I am trying to be a lot pickier going forward about what jobs to take, because most people spend most of their waking moments at work, and I don’t want to be on my death bed wishing I had done something else with my life. And right now the money alone isn’t offsetting the hours and type of work that I am doing. I just wish I had realized this years ago, but then maybe without going through Biglaw I wouldn’t have realized what is actually important in life. Life is just too short for this bullshit.
Plus, I am open to change (we don’t have kids and no mortgage so I am not tied down). I have always liked and done well in school, so if it gets to that point where I am thinking about a career change because I can’t find something I enjoy in this profession, I will just do something else with my life.