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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Yeah, DOJ is not really public service.  Many, many attorneys there prefer a more sane work schedule, and do not want to stress themselves out slaving away at a firm working 80+ hours a week.  I don't blame them for making that choice, but I can't say that they're making huge sacrifices for the good of the public.  [/quote]

Most people who have not worked in the public sector think that the sacrifice is only in pay. In reality it is public service because the bureaucracy is so bad and some of the people you interact with are so stupid it is a sacrifice to bite your tongue and focus on the goal. [/quote]

Wait you think biglaw doesn't have drawbacks that bad and worse like sociopathic partners, incompetent support staff, unrealistic clients?[/quote]

Of course it does. But you are paid well to compensate. [/quote]

You also sacrifice your free time.  I worked at a big firm, and I've worked at DOJ.  I'm not sure what definition of public service we're all going to agree on, but the way I see it, many DOJ attorneys enjoy their work and get paid decent money for it.  Many of the attorneys I knew at DOJ left law firms for a better quality of life, not because of a burning desire to be a public servant---those types work at non-profits making peanuts compared to what DOJ attorneys make.   [/quote]

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