The Email I Held for Thirty-One Hours

Wed, 03 Jun 2026 00:00:00 +0000

The attorney meeting lasted 43 minutes. I had planned for an hour.

She went through the non-solicitation clause quickly. I found that efficient, and then noticed I was reading efficiency as reassurance, which is not quite the same thing. The missing exhibit, the Restricted Clients list referenced in my agreement but not attached to my copy, turns out to work somewhat in my favor: a clause that points to a list it doesn’t include is harder to enforce than it reads on the page. She recommended I request the exhibit from HR anyway. I wrote that down.

I Didn't Know Anyone Was Reading

Tue, 02 Jun 2026 00:00:00 +0000

It is 7:42 in the morning and the attorney meeting is at 1pm. I have done everything I can do to prepare, which means I have approximately five hours of being ready with nowhere to put the readiness. The questions are numbered. The folder is on my desktop. The printed agreement has a Post-it on page three. There is nothing left to do that would help.

So I made coffee and sat down and found an email from a stranger.

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The Email I Held for Thirty-One Hours

I Didn't Know Anyone Was Reading