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Post by venus on Feb 17, 2014 20:51:18 GMT -5
Lawbird,
Yes, life is difficult for me. Thanks for asking. I will PM you all of the sordid details so that you can help sort everything out.
Forget the PM, I'll just say it here...I am deeply troubled that either 1. Bartleby would go to the trouble of creating a fake persona to stroke his own ego or 2. that you have read posts on this board and somehow concluded that Bartleby is courteous to ALJ hopefuls or interested in doing anything other than garnering favor for his personal agenda (inflating his own ego and pushing issues pertaining to his own omnipotence).
Lawbird, If you are a real person, please seek immediate medical attention. I fear that you may be experiencing a stroke or some other serious life event that has prevents you from reaching logical conclusions.
Other than that, I'm ok I guess. Truth be told, I'm a little bummed about the long winter, some recent bad decisions made by Justin Bieber, and Jay Leno's retirement. I have faith, though, that spring is just around the corner and Justin will use this time away from music to focus on being a better Bieber. I'm skeptical, but I am gonna give Jimmy Fallon a chance to win me over. Please check in with me in a couple of months and I'll let you know how it's going.
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Post by ssaogc on Feb 17, 2014 20:53:51 GMT -5
I'm not sure about that. If I, or those that I had been close to, was called a lousy attorney I think I'd bristle. While bartleby did qualify it with a "usually", the utility of his remark has limited value; i.e., his own. Nonetheless taking a meat cleaver to the surgical table is a bit beneath an excellent attorney--ask any Judge. What I find most interesting in all of this is that as a SSA ALJ someone else is writing a decision that you are signing--and a whole heckuva lot of them by many others too. Having been someone who always wrote what I preached I find this, in and of itself, nothing short of amazing. Of course everyone at ODAR takes this for granted, but as a fundamental premise I think it is being overlooked. Are you going to always say, gee, I wish I wrote this as I feel like a fraud signing this? Are you ALWAYS saying this is utter crap and I won't sign it? Maybe the truth is somewhere in the middle? Maybe the mere fact that most of us are sitting at home today with the kids (or in my case the Underwoods ) is more than enough proof that I am grateful to be here. I love this thread, those of us that have been in private practice since law school (and not sitting at home today, but working to make overhead) must love the infighting from a group of attorneys that don't have to do anything for a paycheck except to show up for work. Bartleby is not my favorite person on this board either, but I get where he is coming from in that if you cannot easily go back to the writer to address your concerns, then the work from that source has limited value. Venus, you need to chill a little! Incredible, so you label these folks as getting a paycheck for just showing up to work? This is not the first time that you come on here with your toxic comments. And what does you having 20 years of enlisted service and 14 great years of criminal law have to do with your opinion? Oh, it is supposed to make you more credible. NOT
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Post by lildavey on Feb 17, 2014 20:58:06 GMT -5
If that makes you sleep at night, OK. But I do know what Government Attorneys do, as I can only reach them between the hours of 9 AM and 5 PM, and you are full of cow manure if you attempt to say otherwise. Private Attorneys, I get calls seven days a week and mostly about 12 hours a day. Plus there is a reason why over 6,000 attorneys applied for the ALJ job, so whatever makes you feel good about your hard work ethic! Seems like more than Venus needs a chill pill, I'm here at the Office at 7 PM writing checks to the US Treasury in the five digit ($00,000.00) range to pay taxes and employees fees while listening to whiney federal employees crying about their JOB. I never once whined in my 20 years of Active Federal service in the U. S. Army to include a combat tour, but I get it! Poor you and Venus. P.S. Every enlisted soldier whines a little, but you get the point. No, frankly, I don't get the point. And, stick your enlisted soldier reference where the sun doesn't shine. You think you can come on here and insult an entire class of professionals and then hide behind your years of service and the digits on the checks you write. Distinctly not impressed, cowboy.
