Can we get a separate forum for people who hate being a lawyer?

HELP: Professional Development

I don't mean t denigrate persons who are having a bad experience with their job or career. I really don't. It is a tough, demanding career, it is not the easy way to make money, and it doesn't even necessarily make that much of it. Not everyone should be a lawyer, and not everyone that can hack it wants to. There's nothing wrong with them and I mean no disrespect.

However, there are many of us who have made this our career, for now at least. Some of us, some of the time, are really into it. Some of us, some of the time, find it fascinating.

But it's still not easy. Not even for those of us who are not completely struggling to get through the day. It's kind of a bummer to come here and read what seems like a slow motion, written version of a suicide hotline call, one after the other.

Hey I get it. You don't want it. You're not wrong. But some of us do.

Posted Jul 23, 2026, 5:14 AM UTC

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