137: How to Handle Difficult Workplace Situations (w/Sadie Jones)

Welcome back to the Law School Toolbox podcast! Today, we are pleased to welcome back Sadie Jones, an ex-BigLaw recruiter, to talk about how to handle difficult situations at work.

In this episode, we discuss:

• What to tell your employer/prospective employer when the grades that got you the job have tanked or you’ve failed the bar exam
• How to tell your employer you're taking a judicial clerkship
• Whether and what criminal, mental, physical, or substance abuse issues need to be discussed with your boss
• How to have difficult conversations about troublesome bosses or coworkers or just because you’ve taken on too much work
• Technology! What to do when you’ve accidentally opened or deleted something you shouldn’t have

Resources:

• How to Tell Your Boss You Failed the Bar Exam (https://barexamtoolbox.com/failing-the-bar-and-telling-your-boss/)
• Are You Emotionally Intelligent? (https://lawschooltoolbox.com/are-you-emotionally-intelligent-5-soft-skills-to-show-off-in-your-summer-law-job/)
• A Lawyer’s Case for Disclosure (https://www.bphope.com/a-lawyers-case-for-disclosure/)

Episode Transcript: Download the Transcript (https://lawschooltoolbox.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/Episode_137_How-to-Handle-Difficult-Workplace-Situations-revised.pdf) 

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Alison & Lee