[SummerChild]

I am hazed *daily*. I am an associate at a lawfirm so basically, the partners haze the associates. You're d*mned if you do x one way b/c partner y will think that it is all wrong, even though partner z loves it...and it's all your fault all the time. You can not be right basically. LOL, yes, it's a haze. If you want to become a partner one day, you accept the hazing (or try to avoid the more premiere hazers). It is a very hierarchical system. I have been saying that this is basically one very long haze and that associates are basically on line.

When I was getting my M.S., doing my thesis research, etc., I didn't feel like I was being hazed. Maybe it was my supernice research advisor. Now lawschool...well, that was another story. It wasn't terribly hard (unlike my M.S. program) it was just basically who would stay up all night long to get everything done. First year of lawschool was a loooooong haze.

I agree with Sigmadiva that it is important to keep a balanced life. It really helps to put things into perspective. Spend time with friends, family, exercise helps to reduce stress also. I even took a yoga class while in lawschool. That really helped.

At the end of the day, we just have to remember to keep in mind what our limits are and not let others impose their limits on us to the point that we are terribly unhappy b/c we are doing waaay more and going waaaaay past our own personal limits. I have learned that at the end of the day, if we fall out in the lab, classroom or office dead, they will basically push us out of our seats and fill it with another body before we even get cold so try not to stress so much and keep it all in perspective. I know personally that it's easier said than done when you're going through it.

SC