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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Yes.  Lawyer for the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office.  I like my job a lot.  I work 40 hours per week from home.  I get paid overtime and bonuses every quarter.  I can earn maternity comp time due to a union contract. There is room for advanncement within the agency should I choose to go that route.  That said, the work is very repetitive but I like the area of law.  I am on the Trademark side.  The benefits far outweigh the downsides, of which there are few.[/quote]

Do you feel like a cog or you work at a white collar sweatshop?[/quote]

I am the writer of that post.  My hours are so flexible that I don't feel like I work in a sweatshop.  I have no trouble meeting the requirements of the job and I am able to take time of when I need to.  I've received outstanding ratings for the last 15 years.  I do joke that I essentially "make widgets" but that is also my choice.  If I wanted to do other things within the agency it would require me to go into the office more often.  It is a tradeoff.

I can't speak for the people on the Patent side. They may feel differently.  Personally, I've always viewed law firm work as a white collar sweatshop.  That said, there are days in which I do regret not having worked at a law firm when I had the chance.[/quote]

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