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Post by chessparent on Feb 17, 2014 21:05:50 GMT -5
I'm not sure about that. If I, or those that I had been close to, was called a lousy attorney I think I'd bristle. While bartleby did qualify it with a "usually", the utility of his remark has limited value; i.e., his own. Nonetheless taking a meat cleaver to the surgical table is a bit beneath an excellent attorney--ask any Judge. What I find most interesting in all of this is that as a SSA ALJ someone else is writing a decision that you are signing--and a whole heckuva lot of them by many others too. Having been someone who always wrote what I preached I find this, in and of itself, nothing short of amazing. Of course everyone at ODAR takes this for granted, but as a fundamental premise I think it is being overlooked. Are you going to always say, gee, I wish I wrote this as I feel like a fraud signing this? Are you ALWAYS saying this is utter crap and I won't sign it? Maybe the truth is somewhere in the middle? Maybe the mere fact that most of us are sitting at home today with the kids (or in my case the Underwoods ) is more than enough proof that I am grateful to be here. I love this thread, those of us that have been in private practice since law school (and not sitting at home today, but working to make overhead) must love the infighting from a group of attorneys that don't have to do anything for a paycheck except to show up for work. Bartleby is not my favorite person on this board either, but I get where he is coming from in that if you cannot easily go back to the writer to address your concerns, then the work from that source has limited value. Venus, you need to chill a little! Tiger-that is completely unfair. Sometimes I turn my computer on and get a cup of coffee. And sometimes, when I have more energy, I shut my door and practice my square dancing moves.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 17, 2014 21:08:54 GMT -5
I love this thread, those of us that have been in private practice since law school (and not sitting at home today, but working to make overhead) must love the infighting from a group of attorneys that don't have to do anything for a paycheck except to show up for work. Bartleby is not my favorite person on this board either, but I get where he is coming from in that if you cannot easily go back to the writer to address your concerns, then the work from that source has limited value. Venus, you need to chill a little! Tiger-that is completely unfair. Sometimes I turn my computer on and get a cup of coffee. And sometimes, when I have more energy, I shut my door and practice my square dancing moves. Thanks, I try my best
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Post by willingalj on Feb 17, 2014 21:10:21 GMT -5
Really tigerlaw, is this what you resort to - demeaning others - to pump yourself up? I was a trial attorney for 20 years and I have been a senior attorney with SSA for 6 years, so I know all sides of this entire thread. And like yourself, I was in the military service (not a combat tour, so I guess that makes me a lesser man than you). But then you're a legend in your own mind.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 17, 2014 21:10:44 GMT -5
If that makes you sleep at night, OK. But I do know what Government Attorneys do, as I can only reach them between the hours of 9 AM and 5 PM, and you are full of cow manure if you attempt to say otherwise. Private Attorneys, I get calls seven days a week and mostly about 12 hours a day. Plus there is a reason why over 6,000 attorneys applied for the ALJ job, so whatever makes you feel good about your hard work ethic! Seems like more than Venus needs a chill pill, I'm here at the Office at 7 PM writing checks to the US Treasury in the five digit ($00,000.00) range to pay taxes and employees fees while listening to whiney federal employees crying about their JOB. I never once whined in my 20 years of Active Federal service in the U. S. Army to include a combat tour, but I get it! Poor you and Venus. P.S. Every enlisted soldier whines a little, but you get the point. No, frankly, I don't get the point. And, stick your enlisted soldier reference where the sun doesn't shine. You think you can come on here and insult an entire class of professionals and then hide behind your years of service and the digits on the checks you write. Distinctly not impressed, cowboy. I know, the truth hurts!
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Post by Deleted on Feb 17, 2014 21:17:15 GMT -5
Really tigerlaw, is this what you resort to - demeaning others - to pump yourself up? I was a trial attorney for 20 years and I have been a senior attorney with SSA for 6 years, so I know all sides of this entire thread. And like yourself, I was in the military service (not a combat tour, so I guess that makes me a lesser man than you). But then you're a legend in your own mind. After 20 years of private practice, you took an SAA position because it's a great Federal job to have and that's my main point, so if your feelings are hurt also, join the club of Federal employees who quit private practice and have thin skins about the my comments, but the comments are true and when you walk out the door at 5 PM or whatever for flex time, you have no worries and that's a good thing. And thank you for your tour of duty as it "all counts towards 20" in the military parlance.
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Post by lildavey on Feb 17, 2014 21:20:27 GMT -5
No, frankly, I don't get the point. And, stick your enlisted soldier reference where the sun doesn't shine. You think you can come on here and insult an entire class of professionals and then hide behind your years of service and the digits on the checks you write. Distinctly not impressed, cowboy. I know, the truth hurts! That doesn't even make any sense.
