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Originally Posted by Oregon Cab
All the attorneys I know in my wifes family are unhappy. This may be as a result of disillusionment of their expectations of success. The most successful ones I know work very long hours and have a hard time being civilians (civil) when off the clock.
I have found most doctors are pretty much only good at only one thing. Medicine.
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i never became a lawyer because i expected to make tons of money. even at 21 years of age, i knew there were far better ways to get rich or, to even make a typical average sallary.
the reason why many become miserable, including myself, is because of the clients. many of whom are the most rude, uneducated, pathetic, nasty, demanding, condescending, judgmental A-holes you could ever come across...many of whom make comments like those i read on this forum about how lawyers are scum etc.....
having many of them calling you day in and day out, screaming at you and wrongfully accusing you of wrongdoing is no way to spend a life. i pitty the fool that goes to lawschool. if i had a kid and he wanted to go, i would lock him in the basement
one thing i am good at, is being a civilian and not working long hours. i am no longer willing to sacrifice my free time, beyond a 9 hour day, for anybody on this earth for any amount of money. screw it.