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[quote=Anonymous]Honestly I don't know why you're giving up a job you like (which has flaws but every job does) for an agency where you know there is micromanagement, lack of autonomy, and lack of promotion. I know you say you're at a regional firm but it sounds like you're bringing in business; so I'd guess you make what -- 300k? The max you'd be going in at in the gov't is what -- 150-160k IF you're at one of the financial agencies?

Is 150k worth TEN hours per week? Esp since you LIKE being a partner?? I don't think you understand how annoying micromanagement and lack of autonomy can be. Gone are the days of being able to step out mid day for a haircut or to go see your kid's science fair --unless you use vacation time and someone approves it. Now if it's a more professional agency, the approval is easy -- you can just say, I need to leave for 2 hrs. But this isn't being a partner (or even an associate) where you have 4 weeks or unlimited vacation time. You start with very little vacation time in the gov't which has to be "earned." So even if you negotiated for 4 weeks (which I highly doubt), you don't have it all day one -- you have about a 1/2 day on day 1. I think you will find the whole thing more frustrating and juvenile than you're willing to admit right now. And yeah 10 hours a week seems like a lot when your kids are babies, but believe me by the time they are 8 or 10 they don't even want that 10 hrs with you bc that 10 hrs is being spent with their friends or at soccer or whatever.

How are you SO undecided about this? Don't most gov't agencies expect an answer right away? And wasn't it a months long process where you already decided -- if I get it, I will/will not take it?[/quote]

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