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Originally Posted by Unregistered
No point because I sleep very little every day.
my hair dropped, blood pressure went up, relation with my wife and parents also getting worse on brink of breakup. moody easily frustrated.
No time to enjoy do things I want. After work its dark, and I am forced to socialised too by drinking and meals
It is not just leaving at 5pm or 6pm or 7pm or 8pm. it is that I have to carry the work in my mind even I am home. I have to constantly check my phone calls messages from bosses clients.
All the above, for a merge $4000-$6000 per month.
Not worth at all.
I am now working in-hourse just doing contract reviews.
I get paid more and goes home on time.
My only regret is that I didn't leave practice earlier.
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Some professions are what I call "prestige jobs": jobs that are quite attractive to young people for the perceived pay & glamour factor but few actually stay on in the long term due to various reasons, usually relating to sustainability.
An air stewarding is one such job. Why do you think so many young women want to become air stewardesses but there so few senior air stewardesses? Law to a certain extent, and investment banking are also such examples/
Some careers also only make sense if you're young, unmarried and don't mind pulling all-nighters for weeks on end for that nice bit of cash. Your priorities will naturally change once you get married and want to settle down.
I suppose for your stage of life, more sane working hours are more important. And the salary probably isn't commensurate with the toll personal aspects of your life. However, a big 4 role does make sense for a 23 or 25-ish fresh graduate with no family commitments, still living with parents and think that socialising with drinking is the hallmark of the yuppie life.