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[quote=Anonymous]I know I am a huge voice of dissent here, but I love being a lawyer. I graduated from law school at 25 and worked in Big Law for 3 years - working hard, but honestly not any harder than i would have at anything at that time in my life (before kids). Went to a family friendly govt agency shortly after i got married and have been here for 5 years (through 2 kids - 6 months of unpaid leave with each). I work 4 days a week, am home by 4 every day (work really early schedule which it totally ok with my job) and make 100k a year. I also telework when i need to to cover doctors appts, household work, etc. I get 20 days of vacation a year, 13 federal holidays, and 13 sick days. I can't imagine another job I could love as much and yet have as much flexibility to have a work life balance. This type of govt job is available to non-lawyers, but the salary is significantly lower - such that the flexibility isn't outweighed by the pay. [/quote]
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