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re: Do you guys honestly like your job?
Posted on 7/22/26 at 10:31 am to McGregor
Posted on 7/22/26 at 10:31 am to McGregor
Lawyer. Don't love it. Clients can be difficult and the amount of deadlines is stressful but this probably varies by what area of law you are in. But I'm also self-employed and I couldn't imagine clocking in 9-5 somewhere everyday without the freedoms I have.
But if I could start over today, I would've gone a different path.
But if I could start over today, I would've gone a different path.
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Posted on 7/22/26 at 10:31 am to Uga Alum
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I’m a lawyer and I don’t like my job. It pays the bills though. I’ve only got about 25 more years of this.
Don’t do that. You only get one life; don’t waste it like that. Just go do something you want to do. If you lose income redo your life so it fits your new budget.
Don’t let “Most men lead lives of quiet desperation” apply to you.
Posted on 7/22/26 at 10:33 am to Uga Alum
I hate my job. I’ve never liked any job I’ve had. Either bad luck or I’m the problem I guess. I’ve always felt like I’m being worked to death. I just have young kids - I can’t afford to take the risk on going out on my own and starting a business. I feel stuck.
Posted on 7/22/26 at 10:40 am to Uga Alum
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I’m a lawyer and I don’t like my job. It pays the bills though.
I don't know how old you are or how long you've been at this but it gets better. It never gets *great* but it gets better.
And I certainly work a lot less hours than I did in my 20s and early 30s. For better or for worse.
Posted on 7/22/26 at 10:42 am to TheFonz
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I used to. I've been here for 20 years, and the changes and culture shift over the last few years have made what was once an interesting, and dare I say fun job, a slog-fest
This is me. Been with the same company doing pretty much the same thing for 28 years. I liked my job until after Covid. The day to day is so much more of a pain in the arse now. Also the ranking structure has made it much more cutthroat and less of a teamwork atmosphere. I always thought I would stay till I was 57 but I’m most likely pulling the ripcord at 55.
Posted on 7/22/26 at 10:43 am to Penrod
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Don’t do that. You only get one life; don’t waste it like that. Just go do something you want to do. If you lose income redo your life so it fits your new budget.
this is dumbass advice...what you do outside of work matters a lot more in terms of happiness and you need money to provide that life
the OP has a law degree, he can pivot to management any number of industries or switch companies, find a different job, dont give up the income.
Posted on 7/22/26 at 10:45 am to Uga Alum
Used to. Its no longer interesting and its relentless. So, no.
Posted on 7/22/26 at 10:57 am to Uga Alum
Knew from an early age I wanted to work on aircraft.
Did a stint in the Chair Force and got a job at McDonnell-Douglas right afterward.
Perfect.
Then I got laid off nine months later. The whole airline industry went to crap and I didn't have enough time in to transfer to Boeing. Construction gig led to college and property management.
Not ideal and I wish I could work 32 hours instead of 40.
Weekends go by way too fast.
Did a stint in the Chair Force and got a job at McDonnell-Douglas right afterward.
Perfect.
Then I got laid off nine months later. The whole airline industry went to crap and I didn't have enough time in to transfer to Boeing. Construction gig led to college and property management.
Not ideal and I wish I could work 32 hours instead of 40.
Weekends go by way too fast.
Posted on 7/22/26 at 10:58 am to Loup
quote:I started working in 1983 and recently did the arithmetic as to how much time I have spent driving to and from work.
I spend 162 hours/year just going back and forth to work.
It was over one complete year of my life.
24/7/365.25
Meanwhile, I’ve got to live and raise wonderful kids in the place where I wanted to live rather than where I had to live.
I’d take it to do it over again for that reason alone.
Posted on 7/22/26 at 10:59 am to Uga Alum
There was a strong movement started back in the 80’s for people to “do what you love”
It was terribly flawed and I’m glad to see it finally getting exposed.
The real world simply doesn’t work that way
It was terribly flawed and I’m glad to see it finally getting exposed.
The real world simply doesn’t work that way
Posted on 7/22/26 at 11:03 am to PGAOLDBAWNevahBroke
Don't love it, don't hate it. Good income, good benefits, good work/life balance. There are many people who have things much worse.
Apply the 60 Minutes Test to your job. The 60 Minutes Test is this - On Sunday evening after the late NFL game on CBS when 60 Minutes starts with that tick, tick, tick, tick, if you have a feeling of dread come over you because the weekend is over and you have to go to work tomorrow, then you should find a different job/career.
