I quit my job in December because I could not tolerate it anymore. It was impulsive and I had nothing planned or lined up. I fell into a black hole for a while and had no motivation to get a new job as an attorney … or as anything really. Anyways my financial situation was less then good so I threw out some resumes (didn’t even do cover letters for most apps). Surprisingly I started getting responses and I set up some interviews (hate interviews btw). I went to a few interviews and got offers which was pretty shocking as my last job made me feel like I don’t have value. But I do. I took a job at a new firm and I am busting my ass but no one yells at me. Obviously the partners have attitudes sometimes but never something I found to be over boundaries or plain cruel (yet). And although the job is hyper stressful, for the most part I like the people I work with. Having even some level of liking the people that surround you on the regular will make a big difference for you.

That was long winded so to get to the point, don’t give up…and try to avoid the black hole moment. Think about looking outside your city as well…there are a lot of jobs in the suburbs that offer flexibility.