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[-] Donkter@lemmy.world 232 points 6 months ago

Ah yes, the dream to have less fun and be less fulfilled but make a lot of money. And then do... What exactly was the goal again?

[-] alquicksilver@lemmy.world 83 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago)

Friendly reminder (for everyone) from someone in the field that the vast majority of people who study law do not end up making millions of dollars a year at top firms. If you're just going into law to make money, there are much less expensive ways to do so.

[-] hamid@lemmy.world 17 points 6 months ago

I can confirm this, all I got was severe burn out and depression!

[-] alquicksilver@lemmy.world 10 points 6 months ago

They didn't even send you the T-shirt? That's supposed to come standard once you hit burnout.

[-] TranscendentalEmpire@lemm.ee 13 points 6 months ago

Yeap, and the ones who do make millions usually have to work 24/7 in an extremely high stress environment. Burnout at those firms are pretty extreme, most just do it for a couple years to pay off loans and to pad their CVs.

I do have a buddy who is making a killing working a pretty low stress position for a top firm, but he took a really odd career course. Hes got a PhD in organic chem and then got his JD from Berkeley.

[-] doctorcrimson@lemmy.today 10 points 6 months ago

TBF compare that to being a rockstar these days is basically becoming an indentured servant to Ticketmaster or beholden to the pity and grace of an independent record label.

[-] rickyrigatoni@lemm.ee 3 points 6 months ago

like insurance fraud :)

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