Reply to Big Law attorney turned.... nanny?

Forum Index » General Discussion

Reply to "Big Law attorney turned.... nanny?"

Subject:

Emoticons





More smilies

Text Color: Font: Close Marks

[quote=Anonymous]I used to be a big law associate before having DD and DH is still in big law and we know a lot of people like OP.  The law is not for them, they just KNOW they'll be SO MUCH happier doing something else and nine times out of ten, it is something the polar opposite of the law.  Acting, cooking, professional poker player, so on.  Hell, I was like this, too!  For those who actually jump ship, the vast majority end up back in the law within 5 years once reality catches up with them.  DH and I have one friend who quit as a junior associate from a top 10 firm for her "dream job" at a restaurant.  Within a year, she was back at a firm, but a small lifestyle one with much lower comp.  Over the past 5 years, she has worked at three firms, basically, clawing her way back up the rankings and compensation because now with 2 kids under 3, she REALLY wants the extra money.  The sad thing is that if she had never left law to begin with and had been making the big money all this time (and saving it), she would now be in a place financially where she could be working at that small lifestyle firm that let her work from home and actually get to see her kids.  Her 1 & 3 year olds are in daycare 10 hours a day and sometimes an extra hour babysat by one of the daycare teachers because the parents are stuck at the office.

OP, the moral of the story is not that you should stay at a job you hate, it's that you should MAKE SURE the grass is actually greener before you commit to the other side.  Why not ask your firm if you can take an unpaid six-month sabbatical during which you try out being a nanny?  I'm assuming you started having kids after you started working and if you've stayed with one employer, that means it's been over five years and I know some firms will consider the unpaid sabbatical at the five year mark.  [/quote]

Options

	Disable HTML in this message
	Disable BB Code in this message
	Disable smilies in this message

Review message

Search Recent Topics Hottest Topics