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As someone who has gone through this exact same thing, once you put your mind to it, this entire process is not going to take more than six months. You'll stop making mistakes, your drafts will improve, and you will eventually become the senior dealing with people making mistakes, so don't stress it.
Come to think of it, our work is a reflection of our thoughts. We translate our thoughts into work. We don't always think in a logical or grammatically correct manner, and sometimes these errors unconsciously creep into our work. One way of mitigating errors is to take a few minutes rest once you have completed your assignment and then review your work with a fresh mind. Believe me, the more you review, the more mistakes you will find. In an experiment I carried out several years ago, I found that you discover the most mistakes in your third or perhaps fourth review. Your may not always have the luxury of time to conduct four reviews of your work, but try this on short assignments. Slowly, you will become conscious of the common mistakes your make and will avoid them.
As far as your senior is concerned - to hell with him. His words are only hot air converted into sound waves. His words can hurt you only to the extent you allow them to hurt you. Desensitize yourself and feel proud each time your discover your own mistake and correct it. That's the path to progress. All the best.
Comment no 1.3 in thso con- I work 9am - midnight and hate it: What are your law firm timings?
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Mantra 1 – Negative Oppression – Amarchand thrives on negative oppression. Take a brilliant mind, oppress it with negativity, constant criticism, uncertainty and transform such brilliance into craven commercial greed.
Unless they make you greedy and tired they will not be able to slave it out at such places for years together.So the toxic culture is to make you hungry and overworking is to tire you to the extent that you stop thinking about life and just keep running the mindless ract race that bodes well for them.Once you stop performing they get rid of you
And before submitting your work, see whether all the points mentioned in there are complied or not.
Don't try to remember things, instead note them down.
It helps a lot.
Your senior should understand that negative feedback doesn't work with everyone positively. It has adverse effects in some people. Your senior should learn to be kind, they would be surprised at the wonders it can do in associates and others.
Going by your name, I assume you are an A1. Yes your senior is correct, they are better off without you. They are better of working alone and not training someone so that the burden can be lighter in the future and both you and your senior prosper. Instead your senior doesn't have the patience to do so. They are doomed to a career of churning and burning and juniors.
I was once in your position. I had a bad boss who did not give clear instructions, wasn't motivated to mentor and teach. Just wanted to dump on people fresh off the boat and ask them to figure out what is to be done. And then when you fuck up, he would rain hell fire and negative comments. Thankfully I quit, and joined elsewhere. Kinder bosses who can teach and be kind made a lot of difference. Improved my confidence and so on.
Having said that, its rare that you can find a kind person in this industry. Its like this most places. You should also explore speaking to a therapist for your mistakes and to understand how and why you make them. It helped me be self aware too and improving my work.
After you complete a work, spend 30 minutes more in ticking off the checklist.