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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I'll be honest - easy money. I've never made easier money in my life and I've slogged thru a decade of biglaw etc. So yeah that's why. Yes the work sucks. Yes the people are dumb and/or unmotivated. But if someone is handing me 250k to do nothing/almost nothing, why would I say no?[/quote]

I don't know if you are really a finreg lawyer but if you are, you should feel some guilt.

I'm a former fed, and the lawyers at my non-finreg agency were not slackers.  I can't imagine bragging about being overpaid to do nothing.

When I interviewed for a job with a corporation, the hiring manager coincidentally had been childhood friends with the former political head of my agency.  He said his friend had complained about the civil servants.  I truthfully replied that I had a copy of a thank you note from his friend expressing appreciation for working late on a holiday to help him.  I asked if my interviewer wanted a copy...surprise...he didn't.

Do your part.  Manipulating the system for your own ends and then bragging about it gives ammo to the people currently seeking to burn the federal government down. [/quote]

Sorry I don't feel guilt. I've paid my dues. I slogged for years and years in the private sector. Now I got the easy street job which I hate - not due to Doge, hated it since day 1 pre Trump. But hey keeping the seat warm and collecting my money while plotting my next career moves. So yeah I don't really care if I get letters appreciating my work or not, as long as the direct deposit hits. I also don't care if they burn down fed govt. I don't intend to stay forever so whatever.[/quote]

Well that's the thing...you haven't paid any dues to the American people.  Nobody cares how much you suffered in BigLaw. That was your choice.  So you don't deserve your grifted civil service paycheck.

People like you also embarrass the legal profession and are why a lot of people think lawyers are leeches.

I'm sure you can live with yourself but I think eventually people like you get found out somewhere.  It just takes longer for some than others.

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PP...actually, you're likely to face 2 kinds of karma.

1) You won't have many accomplishments to interview on.  Just pushing paper.

2) If the federal government burns down, demand for lawyers on the outside to interface with it will decrease.  Because companies won't be as afraid of enforcement.

So, although you're a waste of taxpayer funds, your karma may be to sit in the hell you created for yourself.[/quote]

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