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someguyfromcanada  ·  2702 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Pubski: November 23, 2016

Wait and see man. He has never had a consistent ideology so no one knows what will happen.

The market for attorneys in the States has been absolutely crap since 2008. I was in a bad position in 2001 when the dot com bubble burst. Was lucky that I was able to milk it when I could. At times I wish that I would have been happy being a small town general practitioner relying on real estate, wills, family and criminal but I would have hated it. So I have had to roll with the punches along the way as well.





johnnyFive  ·  2702 days ago  ·  link  ·  

Yeah, it's more the uncertainty that's wearing on me right now. At the least, though, his stated plan of a hiring freeze means I'm unlikely to get promoted, y'know, ever (at least unless and until there's a new administration). But you're right that it remains to be seen, and it's more resulting in giving very few fucks.

More generally, that sums it up pretty well. I tried the small town thing, but hated it as you say. The truth is I dislike about 99% of legal practice, so at this point my job is a means to an end, namely a way to pay the bills until things align so that I can do what I actually want to do.

Golf_Hotel_Mike  ·  2701 days ago  ·  link  ·  

What is it you really want to do, if you don't mind me asking?

johnnyFive  ·  2701 days ago  ·  link  ·  

Start teaching kung fu full-time :)