Anonymous
Post 09/04/2023 19:48     Subject: Re:Jealous of Big Law partner spouses?
I work in big law and I'm not jealous of the spouses. At least where I have worked, the partners work a lot. I just think it is what it is - if that is who you love, then great - but I am not jealous.
Anonymous
Post 09/04/2023 19:38     Subject: Re:Jealous of Big Law partner spouses?
Anonymous wrote:I don't work. Kids have everything they need, and I don't think about money. Plus, I think marriage is easier when money is not an issue. But you have to be ok with someone who works a lot, and you have to take care of every detail in your life - kind of like being a single parent - because the other person works more than anyone else you'll ever meet.


It is nothing like being a single parent.
Anonymous
Post 09/04/2023 19:38     Subject: Jealous of Big Law partner spouses?
Anonymous wrote:Do the kids bond with them though?


Yes - he is a great dad. Amazing. Is 100% present with the kids when he is home.
Anonymous
Post 09/04/2023 19:37     Subject: Jealous of Big Law partner spouses?
I prefer having a spouse who is home for dinner every night. Can’t put a price on that or outsource it.
Anonymous
Post 09/04/2023 19:36     Subject: Jealous of Big Law partner spouses?
Do the kids bond with them though?
Anonymous
Post 09/04/2023 19:36     Subject: Re:Jealous of Big Law partner spouses?
I go on vacation by myself with kids, scheduled C-sections at the end of the day, and never had a honeymoon.
Anonymous
Post 09/04/2023 19:35     Subject: Jealous of Big Law partner spouses?
Anonymous wrote:I’m not sure I’d want to be a big law partner, which sounds pretty stressful. But being the spouse of one sounds sweet. It’s a lot of money, right? Or are the reports exaggerated?


Materialism and envy are a bad look.
Anonymous
Post 09/04/2023 19:34     Subject: Re:Jealous of Big Law partner spouses?
I don't work. Kids have everything they need, and I don't think about money. Plus, I think marriage is easier when money is not an issue. But you have to be ok with someone who works a lot, and you have to take care of every detail in your life - kind of like being a single parent - because the other person works more than anyone else you'll ever meet.
Anonymous
Post 09/04/2023 19:32     Subject: Re:Jealous of Big Law partner spouses?
Are you fine if they're stuck working and on calls on holidays and in the middle of family vacations? With having them come home after 10pm many nights?
Anonymous
Post 09/04/2023 19:31     Subject: Jealous of Big Law partner spouses?
Yeah... but then you'd have to be a Big Law spouse.
Anonymous
Post 09/04/2023 19:30     Subject: Re:Jealous of Big Law partner spouses?
The money is usually between 500k to 2 million. It goes up & down based on different factors but mainly how much $ you bring in and origination.
Anonymous
Post 09/04/2023 19:29     Subject: Re:Jealous of Big Law partner spouses?
Anonymous wrote:It's nice. Money is not an issue.


OP here. Could you elaborate?
Anonymous
Post 09/04/2023 19:28     Subject: Re:Jealous of Big Law partner spouses?
It's nice. Money is not an issue.
Anonymous
Post 09/04/2023 19:21     Subject: Jealous of Big Law partner spouses?
Ok, become a big-law spouse then. It's all about you, after all...
Anonymous
Post 09/04/2023 19:15     Subject: Jealous of Big Law partner spouses?
I’m not sure I’d want to be a big law partner, which sounds pretty stressful. But being the spouse of one sounds sweet. It’s a lot of money, right? Or are the reports exaggerated?