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My question to all of you :-
1. What do you do now ? ( In House , Judiciary , Civil Services etc) ?
2. Are you happier now than when you were in T-1? ( considering now you work in a relatively lower pressure environment)
3. Do you miss the money that came with T-1 law firms?
the most important reason is the lack of ability to dictate my work schedule and cooked up pressure to meet the forged deadlines.
Now as to why, lets not take about the societal respect you invite when you become a magistrate, for the same is incomparable.
The salary part is disheartening since I took a sizeable cut now; but, with the pay commissions 's likelihood of getting implemented next year, even the compensation part is taken care of.
Judiciary was never an option in my mind, but the pandemic gave me adequate time for preparation. Of course, since a firm just invades into every bit of your life, I resigned and took the plunge.
Infrastructure is not upto the mark; deplorable in some places. But, take it from me, things are turning around. Moving from plush and swanky offices to a mid sized court room does have you aghast for a while.
However, the power to grant bail to even five innocent people daily gladdens you beyond description and makes up for the loss.
Proceedings happen in the vernacular and your English language skills tend to irk you now and then; this is easily manageable, nevertheless.
Happier
Don’t miss the money
1) Civil Service - after working for a couple of years with a Test Prep company.
2) After sometime (usually few months) in a new job, one's frame of reference would change and one would not (at least not as vividly) be able to compare the pressure of working in a T1 law firm with the pressure (or lack of it) of working for the Government. As to whether I am happier - in spite of 10-12 hours work days (perhaps on account of the fact that weekends are, by and large, free) I am.
3) No, even though I crossed my remuneration figures as a T1 firm A0 (2009-10) a couple of years ago - to be clear, I have not 'minted' a single rupee so far and I intend to continue thus. Diminishing marginal utility and hedonic treadmill would explain this.