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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Partners often are not making 2mm per year, if she is a newer partner, she is likely not an equity partner, and making between 500-1mm.  Maybe she also likes making a ton of money and wants to retire with a luxurious lifestyle at 50.[/quote]

Sigh.  As I said, I was a partner in the same firm.  I was equity, and so is she. 
I have a very good idea of how much money she's making.  No doubt it's $2 million plus.  [/quote]
Yeah, what kind of crazy person would want that salary?! She must be a real wackadoodle[/quote]

Well, I left the same firm so . . .[/quote]
Maybe you are actually jealous that she could hack it but you are in such denial you are flipping the situation to make her out to have some unseen flaw to make yourself feel better about your own decisions. It feels good to place yourself on higher ground and wondering why someone wants to earn a lot of money as if its unthinkable because you quit. Your choices are not the standard for normalcy.[/quote]

Speaking of "snarky . . ."

If you're hoping for a snarky response in return you're not going to get one from me.  All I will say is that she's actually told ME that SHE'S jealous of my decision, not vice-versa, and that's part of the reason why it's all so puzzling.

I have as many regrets in life as the next person, but leaving Biglaw when I did (as an equity partner with a plenty big nest egg) is not one of them.  [/quote]

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