Kincaid, Turner, Rose & Ripley, with offices in San Francisco, New York, London, Paris and Tokyo,
was one of the most prestigious law firms in the world, and it was usually the number one target for graduates of all the top law schools.
The firm used the stick-and-carrot approach on their young associates.
The senior partners took merciless advantage of them, disregarding their hours and illnesses
and handing the younger lawyers the donkey's work that they themselves did not want to be bothered with.
It was a heavy pressure, twenty-four-hour-a-day job. That was the stick.
Those who stayed on did so because of the carrot. The carrot was the promise of a partnership in the firm.
Becoming a partner meant a larger salary, a piece of the huge corporate-profit pie, a spacious office with a view,
a private washroom, assignments overseas and myriad other perks.
David had practiced corporate law with Kincaid, Turner, Rose & Ripley for six years, and it had been a mixed blessing.
The hours were horrific and the stress was enormous, but David, determined to hang in there for the partnership,
had stayed and had done a brilliant job. Now the day was finally at hand.
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