|
|
Post by lawcat on Apr 10, 2009 16:04:35 GMT -5
Is it my imagination, or are the posts becoming a bit more contentious as we get close to the end of this journey? I wish us all the best of luck as we start the interview process next week  |
|
|
|
Post by rhino on Apr 10, 2009 16:10:22 GMT -5
Yeah, we are probably all a little on edge. Makes people - especially Type A's - a little susceptible to snarling.
|
|
|
|
Post by ALJD on Apr 10, 2009 16:17:57 GMT -5
Yeah, we are probably all a little on edge. Makes people - especially Type A's - a little susceptible to snarling. I think that's just the nature of the beast. Having watched last round of hiring, the heightened stress is just a natural part of the process and it's happening again. If you think this is bad, wait until the interviews are done and folks are just waiting for the offers to start.  At the end of the day, it's a process out of the candidates' control. Take a deep breath, give it your best shot, and try not to get too stressed out about it. When it's all said and done, you still have your day job and there's always next year if things don't work out this time. Let's do our best to stay civilized and supportive. After all, Easter is supposed to be a time of hope and renewal.  |
|
|
|
Post by northwest on Apr 10, 2009 17:11:39 GMT -5
Once we're all hired as ALJs . . . I hope we can tap into the angst of waiting we are feeling now and it will serve to give us empathy for those folks who have waited 2 years for their hearings. |
|
|
|
Post by flannery on Apr 11, 2009 9:19:14 GMT -5
"If you think this is bad, wait until the interviews are done and folks are just waiting for the offers to start. " (ALJ Discussion)
You are right. I remember watching the board last year. People's joy and despair were palpable. But some who didn't get offers on the first go-round and were crushed, still ended up getting chosen on the next one where SSA went deeper down into the scores. Taking the DCDAR's statement the other day about more ALJ hiring in September, you can't help but feel it will play out that way again. And then in October 2010, the register will apparently start all over again, from scratch. So this thing has cycles and waves. It tests our mettle. In a way it even tests us for the "competencies" -- making sound decisions, keeping a civil tongue in our head, managing our professional and personal lives while this thing unwinds on us. Even though there is contention on the board sometimes, for the most part it is self-limiting. And when it really gets bad, some of us do fight back to vindicate the peace and dignity of the board (the best I could muster was once asking someone not to have "sharp elbows"--I tend to just go away til it has calmed!). But whatever the case, this long contest is almost over and my best wishes and a Happy Easter go out to all.
|
|
|
|
Post by northwest on Apr 14, 2009 14:27:34 GMT -5
Have you noticed that the "May we pray for you?" ad is popping up with more and more frequency at the top of this Board?  |
|
|
|
Post by Legal Beagle on Apr 14, 2009 16:48:06 GMT -5
That one and the asking if you need pointers for an interview.
|
|
|
|
Post by privateatty on Apr 14, 2009 17:09:06 GMT -5
The analogy to THE WAIT drawn last year by more than a few posters was waiting for the bar exam results and that is probably the best one since it is universal and more definitive.
However, in terms of how close that memory is (after all, its been at least ten years and for most, many more) to your nervous system, well, as a favorite Board quote invokes: "your mileage may vary."
I remember the arrogance and optimism of youth and shake my head. I also remember the believable rumor that circulated in my small, political state--beat the Chief Justice's son and daughter in law and you have passed the Exam.
|
|
|
|
Post by alj on Apr 14, 2009 18:31:10 GMT -5
The analogy to THE WAIT drawn last year by more than a few posters was waiting for the bar exam results and that is probably the best one since it is universal and more definitive. However, in terms of how close that memory is (after all, its been at least ten years and for most, many more) to your nervous system, well, as a favorite Board quote invokes: "your mileage may vary." I remember the arrogance and optimism of youth and shake my head. I also remember the believable rumor that circulated in my small, political state--beat the Chief Justice's son and daughter in law and you have passed the Exam. Odd that you should use that example. I was a law clerk for our Chief Justice just after law school. His son and daughter in law were studying for the bar at the same time I was. His comment to me was that we all better pass the bar. He wasn't going to have a son or daughter in law who flunked the bar, and I had better beat them if they did because he wasn't going to have a law clerk who didn't pass the bar. As it turned out, we all passed. I'm not sure of the relevance of any of this, but the comments in, probably, two different states at different times, are most coincidental. |
|
|
|
Post by privateatty on Apr 14, 2009 19:07:30 GMT -5
The analogy to THE WAIT drawn last year by more than a few posters was waiting for the bar exam results and that is probably the best one since it is universal and more definitive. However, in terms of how close that memory is (after all, its been at least ten years and for most, many more) to your nervous system, well, as a favorite Board quote invokes: "your mileage may vary." I remember the arrogance and optimism of youth and shake my head. I also remember the believable rumor that circulated in my small, political state--beat the Chief Justice's son and daughter in law and you have passed the Exam. Odd that you should use that example. I was a law clerk for our Chief Justice just after law school. His son and daughter in law were studying for the bar at the same time I was. His comment to me was that we all better pass the bar. He wasn't going to have a son or daughter in law who flunked the bar, and I had better beat them if they did because he wasn't going to have a law clerk who didn't pass the bar. As it turned out, we all passed. I'm not sure of the relevance of any of this, but the comments in, probably, two different states at different times, are most coincidental. "Coincidence is God's way of being anonymous." Attr. I Dunno, someone not me |
|
