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[quote=Anonymous]Worked a summer in biglaw and saw immediately that it wasn't for me. When I graduated I took a public interest job instead. It wasn't always easy, esp with student loans - my friends always had nicer apartments and stuff, ate out more. When the market crashed in 2009 I lost like 50% of my total $15k retirement savings, which was so huge to me at the time. I almost threw in the towel then and looked for something higher paying. But now, 8 years out, I'm so glad to have the quality of life I do now. My biglaw friends still work soul-crushing hours and are postponing having kids because they can't envision it on their schedules. It's not all about work. It's not even that I traded financial security for a career per se, as I'm part time now with a kid. But I always prioritized the ability to leave work at work (at a reasonable hour) and to do what felt meaningful.[/quote]
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