but I'll probably follow your path soon and find a more humane way to earn a living/live. Good for you though, my dad used to play pro-hockey ( I gave up in high school once I couldn't crack the CHL) & is always telling me to do something like that. Become an agent or advisor for pro-athletes etc.So, think there's room for two JD's on one board? LOL I guess I don't really count. Decided I couldn't stomach the idea of a big firm / partner track career as a 3L, so I graduated, sat the bar and did the only logical thing. Went into private equity managing the money of my former teammates still playing professional hockey! /default_biggrin.png
Damn, my fault, should have finished your post. I'm a 7' 3" Star Wars character running around the universe at warp speed. Obviously.....
"Concentrated Corruption", LOL. You smooth talker you! And yes, I hear you loud and clear. Student loans and the legal profession work in partnership to create the world's finest form of indentured servitude. Fortunately, my rookie contract provided for up to 16 semesters of undergrad as well as graduate school expenses, should I wind up on the PUP list (physically unable to perform) and subsequently waived, which is exactly what happened in the final year of the contract. So I guess in some respects, I was lucky, although at a point where 50 is a lot closer than 40, it doesn't feel that way when I get out of bed in the morning, LOL. Anyway, that's very cool, and certainly ironic, about you and your dad. If he's an NHL alum and at all active in NHLPA alumni player circles, our paths may very well have crossed at some point. And speaking of the CHL, one of the two founders of that league, Horn Chen, is an old friend of mine. Actually played for an IHL team he owned at the time while on a rehab assignment back in the early '90s. Small world!lol not 2 JDs, that's concentrated corruption, this whole board could explode any minute. I only stomach the big firm BS (to put it mildly) bc of the MF student loans i've got to pay; but I'll probably follow your path soon and find a more humane way to earn a living/live. Good for you though, my dad used to play pro-hockey ( I gave up in high school once I couldn't crack the CHL) & is always telling me to do something like that. Become an agent or advisor for pro-athletes etc.
PS. watch out for the warp speed limits, the fines are a bitch.
Well my dear Sis, you may grace the DBG pole anytime your heart desires!I was just promoted recently from my previous position as 'pole dancer' at the triple tranny truck stop, to, 'rear entrance guard'. Although, word of 'MOUTH' from my loyal fans has been, I'm simply irreplaceable and the new 'girls' are a snore in comparison to Sister Troub
Stop that!Registered Nurse. But that was before I achieved my current status as a Professional laid off-now unemployed loser!
Stop that!
Sorry! I was having a grouchy moment when I posted that! And I was trying to come up with a fancy title for my new status! Don't I get creativity points for that?Thank God, I'm not the ONLY one! /default_laugh.png
Sorry for the delay. Ya, i guess my dad would technically be an alumni. I know, "technically"? A particular team had him under contract throughout the 70s, but he never made the starting roster only played.. well i'd be guessing how many games, but not enough not make him bother with any players association affairs. The "team" kept him in the AHL, then bounced him back&forth to virginia in the ECHL. By about 27 he finally realized the s*** $ he was making was about all he'd ever get, plus the "team" (for No reason at all) would not allow him to take an offer from a particular WHA team after him, so he wrapped it up. Well, it's a little late for me to beg you to call Horn & pull some strings for me (since that's how 50% of the players made it anyway - politics). Indeed small world, maybe we'll Co-GM a NHL team someday. I have the flames GM on linkedin, maybe he can hook us up with some sweet front office jobs."Concentrated Corruption", LOL. You smooth talker you! And yes, I hear you loud and clear. Student loans and the legal profession work in partnership to create the world's finest form of indentured servitude. Fortunately, my rookie contract provided for up to 16 semesters of undergrad as well as graduate school expenses, should I wind up on the PUP list (physically unable to perform) and subsequently waived, which is exactly what happened in the final year of the contract. So I guess in some respects, I was lucky, although at a point where 50 is a lot closer than 40, it doesn't feel that way when I get out of bed in the morning, LOL. Anyway, that's very cool, and certainly ironic, about you and your dad. If he's an NHL alum and at all active in NHLPA alumni player circles, our paths may very well have crossed at some point. And speaking of the CHL, one of the two founders of that league, Horn Chen, is an old friend of mine. Actually played for an IHL team he owned at the time while on a rehab assignment back in the early '90s. Small world!