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[quote=Anonymous]Any chance of going back to your government job? Or do you not want to?

What is your field? That may make a difference. I was a litigator and my DH was in a regulatory practice group. We both worked about the same number of hours in a month-long period, but his were more or less consistent and predictable, whereas I was constantly required to stay late (11 pm or later) unexpectedly, work weekends, etc. But he could just work until 8 pm every night and one afternoon per weekend and be fine. If your schedule is more like that, and you can do a fair chunk of it from home, then BigLaw might not be bad. But if your schedule will be unpredictable and/or you can't work from home in the evenings, I wouldn't do it. We both eventually left for government and are much, much happier.

In BigLaw, I had friends who came in around 7 am and left at 4 or 5 pm sharp every day, then logged hours from home. It required them to set firm boundaries with the partners, but they were able to do it. I had a harder time setting boundaries, but that is me. Might that work for you?[/quote]

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