It's unfortunate that someone had such a deep impact. I also know the person who posted this comment personally and she quit law after working with them. I know the men in question both socially and through business, and they'll pretty chill and actually very sensible people in real life. Unfortunately, that's not how they WISH to run the team. I also know they treat people differently on the basis of their designation and other partners on the basis of the business they're able to whip up. You should see how they treated CAM funds partner. Even more, YB (partner) from their own team!! So that's truly just who they are. To put it in simple terms, they don't give a fuck.

Second of all, a lot of you like to imagine that we'll "retire". I hate to break it to you but we won't go anywhere anytime soon. Say for instance, AJ & GR both have young kids studying in elite bombay schools. Both kids are less than 8 years of age. We intend on providing our kids with best of this elite education now and in the future (sweating funds for college). We'll stick around in law firms for as long as our health allows us. We need the money much more. Both wives of these men have taken on more relaxed roles professionally since bringing in their child.

Talking about behaviour and toxicity, you have to understand. We are people. Hamari zyada fatti hai. Client ke saamne hamara naam hai. Any mistake, and we are more so legally responsible than juniors in the team. Obviously the stress is too much. The saying of lawyers in T1 drink, smoke and party hard so much is to keep up with the stress is true.

Yes, we've also gone through similar conditioning. At our time, the favouritism was insane. The Shroffs would literally destroy your career if they didn't like you. NLU preference was a real thing. Back then track to partnership was in 8 years.

But tbh, hamari zyada gaand fatti hai. If we don't discipline you in the way we know how or learned, God knows what will happen to the work product. But none of that matters tumhare bonus ka share toh kaatenge hi ;) I know AJ & GR cut A0s bonuses. Yes, they're a little too much. A lot actually. But hey, that's the game. They struggled through their days and made it. Fair to say the competition and politics was lesser as now there are just too many young lawyers from too many colleges aspiring to make it here. Hate the game, not the players. Let me also say this, partner vohi banega Jo hume pasand hai. Your "work product" will not take you as far as you think ;)

GooPSC is a bygone relic of the past where being a babu meant you were the part of the elite class. Times have shifted its no longer an "objectively high" paying job (discounting rishwats) but still slow brained janata of our country will take another century to process this information.

Middle class and lower classes glorify it as they are enamored by the "prestige" it carries in eyes of the majority and also the supposed "perks". It also attracts "mota dahej"