refused to work on a case that conflicted with my ethics even though it cost me a promotion

Anonymous · 2026-04-08T23:46:15.634Z

told a client the honest truth that their case would cost more to litigate than they would recover lost the client and their retainer gained the ability to sleep that night i told the managing partner that the billable hour requirement was inhumane in a partners meeting nobody backed me up but nobody disagreed either the silence was its own kind of agreement told a mentor that their advice to just push through was harmful and that i needed actual help they apologized and connected me wi

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