Anonymous
10/05/2017 15:13
Subject: Re:What did you do if you transitioned out of being a lawyer?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:What specifically do you hate about practicing law, and how old are you? Are you willing/able to go back to school? The not being able to take a pay cut really limits options.
I don't make that much, I'm not a biglaw attorney, I make in the 120s. I hate the combative, argumentativeness of it. I hate being expected to clean up everyone else messes. I hate giving advice that no one follows and then they look to you to solve their problems. I also hate my boss, but thats another story. I'm in my 40s.
Yeah. This is why I never went to law school. I don't get any thrill out of fighting with people.
Anonymous
10/05/2017 10:20
Subject: Re:What did you do if you transitioned out of being a lawyer?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:What specifically do you hate about practicing law, and how old are you? Are you willing/able to go back to school? The not being able to take a pay cut really limits options.
I don't make that much, I'm not a biglaw attorney, I make in the 120s. I hate the combative, argumentativeness of it. I hate being expected to clean up everyone else messes. I hate giving advice that no one follows and then they look to you to solve their problems. I also hate my boss, but thats another story. I'm in my 40s.
I have a lot of sympathy that you hate your job - working is miserable when you don't like what you do and it can poison many different parts of your life, but you are completely out of touch with reality. $120K is a nice salary for a 40 hr per week job with good benefits.
My DH is in biglaw, so I understand your point of comparison, but take a moment and count your blessings - which include a very nice income and work-life balance.
I meant I don't make that much compared to other attorneys.
How can you be making 120k but not be able to afford a pay cut? Either you're living right up to the edge of your means or you just don't realize how easy it is to tighten up your budget when you need to.
or you have kids in college or about to go to college and also need to save for retirement and a mortgage. You don't know other people's finances, so don't assume to judge.
Anonymous
10/05/2017 09:15
Subject: What did you do if you transitioned out of being a lawyer?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:After three years of being a lawyer, a friend admitted she hated it. Now she works in law school admissions which she loves.
To help others do what she hates?
Just because she didn't like it doesn't mean others wouldn't. Dimwit.
It might be hard for her to encourage it. But you sound like a lovely human.
Half of admissions is rentention so maybe having an honest admissions officer is a good thing...
Law school admissions and counseling is basically 100% women who went to law school to find a husband, never intended to practice law, and are waiting until they can stay home with kids.
Funny you ask. HE was ex-biglaw.
My law school’s dean of admissions was a man with a wife and kids. Your comment repulses me.
How was the career counseling office?
Anonymous
10/05/2017 09:11
Subject: What did you do if you transitioned out of being a lawyer?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:After three years of being a lawyer, a friend admitted she hated it. Now she works in law school admissions which she loves.
To help others do what she hates?
Just because she didn't like it doesn't mean others wouldn't. Dimwit.
It might be hard for her to encourage it. But you sound like a lovely human.
Half of admissions is rentention so maybe having an honest admissions officer is a good thing...
Law school admissions and counseling is basically 100% women who went to law school to find a husband, never intended to practice law, and are waiting until they can stay home with kids.
My law school’s dean of admissions was a man with a wife and kids. Your comment repulses me.
How was the career counseling office?
Anonymous
10/05/2017 09:09
Subject: Re:What did you do if you transitioned out of being a lawyer?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:What specifically do you hate about practicing law, and how old are you? Are you willing/able to go back to school? The not being able to take a pay cut really limits options.
I don't make that much, I'm not a biglaw attorney, I make in the 120s. I hate the combative, argumentativeness of it. I hate being expected to clean up everyone else messes. I hate giving advice that no one follows and then they look to you to solve their problems. I also hate my boss, but thats another story. I'm in my 40s.
I have a lot of sympathy that you hate your job - working is miserable when you don't like what you do and it can poison many different parts of your life, but you are completely out of touch with reality. $120K is a nice salary for a 40 hr per week job with good benefits.
My DH is in biglaw, so I understand your point of comparison, but take a moment and count your blessings - which include a very nice income and work-life balance.
I meant I don't make that much compared to other attorneys.
How can you be making 120k but not be able to afford a pay cut? Either you're living right up to the edge of your means or you just don't realize how easy it is to tighten up your budget when you need to.
Not PP, but did you go to law school and have six figures of debt like most of us?
Anonymous
10/05/2017 09:05
Subject: What did you do if you transitioned out of being a lawyer?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:After three years of being a lawyer, a friend admitted she hated it. Now she works in law school admissions which she loves.
To help others do what she hates?
Just because she didn't like it doesn't mean others wouldn't. Dimwit.
It might be hard for her to encourage it. But you sound like a lovely human.
Half of admissions is rentention so maybe having an honest admissions officer is a good thing...
Law school admissions and counseling is basically 100% women who went to law school to find a husband, never intended to practice law, and are waiting until they can stay home with kids.
My law school’s dean of admissions was a man with a wife and kids. Your comment repulses me.
Anonymous
10/05/2017 08:12
Subject: What did you do if you transitioned out of being a lawyer?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:After three years of being a lawyer, a friend admitted she hated it. Now she works in law school admissions which she loves.
To help others do what she hates?
Just because she didn't like it doesn't mean others wouldn't. Dimwit.
It might be hard for her to encourage it. But you sound like a lovely human.
Half of admissions is rentention so maybe having an honest admissions officer is a good thing...
Law school admissions and counseling is basically 100% women who went to law school to find a husband, never intended to practice law, and are waiting until they can stay home with kids.
Anonymous
10/05/2017 07:04
Subject: What did you do if you transitioned out of being a lawyer?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:After three years of being a lawyer, a friend admitted she hated it. Now she works in law school admissions which she loves.
To help others do what she hates?
Just because she didn't like it doesn't mean others wouldn't. Dimwit.
It might be hard for her to encourage it. But you sound like a lovely human.
Half of admissions is rentention so maybe having an honest admissions officer is a good thing...