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re: I hate what I do.
Posted on 1/17/18 at 9:24 pm to Slippy
Posted on 1/17/18 at 9:24 pm to Slippy
Why don't you find what you want to do and apply your law practice to it?
If you like Dollar Ballets, represent dancers in their drug, prostitution, divorce, etc. matters.
If you like boats, join up with a boat builder that wants to start a company. Do the legal work. Build it into a big successful company, then screw him out of his half.
Deal with things you like.
If you like Dollar Ballets, represent dancers in their drug, prostitution, divorce, etc. matters.
If you like boats, join up with a boat builder that wants to start a company. Do the legal work. Build it into a big successful company, then screw him out of his half.
Deal with things you like.
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Posted on 1/17/18 at 9:25 pm to Slippy
I went to law school and went to work for biglaw and got burned out so I drug up and became a welder
im much happier now
im much happier now
Posted on 1/17/18 at 9:26 pm to Slippy
I have a love-hate relationship with law. In 16+ years of practicing, I have worked in a firm full-time only about 4 years. The flexibility for travel, living in multiple places, working from home, low overhead, high pay per hour, and low administrative burden (the way I do it), are all pluses of my solo practice (with most time spent on one client).
And I enjoy helping people and coming up with creative solutions and resolving conflicts amicably (or putting the screws to assholes and dbags, and frauds). I also enjoy an intellectually challenging brief or agreement, researching, and investigating.
What I hate:
Days seem to be sapped by inane phone calls and emails and dealing with annoying technical (as in technicalities, not IT necessarily) and procedural details.
Dealing with egotistical and defensive clients and a-hole/idiotic/"gunner"lawyers.
The Sisyphian aspect of never really creating anything and just waiting for the next BS matter so you can pay bills (or if you're at a firm, figuring out how to bill enough to please partners).
The general shittiness of both big firms and "bulldog" solo/small practitioners.
The general feeling that--as an ENFP-A personality, I could be doing something much more fitting.
Never really putting it down, which wouldn't be an issue I guess if I really loved it. But it's usually more anxiety and dread than creative obsession.
And I enjoy helping people and coming up with creative solutions and resolving conflicts amicably (or putting the screws to assholes and dbags, and frauds). I also enjoy an intellectually challenging brief or agreement, researching, and investigating.
What I hate:
Days seem to be sapped by inane phone calls and emails and dealing with annoying technical (as in technicalities, not IT necessarily) and procedural details.
Dealing with egotistical and defensive clients and a-hole/idiotic/"gunner"lawyers.
The Sisyphian aspect of never really creating anything and just waiting for the next BS matter so you can pay bills (or if you're at a firm, figuring out how to bill enough to please partners).
The general shittiness of both big firms and "bulldog" solo/small practitioners.
The general feeling that--as an ENFP-A personality, I could be doing something much more fitting.
Never really putting it down, which wouldn't be an issue I guess if I really loved it. But it's usually more anxiety and dread than creative obsession.
This post was edited on 1/17/18 at 9:38 pm
Posted on 1/17/18 at 9:31 pm to Mulat
Think of it as a graph where two points meet. Money should be a factor and the work should be the other. My goal was to make the most money without the extremely hard work/hours. Personally, happiness isn’t found at work, but I know I have to meet my financial obligations. I made a job change at 40 that Comes as close to the optimal point on the graph as possible. My stress is low and I have time for friends and family.
I turned down a VP job in Las Vegas at age 39 only 10 seconds after being offered it. It wasn’t worth it to me.
You really do have one shot at this life. To quote Vanilla Sky, “ What’s happiness to you?”
I turned down a VP job in Las Vegas at age 39 only 10 seconds after being offered it. It wasn’t worth it to me.
You really do have one shot at this life. To quote Vanilla Sky, “ What’s happiness to you?”
Posted on 1/17/18 at 9:32 pm to McLemore
These threads with these insurance defense and big firm guys tracking their lives in 6 minute increments and coming here moaning and groaning really make me appreciate my SULC degree and PI career.
Posted on 1/17/18 at 9:34 pm to Slippy
quote:Join the fricking club
I hate what I do.
Posted on 1/17/18 at 9:43 pm to boosiebadazz
quote:
6 minute increments
Lord, what a miserable scam that shite is. I do my billing in very broad strokes, with lots of tiered fixed fees. If I enjoyed trial work more and/or were settled in the town where I wanted to live all the time, I'd definitely get more into contingency cases.
But I never bill anything under half an hour, so it's 5 times better than the customary .1s....
Posted on 1/17/18 at 9:50 pm to el Gaucho
quote:
became a welder
Posted on 1/17/18 at 9:53 pm to JudgeHolden
I've seriously considered buying one or two pieces of heavy equipment and just doing grading, clearing and stump grinding. Maybe throwing a snow plow on my truck in winter. Audiobooks and podcasts. Work when I need $. Write, volunteer, house projects, travel, and outdoors w fam in off time.
Posted on 1/17/18 at 9:56 pm to Slippy
You’re a JD.....make a move to public accounting. It’s so much better!!!!
Not really.
Not really.
Posted on 1/17/18 at 10:02 pm to HappyTownTiger
quote:
I turned down a VP job in Las Vegas at age 39 only 10 seconds after being offered it.
What was it about that VP job that convinced you to turn it down?
Posted on 1/17/18 at 10:04 pm to KingBarkus
A little worried about slippy. No response past page 1.
Get some help slip, hit the eject button and find your passion whatever it is. Life is more than $'s
Get some help slip, hit the eject button and find your passion whatever it is. Life is more than $'s
Posted on 1/17/18 at 10:04 pm to Slippy
Give it up, get another job and do an honest day's work.
Posted on 1/17/18 at 10:12 pm to doubleb
The practice of Law is a cesspool. Use that degree for something else, trust me!
Posted on 1/17/18 at 10:12 pm to KingBarkus
quote:
hat was it about that VP job that convinced you to turn it down?
I knew that I would have to live my job. My boss was leaving to take over governance and was able to handpick his successor. He thought I was crazy but he got where I was coming from.
Interesting point, he ended up taking a year off and went rock climbing all over the world. He said that it was my words that motivated him.
Didn’t last though. After a year, he jumped back in the rat race. He was made for the high intensity Corp gig.
Posted on 1/17/18 at 10:20 pm to boosiebadazz
quote:
make me appreciate my SULC degree and PI career.
Posted on 1/17/18 at 10:29 pm to YoungManOldMan
Depends on the situation, but I lucked out in catching on with an established firm.
Posted on 1/17/18 at 10:31 pm to Slippy
Do I upvote or downvote this if I agree?
Posted on 1/17/18 at 10:45 pm to Slippy
Level of sympathy depends on salary
Posted on 1/18/18 at 1:10 am to Slippy
Only reason the old farts like sending email at 10pm is because they are overcharging someone for it. Well documented research has shown that you can only make so many good decisions during a given amount of time so the “John Grisham Firm” mentality of “I’m always thinking about your matter” is complete bull.
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