“I love my job but can’t stand the networking”
Q After years of training, I have qualified as a lawyer. I enjoy the work and I am good at it, but I struggle with all the ‘peripheral’ bits. For example, I am expected to bring in new clients, which means networking, and I feel that I’m not very good at it. Also, here in the office, I am not great at getting ‘in’ with the partners, and I feel angry and resentful when I see others who are not as capable professionally working their way into the inner circle. Are all jobs like this – where your skill at the job matters less than your social skills? How can I do both? Name supplied
The short answer is that both
