BFP in 2012 Part 2 - step away from the COD and into this thread.

You're better off in a small place if you ask me and I've done big, small and medium. At the big 'uns, you're just another nameless fee earner; great for taking maternity leave though as definitely no guilty feelings! I'm in Manchester (healthcare) so our paths won't cross but if you're doing claimant stuff, you probably piss off my colleagues from time to time!

What "type" of law firms do you lot work for?

I know a couple solicitors - one is a family and the other contract / company. I think the former is very unhappy with her lot...

We don't think we are number 1...we are bloody aggressive litigators though. Notoriously so. It's Camps in Birkenhead.

Beachcroft? Which office / department? My A levels aren't good enough for either of those firms, despite a GDL commendation and LPC distinction from Nottingham.

I'm jealous of the ease you qualified. I'm 6 years out of law school next year. Feels like I've taken forever to get here! But my firm really rate me, so that's rather useful.

And Nic where are you? Well done on the TC - gold dust these days (unlike when I got mine in 1991 when there were only 5 candidates for the job!).

Winkle I'm curious. They ALL think they're no.1! Where are you? I'm at DAC Beachcroft by way of DLA Piper...

Almost a solicitor, Lol...paralegal for now, starting my training in January next year.

But I do everything now I'll do then. Just for far less money! :-/

I work for the world's number one law firm

RIBS - can you give a diabetic life insurance?! (And no, it's not the start of a joke!)

Erm...it's a cinema chain

Ha lolcbc. I'm a bloody insurance broker, I think mine has to b the dullest job ever.
Thinking of jacking it in to do something totally different. Like teaching assistant.

@kick. Don't keep us in suspenders, which company is it for!?

Lol each job sounds more exciting than the other!
So far we have

• teacher
• solicitor (nic?)
• I'm a bank manager. But one of the nice ones so pls don't ban me from this thread

I am an analyst now.

Had a big chat over dinner at a Turkey restaurant in Greenwich and DH and I agree that the big brand / big name / potential big chance to improve CV is just more beneficial than the unknown brand / maybe more money / potential big chance to improve CV.

I have two companies on my CV (again, you will ALL know both of them) and they've carried me through thick and thin. Big brands do more on a CV than small brands do...

Just popping by to mark my place on the new thread... Looking forward to seeing the bfps roll in next week!! X

Always a bonus! :-)

Not even slightly. But they respond well to sarcasm

At least they have hormones to blame.

I'm sure I'd prefer my job given a day in yours though. Are you really patient?

And teenagers aren't arsey and unreasonable?

I'd swap teenagers for the arsey and unreasonable clients I have!

Your welcome to my job. If you don't mind working with teenagers.

You can't have twins, fatas, I want them (though I suppose we can all have them!). You can keep triplets, quads etc though.

I'm jealous of your annual leave, frustrated! :-(

lolcbcb can't tell me off, < ner-ners cheekily > I'm on annual leave til September.

Twins ay fatas ? I'm going for triplets.

weechops I did too. Dont feel bad for a O. I was rewarded with a dud OPK. there's always 1 in every pack

I pity poor DH when he returns from mammoth work-ness end of this week...

Ah there you all are! You chatty bunch you!!
Congrats on the job kick and good luck with the tests winkle and newbie!

Thanks for the shiny new Fred when!

Well, I have decided that even tho it's only cd17 and we only dtd once on cd10 that I am definitely pregnant already and probably with twins

So there...

kick well done on the job front

winkle glad you got your blood tests and hope you get the results back soon.

< waves hello tired-ly at everyone else too>

I used my opk today and how sad is it that I got all excited to see - O just the little circle which says no surge yet :)

Well done kick!

And yes, Lol, still got itchy / sore boobs and copious creamy CM. I've been quite dizzy today too.

Very baffling indeed. Wondering if I fails to ovulate before and am having another attempt!

Wow you have been busy chatting! We could all be done for skiving off work one day
Well done kick on new job! What do u do for a living btw?
What does everyone else does for that matter?
Ribs I'm with you on poas. I want to but too scared of bfn so haven't decided yet when I will do it.
Nic I can't believe no change on your situation! Still itchy boobs?
I've spent whole day busy at work so not much time to think. But then one of the girls said my nails look nice and strong and apparently u get good nails while pg. u can figure the rest!