In the beginning of my work career right out of college I had that 60 Minutes dread. I had jobs I hated so much I still have PTSD at times where I will wake up in the middle of the night with that dreadful feeling until I realized it was just a bad dream and that I didn't have to go back to THAT anymore.
Now that tick, tick, tick doesn't bother me. Monday is just another day. I'd prefer to not have to go to work everyday, but I also don't mind it either.
Apply the 60 Minutes Test to your job. The 60 Minutes Test is this - On Sunday evening after the late NFL game on CBS when 60 Minutes starts with that tick, tick, tick, tick, if you have a feeling of dread come over you because the weekend is over and you have to go to work tomorrow, then you should find a different job/career.
In the beginning of my work career right out of college I had that 60 Minutes dread. I had jobs I hated so much I still have PTSD at times where I will wake up in the middle of the night with that dreadful feeling until I realized it was just a bad dream and that I didn't have to go back to THAT anymore.
Now that tick, tick, tick doesn't bother me. Monday is just another day. I'd prefer to not have to go to work everyday, but I also don't mind it either.
Posted on 7/22/26 at 11:03 am to Uga Alum
Therapist and I do love my job. That's not to say there isn't times that it's hard and overwhelmed. The paperwork sucks arse, as does fighting with insurance companies.
I think some people took the "has to be what I love" to the extreme and that work shouldn't ever feel like work. That's just not possible. There will always be some aspect you don't enjoy.
I think some people took the "has to be what I love" to the extreme and that work shouldn't ever feel like work. That's just not possible. There will always be some aspect you don't enjoy.
Posted on 7/22/26 at 11:06 am to Uga Alum
Don't hate it. Don't know what else I would be doing though. 
I'm a pretty content kind of guy.
I'm a pretty content kind of guy.
Posted on 7/22/26 at 11:13 am to Uga Alum
My job of 36 years, I loved for many years and tolerated for the last 3.
It was nice to be financially sound and could leave any day if I got fed up.
Retired now for 7 years and love it.
Have not had a bad day yet. Some better than others, but no bad days.
It was nice to be financially sound and could leave any day if I got fed up.
Retired now for 7 years and love it.
Have not had a bad day yet. Some better than others, but no bad days.
Posted on 7/22/26 at 11:14 am to Uga Alum
I was a lawyer for 28 years before retiring in 2002. I worked in several areas of law. I was in-house at a major oil company right out of law school. I went into private practice with a large firm, then in private practice with a small, boutique firm (all the partners had major oil company experience). My last 15 years were in-house again, with heavy international travel.
I can't say I hated my job, but I never enjoyed the work nor looked forward to the next assignment.
I was a chemical engineer for five years before I went to law school. I loved what I was doing and, to this day, wonder why I chose to give it up.
I can't say I hated my job, but I never enjoyed the work nor looked forward to the next assignment.
I was a chemical engineer for five years before I went to law school. I loved what I was doing and, to this day, wonder why I chose to give it up.
Posted on 7/22/26 at 11:14 am to Scruffy
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Loving your job is unnecessary. Being able to tolerate it and getting the time to enjoy yourself off the clock are the only factors that should matter.
Correct approach.
I am good at my job, it's done well for me, I have a lo of career options from here on out, or can retire by 50 if I've played my cards right. Then it's all gravy.
But I don't love it.
Posted on 7/22/26 at 11:15 am to BluegrassBelle
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Therapist and I do love my job.
Does some of the stories you hear from clients ever get to you or cause problems?
Posted on 7/22/26 at 11:16 am to Uga Alum
Yes, love it, but my last job I hated, so I am very appreciative.
Posted on 7/22/26 at 11:17 am to Uga Alum
Yes. Lawyer as well. Small town GP that focuses on courtroom work, so mainly divorce and criminal defense. Luckily, in my jurisdiction, we still function as a "polite society", so all of the local attorneys get along well and aren't overtly contentious. Worst part of my job is bad clients, and I think that part is getting worse because of google searches that tend to have clients believing things that simply aren't true. No higher high than winning, and no lower low than losing, but I think that I am doing what I was put here on earth to do.
Posted on 7/22/26 at 11:18 am to BluegrassBelle
Are you part of a group practice, private practice, or CMHC? I am a LCSW that's part of a CMHC so I don't have to fight with insurance but I also have a lot more SMI with no insurance.
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