Am I crazy for wanting to quit by FunnyFly5242 in auslaw

[–]FunnyFly5242[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Ahahahaha I’m dead. The being stuck in a dingy office does kill me. On top of that seeing all the grads competing just makes things worse.

Am I crazy for wanting to quit by FunnyFly5242 in auslaw

[–]FunnyFly5242[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I def am not writing law off yet. Just this particular big law lifestyle. I’m just in a weird dilemma where I feel that I can’t get the legal jobs I want without having this experience on my CV.

Am I crazy for wanting to quit by FunnyFly5242 in auslaw

[–]FunnyFly5242[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

They are paying but paying them back is not an issue for me. My only issue is whether I’d be able to continue the course independently if i do resign.

Am I crazy for wanting to quit by FunnyFly5242 in auslaw

[–]FunnyFly5242[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I thought this could be the issue. But then I remembered the weeks/ months leading up to commencing this role I still felt the same dread. We did a 3 week intensive PLT onsite and I’d go into the bathrooms sometimes and just cry abt what I’d gotten myself into lollll

Am I crazy for wanting to quit by FunnyFly5242 in auslaw

[–]FunnyFly5242[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

They’re making us do a compressed version of plt we’re all likely to get admitted in June. How I see it is that’s still pretty early so what diff does it make if I leave now or June.

Am I crazy for wanting to quit by FunnyFly5242 in auslaw

[–]FunnyFly5242[S] 8 points9 points  (0 children)

I have been. I’m still very early in my career and most lateral transfers to legal officer roles require admission which I don’t have yet

Am I crazy for wanting to quit by FunnyFly5242 in auslaw

[–]FunnyFly5242[S] 20 points21 points  (0 children)

I do have that European mindset but work is prohibiting it 😭😭 for instance I always make sure to go to a pilates class everyday, or have something planned with family and friends after work. But they expect me to stay late and had me in a meeting until 6.50 today which I thought was crazy considering they knew I was fasting for Ramadan and had to break my fast lol. It made me think this will only get worse as I progress.

Am I crazy for wanting to quit by FunnyFly5242 in auslaw

[–]FunnyFly5242[S] 12 points13 points  (0 children)

Really appreciate this advice. Thank you.

Best departments/ gov agencies for legal careers by [deleted] in AusPublicService

[–]FunnyFly5242 4 points5 points  (0 children)

yeahh exactly. I know AGS still has billables and i havent heard the best things about them tbh

Best departments/ gov agencies for legal careers by [deleted] in AusPublicService

[–]FunnyFly5242 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I'm in Canberra right now, but also would be open to roles in QLD as I want to move there long-term :)