im hoping and praying i get off the berk waitlist (Q1) and then i can do some esteemed union work or unicorn PI in my future while being able to balance paying back my loans etc. bc some labor law firms pay pretty well, not as well as big law but pretty well
babybunny
21:11
you have to care about something outside of yourself. a family is a good way to do that
KnowledgeableRitzyWasp
21:11
especially if you can make a good life for your extended family, then your potentially helping tens of lives and they can have a greater positive impact on lives around them and help a ton of people too
babybunny
21:12
we creating generational wealth fr fr
babybunny
21:12
getting out of the trenches
KnowledgeableRitzyWasp
21:12
@SirEggan: you got this brethren, i believe in your berk WL dream
I guess I think being super altruistic would often be a greater help to the community. I feel like what you're saying, again respectfully, is the sort of thing people who have decided to be pretty self-centered/egoistic tell themselves to justify their behavior.
And to be clear, I'm not suggesting you and I are different in this regard.
KnowledgeableRitzyWasp
21:16
hahaha based, i respect that opinion i regularly ask myself if that’s just cope too
CTCSH
21:19
It isnt the 500K some people in big law get, but TONS of union rep/other jobs pay 150K+ to JDs. That isnt even getting into labor firms (think foreign labor big time) or HR roles where a JD plus UG and some firm experience probably gets you a 15K+ job in 2-3 years post law school.
CTCSH
21:20
That is pretty good money for most people. Find a partner near the same and you have good work life balance with 300K+ income per year. Set for life lol
CTCSH
21:20
150k+ for the HR one. But go look up how much HR directors get paid and know a JD feeds right into that, if you want it to.
KnowledgeableRitzyWasp
21:21
but then i have to actively make the world a worse place
CTCSH
21:21
Feed into it as in it allows you to get in 2-4 years post grad. You likely can enter one level below that with decent internships or WE.
CTCSH
21:22
You can be the change you want to see. You think that HR director recommending cutting 3 jobs so there comp is 280K instead of 190K is evil? Go and dont take that bonus.
CTCSH
21:23
Speaking of “being the change you want to see,” any ACAB PI kids going into police work that can pay 120K+ pretty easily?
KnowledgeableRitzyWasp
21:24
fair
KnowledgeableRitzyWasp
21:25
i understand that they’re necessary but some district attorneys are not good people
KnowledgeableRitzyWasp
21:25
there are some real evil people out there that need to be prosecuted but a lot of DAs are padding their numbers unethically