the legal one is definitely legit
there are 2 very well known and long-standing international legal directories which give details of the world's most recommended lawyers, and to be in them if you aren't a partner is a pretty big deal. at my relatively junior level, it has made me exceptionally popular around here! plus there was a quote from a client which was v flattering. put it this way, if i were looking for a new job - which i'm not, i love my boss - it would be a huge factor in my favour. but it won't get me a faster promotion or more money. so it's nice and it's made me feel good, but it's not lifechanging.

the science one, you'd need to know if it is actually recognised i guess. if it starts with wiki, i'd avoid it...
( rachelswipe with a fork, Fri 23 Sep 2011, 9:57, 2 replies, latest was 14 years ago)

I don't quite understand why it wouldn't get you a faster promotion or more money if it's that good?
but well done.

I think the science one may well be legit to be honest but I don't have time to do much consultancy right now so it wouldn't help. Sad times.
( the mighty badger Aphrodite, on a bar stool, by your side, Fri 23 Sep 2011, 9:59, Reply)

it's recognition that i'm doing well
it's not bringing in a client who will bill a million a year in fees.

so it will help my prospects but it isn't a prospect in itself.

keep it on ice. you might need it in your old age...
( rachelswipe with a fork, Fri 23 Sep 2011, 10:02, Reply)

Fuck that.
I'm spinning out a company before I'm 40. I'll be sitting on directorships in my old age.
( the mighty badger Aphrodite, on a bar stool, by your side, Fri 23 Sep 2011, 10:03, Reply)

like my dad
i reckon he earns 3 times a year now what he did as a director at barclays.
( rachelswipe with a fork, Fri 23 Sep 2011, 10:05, Reply)

*checks bank statement again*
*holds out upturned flat cap*
(Darth Foxtrot A one-man army dedicated to making fetch happen, Fri 23 Sep 2011, 10:09, Reply)

Wow, small world, you recieve bank statements and 'swipey's dad writes them.

( G/PP 💩💩💩💩💩&#128, Fri 23 Sep 2011, 10:16, Reply)

If Swipey's Dad was personally responsible for this horrific mess
I would kidnap her and demand a better one as ransom.

But he's not. I am.
(Darth Foxtrot A one-man army dedicated to making fetch happen, Fri 23 Sep 2011, 10:17, Reply)

There is always too much month left at the end of money =(

( G/PP 💩💩💩💩💩&#128, Fri 23 Sep 2011, 10:27, Reply)

v flattering quote from client:
"She could suck an apple through a letterbox. Would use again."
(Reverend Fister "a disciplined fuckwit", Fri 23 Sep 2011, 10:31, Reply)

a golfball through a hosepipe actually

( rachelswipe with a fork, Fri 23 Sep 2011, 11:12, Reply)

Ah, soz.

(Reverend Fister "a disciplined fuckwit", Fri 23 Sep 2011, 11:15, Reply)