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Post by lildavey on Feb 17, 2014 21:21:53 GMT -5
I know, the truth hurts! That doesn't even make any sense. I guess you think yourself empowered to denigrate other veterans. WOW. JUST WOW.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 17, 2014 21:23:27 GMT -5
Funky, be nice. You are loved on this board because of your humor; not for being an A-hole. I will ace my interview when that time comes because I have 20 years of enlisted experience in the U. S. Army and 14 years of a great criminal defense practice. I have succeeded at everything in life since dropping out of high school in the 11th grade, so chill my brother, I got this under control, so long as I get the right score (thank God for 10 point war veteran bump). See you in Falls Church! The way you succeed in life is becoming one of the very best or close to it in whatever job that you undertake. I have found "humerous a-hole" to be my lot in life. Best of luck tigerlaw. I truly appreciate your service. As the proud son of a disabled vietnam vet, I was raised to honor and apprciate those that serve. I don't begrudge any vet their preference points. I would point out though, that this future register is going to be quite vet heavy from all indications. As for the private practice experience, well, opm has more of less ensured each of the remaining candidates has ample litigation experience. From posts it appears most have that from private practice. So, while you should have pride in your past, I can't see your resume being all that different from the herd. What has seemed to set you apart from most on here is your repeated posts delineating your resume as if no one else here has ever overcome obstacles, attained acheivement or experienced any hardship. That and your denigration of gov employees. Just some friendly advice, but empathy and understanding are pretty huge portions of the job. The judge that views everyone thru the "I've had worse" spectrum is not fit to serve as a dispassionate adjudicator. Second, those gov employees you openly disdain may one day be your coworkers. Now, as I have said, I left private practice when tort reform and competition became such I couldn't meet the overhead and income standards I wanted. Along with the need forinsurance to cover a special child. Iimagine the 6000+ applicants for alj had many who had similar motivations. One then wonders why, if your criminal defense practice is so successful in these hard legal times, would you leave it to take a gov job? Especially since you seem to harbor such contempt for gov attorneys? Is it ego driven? I hope not. I may very well not make it and end up working in the same office as you. Unfortunatelyin our profession, people that are so egotistical as to think they or their accomplishments/history/education are special are a dime a dozen. No offense bro. Just hopin my read on you is based on bad intel analysis. No, it's based on you being an A-hole, read my entire 30 something posts and get back to me.
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Post by bartleby on Feb 17, 2014 21:23:30 GMT -5
Tigerlaw, I am sorry you don't like me Dude. I hope you will still be able to gather useful information that I post time to time. Venus, I am sorry, but I have to question your position. In all my years at ODAR I have never seen a decision returned to a writing unit or CAC to be re-written. Management will not return them, probably due to time or logistics, I don't know. I am not blaming all of the outside writers, but with the system the way it is, they probably believe they are doing a fine job. If I get a poor decision from a writer in my office, I ask them to come in and go over the problem. Last week one of our writers put in the decision that the VE testimony was in accordance with the DOT. My FIT instructions noted the VE testimony was not in accordance with the DOT due to the sit/stand option in the RFC. My instructions fall in line with Philliesfan. My RFC, severe impairments, and DOT work items are ready for copy and paste. My "B" criteria is noted. The writers in my office say they love my instructions, after all, I was once a writer also. Although the stuff from outside writers is much poorer than in-house, it's not all the outside writers fault, but it does demonstrate the Agency's overall desire for quantity over quality. I post a lot of good information on this Board that a lot of people appreciate. I post the good and the bad in hopes that people can make a informed decision when the time comes. Very little of what I post requires an ad hominem attack. I notice you are not a very avid poster and perhaps you don't understand the etiquette on this Board. I noted my opinion was just my humble opinion and you were to take it with as many grains of salt as you desired. I still stand by my opinion as it is based upon many years of experience. Your mileage may vary.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 17, 2014 21:26:31 GMT -5
Tigerlaw, I am sorry you don't like me Dude. I hope you will still be able to gather useful information that I post time to time. Venus, I am sorry, but I have to question your position. In all my years at ODAR I have never seen a decision returned to a writing unit or CAC to be re-written. Management will not return them, probably due to time or logistics, I don't know. I am not blaming all of the outside writers, but with the system the way it is, they probably believe they are doing a fine job. If I get a poor decision from a writer in my office, I ask them to come in and go over the problem. Last week one of our writers put in the decision that the VE testimony was in accordance with the DOT. My FIT instructions noted the VE testimony was not in accordance with the DOT due to the sit/stand option in the RFC. My instructions fall in line with Philliesfan. My RFC, severe impairments, and DOT work items are ready for copy and paste. My "B" criteria is noted. The writers in my office say they love my instructions, after all, I was once a writer also. Although the stuff from outside writers is much poorer than in-house, it's not all the outside writers fault, but it does demonstrate the Agency's overall desire for quantity over quality. I post a lot of good information on this Board that a lot of people appreciate. I post the good and the bad in hopes that people can make a informed decision when the time comes. Very little of what I post requires an ad hominem attacks. I notice you are not a very avid poster and perhaps you don't understand the etiquette on this Board. I noted my opinion was just my humble opinion and you were to take it with as many grains of salt as you desired. I still stand by my opinion as it is based upon many years of experience. Your mileage may vary. Wrong choice of words, you have good opinions and even if it rubs me the wrong way, it's your opinion that you have earned! I don't know you, but you are cool with me as is everyone on this board, to include Fundy with his A hole self!
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Post by ALJD on Feb 17, 2014 21:28:51 GMT -5
This topic has completely derailed from its original title and veered into unhelpful territory. I think folks have done enough venting. So I'm going to lock it now before it goes completely in the gutter. If someone wants to talk more about NHCs, please start another thread.
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