I have had this problem as well and I’ve been working for 20 years. Some time ago I heard the advice to have a glass of water around because swallowing liquids and crying are mutually exclusive. Of course, you may not always have time to prepare!

That’s very true. I can see how this might go in that direction. Its like you’re seriously dating someone and you guys talk about marriage but once the person proposes, you say “hmmm….let me think about it for a couple weeks and I’ll let you know.” LOL

I split my summer in Texas as well and offers were given in August/September. When I was on the hiring committee, it was considered bad form to offer to a Summer 1 intern.

At least in Texas, the offer is what the offer is, you can try to negotiate but the offer will still stand. We only increased offers when the intern was clerking for a year (they began at Associate 2 or 3 depending on the clerkship.)

Most of our summers don’t, and I don’t think we even make offers on the spot to summers going to another firm for the second half of the summer. Nonetheless, we’d expect a quick acceptance at the end of the summer.

I split my summer at two firms in Texas, and neither gave offers on the spot. Both called in September to give offers.

How far along in your career are you? I used to cry really really easily my first three years or so. Not just at the office, but at home too about work. I’m nearly 10 years into my practice though now and I haven’t cried at work or about work in ages. You do get hardened to things, I think.