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That sealed the deal for me
This is sooo true. Especially when we can't make time for our own family and parents. I know a friend who's senior asked him to stay back when he had to take his dad to a dialysis session. There's a special place in hell for these senior advocates
2. 5 years no private practice.
3. 10 years no chamber.
4. No work-life balance.
5. First generation.
Left after a decade and joined a tier 2 law firm. Consistent pay, work-life balance and reward in the form of promotions and bonuses for hard work.
A couple of events that led to my bidding an adieu to litigation:
I wanted to go attend a friend's birthday bash on a particular day and wanted to leave the office by 8pm. The senior detested the thought ! He said he never the left the office before his senior did.
There is another incident that happened on a Saturday. My father asked me if I could deliver some documents at a government office at around 11am that day. I rushed to the office by 10 and unintentionally hurried to my chair in the office. A client and my senior were discussing a case and could notice me rushing to my chair and trying to go out of the office. This irked him very much.
There are many more incidents like these and I do not know how significant or otherwise they are. I felt I was denuded of complete freedom for little or no reward, monetary or otherwise, in the near future. I decided to leave the office thereafter and did leave.