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Dear Judged
Do I join the BigLaw?Hi Judged,I work in a small plaintiff firm where my work hours are more
than flexible.I enjoy the work here (received various commendations). My
problem is my salary.Total compensation nears 50k per year. I have been
offered a job at a large New York firm for nearly double the current
package but this involves 2-3 hours of commuting each way. Moreover, my
counterparts in big firms tell me how they get screwed (no flexibility).I
am mulling over the pros and cons.. Maybe you can suggest something..
JD
posted 2006-12-29 02:04:15
Dear Unununium,
Nice name…very fitting. Anyways, your question boils down to one
issue: money. The answer to this question would be completely different if
you had given the impression that you were concerned with the growth of
your career. But you said your concern was money, so the question you need
to ask yourself is whether you’re willing to commute 6 hours a day
(in addition to work a lot more hours) to double your salary. No doubt
about it, a six figure salary is a great thing…but so is having a
flexible job and a social life (flexibility and socializing are foreign
concepts to most large law firm associates, in case you didn’t
already know). They say money doesn’t buy happiness and I would tend
to agree with them (whoever they are). So if its money you
are after, trust me, a big paycheck won’t make up for a six hour
commute and long, crazy hours. Find a career that makes you happy,
regardless of the compensation.
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