It’s interview season for law students. Many of us wear our suits to school everyday and participate in interview after interview with firms and government agencies. Today I saw one of my friends leaving her interview looking disapointed and dejected; so I asked her how it went. She said it went fine, but she realized that this isn’t what she wants to do. She didn’t come to lawschool to help the rich get richer. She felt like she’s become out of touch with the needs of the people whom she came to school to uplift.
This isn’t unique to the legal field. I like to think that most young people didn’t choose their career path primarily for money. Even if money was factor, it was one of many, including passion. However somewhere down the line (usually shortly after leaving undergrad) reality sets in. We’re forced from our dreams of using our careers to save the world (or at least try) to chasing dollars, wherever and however they come. And this economy doubles that pressure.
We’re all just trying to make the best of our opportunities, but is the price of losing your passion ever worth it, even in a recession. There’s something upsetting about seeing my peers more visibly depressed dressed in a designer suit heading to an interview with a major firm than they were a few months ago studying for finals in a 21 credit semester. It just makes me wonder how we define success and is money worth letting our dreams fade into the background.
Howdy! Just dropped by to ask you what do you like more, tacos or oranges. Just me and my buddies having an argument
There are several advantages to shopping online, the first one being the ability to shop at a time that is convenient to you, not just when the shops are open. The second advantage of shopping online is that goods are often cheaper as the seller does not have the costs of running a shop and having to pay wages to salespeople, insurance and all of the other running costs of a real world business.