Anonymous wrote:Law is not bad if you view it as an absurd, pointless joke, for the most part.

Anonymous wrote:I'd definitely go with astronaut. Are you under 30 and willing to go to Mars? If so, I'd say law is your hook bc someone will need to write up the first draft of the Prime Directive.

Steps you can take:
1) learn the names of the planets (focus on the fake one the farthest away, that's a trick NASA throws in to weed out the good candidates from bad).
2) start going to Neil Degrasse Tyson talks and bring your business cards. Try to wear something that will help you stand out like Leah cinnamon bun hair.
3) if you aren't in shape, you should start
4) you need to practice space eating. Hang all your food from a string in your kitchen anive your seat and try to eat it while suspended.

In all seriousness, I'm mid-40s, been with my firm 16 years and understand it can be tough. And there's zero 'shame' in leaving. It is a tough slog if you stick it out long term.

Anonymous wrote:Law is not bad if you view it as an absurd, pointless joke, for the most part.

Anonymous wrote:Think this is a joke, but if not:
save your butt off for the next few years- like stop buying the big fat cars, sell the second home, forgo the multiple European vacations. Amass $5M in investable assets. Then quit. Basically early retirement.
Then you can do/be whatever the heck you want

Anonymous wrote:If Ben Carson can become secretary of HUD, there's no reason you can't become a brain surgeon.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Law is not bad if you view it as an absurd, pointless joke, for the most part.

This is the secret to life in DC!

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I think I would prefer to be one of the following:

Director of a federal agency
Brain surgeon
Fashion designer
Astronaut

Please give me concrete advice on how to achieve my goals.

(1) Show up and say that you deserve to be director bc you are a partner and better than a government bureaucrat.
(2) Study hard for MCATs and take necessary prerequisites for years. You may not be smart enough, though, and are losing more brain cells as you age.
(3) Probably not going to be a fashion designer -- most female law partners are not fashionable
(4) Astronaut -- See #2 re intelligence, supra.

Anonymous wrote:Law is not bad if you view it as an absurd, pointless joke, for the most part.

Anonymous wrote:I think I would prefer to be one of the following:

Director of a federal agency
Brain surgeon
Fashion designer
Astronaut

Please give me concrete advice on how to achieve my goals.

Anonymous wrote:I'd definitely go with astronaut. Are you under 30 and willing to go to Mars? If so, I'd say law is your hook bc someone will need to write up the first draft of the Prime Directive.

Steps you can take:
1) learn the names of the planets (focus on the fake one the farthest away, that's a trick NASA throws in to weed out the good candidates from bad).
2) start going to Neil Degrasse Tyson talks and bring your business cards. Try to wear something that will help you stand out like Leah cinnamon bun hair.
3) if you aren't in shape, you should start
4) you need to practice space eating. Hang all your food from a string in your kitchen anive your seat and try to eat it while suspended.

In all seriousness, I'm mid-40s, been with my firm 16 years and understand it can be tough. And there's zero 'shame' in leaving. It is a tough slog if you stick it out long term.