The Firm

I have a confession to make. I've tried to put on a smile, be positive, and endure it well but now it's finally time to admit that since I started working in December, I've HATED my job.

I've never cried over a job before this one, and I've had a lot of them. It turns out that becoming a lawyer hasn't been all it's cracked up to be. I went to law school because I had an overwhelming desire to create a little more justice in the world and to gain the necessary knowledge to avoid being screwed over. Instead of saving the world, I ended up with six-figure debt and only one job opportunity thanks to the lack luster economy and over-inflation in law schools. I took the first opportunity that came along and have been miserable ever since.

In this job, I have had to work all kinds of crazy hours while putting up with low pay and high pressure. One Friday night, I was on a date when my boss called, made me end the date early, and go file something at the courthouse after 11PM! Unfortunately these this was not an isolated incident.

The good news is that I just landed another job! I can't tell you how excited this has made me. I couldn't even sleep the night after I got the offer because it felt like being five years old and knowing that Santa is almost here! I will soon be working at a bankruptcy law firm in South Jordan. I think bankruptcy will be much better fit for me than general litigation because there is more client interaction (about 50% client/court time and 50% paperwork), the hours are much more predictable, and I'll become an expert in a useful field of law. Another nice thing about bankruptcy is that it's a field of law that I could possibly practice at home, should I ever need to stay home with kiddos. Best of all, I'm getting a significant raise.

I feel like landing this new job is a big answer to prayer. I've been praying about the job situation almost every day since I first started working at my current firm. I feel like I learned an important lesson in all of this. It seems that no matter how bad life gets, if I will be patient and do the best I can, it ends up being okay. "Success is usually earned by persevering and not becoming discouraged when we encounter challenges." - James E. Faust, "Perseverance," General Conference, April 2005. I am so thankful for the new job and I look forward to getting started in two weeks!