Romesh Hettiarachchi

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Romesh Hettiarachchi

@romesh_h

💼 10+ Years In Legal Practice | 🎯 Helps entrepreneurs & solo lawyers build modern businesses & balanced lives | ✍🏽Writings about business, law, habits & tech

Toronto, Ontario Katılım Nisan 2010

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Romesh Hettiarachchi@romesh_h·29 Eki

It seems clear an ethnic cleansing will happen that people I respect/love will justify bc of 10/7. Also clear: Global movement in response to ethnic cleansing risks being coopted by anti-semitism. I don't see path forward/where I fit in. I think I'm done/ going back to being absent on Twitter. I've compiled a list of people i respect. Follow that list. May peace/security be with you/your loved ones, regardless of ethnicity or geography. Peace, shalom, salaam. x.com/i/lists/171842…

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Romesh Hettiarachchi@romesh_h·11 Mar

@GergelyOrosz In most western jurisdictions including uk, employer on hook if offer is pulled. Even in US where at will termination is a thing, there is risk. adp.com/resources/arti… Re non competes, Non competes are illegal here too. Keep up the great work.

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Gergely Orosz@GergelyOrosz·11 Mar

@romesh_h yes, it's just a relatively rare case, globally. Similary rare for eg employers to not be able to enforce noncompetes (very few locations that is the case, California the best-known one).

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Gergely Orosz@GergelyOrosz·11 Mar

Honestly, good on the dev for shopping around, getting multiple offers (it’s not easy!) and giving company #1 heads up on how his situation changed. Hiring managers complaining about this should realize this situation is 10x better than the dev quitting 2 weeks into the new job.

Jasveer Singh@jasveer10

Interviewed a backend developer. Guy was at 21 LPA. We offered 28 LPA, roughly a 33 percent hike. He agreed and confirmed joining. Yesterday he emailed saying he got a 32 LPA offer elsewhere and now wants 36 LPA from us. Nonsense. Why agree in the first place. If you are still shopping offers just say it upfront. We stopped interviewing other candidates and waited through the notice period for the joining date. Now two days before joining, he came back with a new price tag.

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Romesh Hettiarachchi@romesh_h·11 Mar

@GergelyOrosz Not always true. At least in Ontario, employers must pay if they pull an offer. I can think of a few other jurisdictions where this is the case.

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Gergely Orosz@GergelyOrosz·11 Mar

And YES: let's not forget that before you start at a job, there is rarely any contractual relationship on any side! So either side can cancel: and even the world's largest companies will sometimes rescind contracts the last minute. This goes both ways! x.com/grkn/status/20…

Gurkan Oluc@grkn

Google rescinded my contract 1 week before starting the role, which was agreed and signed 3 months ago. I was on paternity leave. If companies can do whatever they want for their own benefit, the employees can do the same. Employers have taken this relationship to this level, not the employees. Stop crying. Then for each layoff, employees can ask "Why you agreed to hire me in the first place?"

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Romesh Hettiarachchi@romesh_h·4 Ağu

The difference is recognizing that systematic thinking beats heroic effort every single time. To document one process this week, measure one key metric next month, and setting one quarterly priority that actually connects to your life goals. Simple steps that compound over time.

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Romesh Hettiarachchi@romesh_h·4 Ağu

Every business owner faces the same fundamental choice: to either build a job that demands your constant presence, or build a business that creates value while you focus on what truly matters. The difference here isn't talent, connections, or market timing - though these help.

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Romesh Hettiarachchi@romesh_h·4 Ağu

Three years ago, “vacations” still meant fielding client calls and checking emails every few hours. Today, I take vacations where I actually disconnect - phone off, guilt-free, knowing my practice runs without me. The difference: Running my business on an Operating System.

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Romesh Hettiarachchi@romesh_h·3 Ağu

Sustainable success comes from building systems that amplify your strengths, not fighting your natural patterns. When you align your workflows with your Zone of Genius, you don't just work more efficiently - you work more joyfully. That's when you thrive.

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Romesh Hettiarachchi@romesh_h·3 Ağu

4 Highlight accordingly 🟩 Green: Activities that leave you feeling more engaged and capable. These are activities where you excel without friction. 🟥 Red: Activities that deplete your mental/emotional resources. These activities should be systematized, delegated or eliminated.

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Romesh Hettiarachchi@romesh_h·3 Ağu

Every successful business runs on two engines: a clear vision and systems that actually work. But here's what most lawyers and business leaders get wrong: they build elaborate systems that fight against how they naturally work best.

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Romesh Hettiarachchi@romesh_h·3 Ağu

5. Lastly, be imaginative. What you think your career will look like when you graduate may not be realistic three years from now. Explore ways to be creative with what you learn so that you can build a career doing what you love.

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Romesh Hettiarachchi@romesh_h·3 Ağu

4. Get proficient at using technology to deliver value to your colleagues. That knowledge will be indispensable when you start your private practice.

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Romesh Hettiarachchi@romesh_h·3 Ağu

In less than a month, a new cohort of #lawstudents will start their first year at law school. Here's my advice to them as they start this new journey:

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